The Beverly Robinson House

General Benedict Arnold established his headquarters in the Beverly Robinson House (southeast across the river near water tower) while in command at West Point. Arnold was in the house when he learned that his treason was exposed. Fleeing quickly ...

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) ...

College Hill Historic District

Has been designated a

Registered National

Historic Landmark

Under the provisions of the

Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935

This site possesses exceptional value

in commemorating and illustrating

the history of the United States

US Department of Interior

National Park Service

1971

Marker is ...

Gone From Hence

Roger Williams died in Providence early in 1683, and was buried with a simple ceremony behind his home, near today's intersection of Benefit St. and Bowen St. Remains at the site were exhumed in 1860 and removed to the Old ...

The Site of Hardscrabble Riot 1824

The site of Addison Hollow where the first nineteenth century blacks purchased property and the site of the first major riot

Marker is on North Main Street (Rhode Island Route 1), in the median.

Courtesy hmdb.org

A Thoroughfare Town

This intersection was the earliest center of colonial Providence. A grist mill stood just north, at the falls of Moshassuck River, and a tannery and taverns were nearby across the street. In 1676 the natives of many tribes united against ...

Fort Duncan Infantry Barracks

Built about 1868, soon after the U.S. Army's post-Civil War reoccupation of Fort Duncan, this building played a part in aviation history when the first military cross-country flight, from Fort McIntosh in Laredo, landed here in 1911. By 1932 the ...

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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Gabriel Bernon

Near this spot lived Gabriel Bernon a Huguenot Refugee

Born Larochelle France April 6, 1644

Died Providence February 1, 1736

Merchant Colonizer Churchman

Marker is on Canal Street, in the median.

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Tompkinsville National Cemetery

In 1861, during Civil War, land was donated by J.B. Evans for burial of Union soldiers. By end of the war, it contained 115 troops who died in this region. Due to small size and remote location, most soldiers moved ...