(A sign directing people to Pomham's Fort
(A sign directing people to Pomham's Fort which is already marked reading:) On the shore of Warwick Cove is located Pomham's Fort erected for the Indian Sachem in 1644 by his English Allies as a defense against the Narragansetts.
1937 text, presented as a historical document.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDigital Commonwealth, Boston Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Marker data: Rhode Island Tercentenary Commission, Rhode Island Tercentenary 1636-1936: A Report (1937)
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