Western Redoubts 1, 2, 3 and 4

In July 1779, General Washington ordered the fortification of hills to the south and west of Fort Putnam because they dominated Fort Putnam and made it vulnerable to attack. Redoubt 1 with two batteries (hill south of Michie Stadium) ...

Snow Town Riot 1831

The site of the second major riot between Providence African American Residents and White workers

Marker is on Smith Street (Rhode Island Route 44), on the right when traveling east.

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Austin Steward 1793-1869

Austin Steward, a freed slave, settled in Rochesterville in 1817, where he opened a butcher shop. In 1818, he constructed a two-story building on this site for his expanding grocery and dry goods store. Steward was a strong advocate of ...

Whitcomb-Baker VFW Post 4633 Veterans Memorial

In Memory Of All Veterans

Marker is on Fort Knox Road (Maine Route 174), on the right when traveling west.

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Bldg. 83, UWF Wetlands Research Lab

Wetlands Research Lab (WRL) is not the biggest building on campus, nor the most important; however, it is representative of the many smaller, support buildings across campus that fill out the needs of what makes up a university. WRL managed ...

Bldg. 73, UWF Aquatic Center

Occupied in 1976, the swimming pool was a major addition to the physical education, health, and recreation facilities. The architectural and engineering firm of Henningson, Durham, and Richardson were chosen for the project. The outdoor pool boasted state of the ...

Bldg. 63, UWF Student Health Center

The Student Health Center, occupied in 1975, is the only existing building of the second-phase residence halls project.

The dormitories, designed and constructed on a strict budget, used bricks crafted by prisoners. The bricks, only used in state projects, ...

Bldg. 53, UWF The Haas Center

Occupied in 1969, Building 53 belonged to a group of buildings (52, 53, 50 and 51 respectively) that comprised Alpha and Gamma colleges. A covered walkway, connects the structure to Bldg. 52, Student Success Programs. These two distinct sets of ...

Bldg. 13 UWF Anthropology

Occupied in 1967, the building was designed for change, initially housing the science faculties, their respective laboratories, and the lecture auditorium. The design worked, as this building has been through a series of renovations over the years.

The science lecture auditorium ...

Bldg. 36, 37, UWF Humanities, Arts and Media Center

Buildings 36 and 37, the work of the firm of Ellis Bullock Associates, reveal a two-story covered drive-through entry that connects the two structures that in 1967 made up the Humanities, Music, Theatre and Art Building and Media Center. The ...