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Equality Park

Newport County · dedicated 1936 · Newport · location approximate

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Equality Park. On this old common land, boats of the sloop "Liberty" were burned in 1766. Said to be the first overt act of the Revolution.

1937 text, presented as a historical document.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Rhode Island Tercentenary Commission, Rhode Island Tercentenary 1636-1936: A Report (1937)

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