Forts Webb, Wyllys and Meigs

In 1778, three forts were built by Connecticut regiments on the ridgeline east of Fort Putnam. They covered the low ground approach to Fort Arnold along the river, the ridgeline itself, and the low ground between Fort Putnam and ...

Flare

From the former Midland Refinery. Used to burn off gasses as gasoline and propane were transferred from the refinery into the railroad tank cars. ca. 1920's

Donated by: Frontier Refinery

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First Town House of Providence

On this lot stood the first town house of Providence here from time to time Roger Williams presided over freemen from 1644-1647

Marker is on South Main Street (U.S. 44), on the right when traveling north.

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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.

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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 ...

Fort Duncan

Established by Captain S. Burbank, first U.S. Infantry, March 27, 1849 as a protection to western communication. Garrisoned by Federal troops until March 20, 1861 and since 1868. Now known as Camp Eagle Pass

Marker is at the intersection of South ...

Rio Felix Bridge

Completed in 1926, the Rio Felix Bridge was one of the most important structures in New Mexico’s highway system. The bridge was placed across the river at nearly a 45-degree angle to increase stability during floods. Constructed with three 144 ...

Anvil Firing

This monument dedicated to the fond remembrance of Archie Arbuckle who from false Armistice Day 1918 until his death July 11th, 1970 fired the anvil each 4th of July.

Anvil firing has been a tradition with the Arbuckle family for 5 ...