Rhode island founder Roger Williams is honored with a monument in, fittingly enough, Providence’s Roger Williams Park. The monument, dedicated in 1877, depicts a standing Williams holding a book inscribed with the words “soul” and “liberty”. At the monument’s base, Clio (the muse of history) is inscribing Williams’ name and 1636, the year of Providence’s […]
Bridgeport honors the 100th anniversary of its founding (and the U.S. bicentennial) with a granite memorial on a pre-colonial era militia ground. The Centennial Monument, near the intersection of North Avenue (Route 1) and Brooklawn Avenue, stands at the southeast corner of the Clinton Park Militia Grounds. The memorial bears a large centennial emblem featuring […]