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Betsy Williams Cottage and Monument, Roger Williams Park, Providence, R.I.
In accordance with the will of Betsy Williams, the great-great-great-granddaughter, and last surviving descendant of the founder to own the land, the land for the park was a gift to the people of Providence in 1871. It had been the family farm and…
Union Station showing Burnside Statue, Providence, R.I.
Another view of Union Station. Please see The Union Station and its Surroundings, Providence, R.I. view card for additional information.
The Burnside Statue is of Ambrose Burnside, a general in the American Civil War from Rhode Island. It was cast…
Providence, R.I., The Dyer Memorial Roger Williams Park
A memorial to Captain Elisha Dyer Sr., 10th RIVI, and also to his son 4th Sergeant Elisha Dyer Jr., The 1st R.I. Battery, RIM. Both men went on to become Governors of Rhode Island.