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In 1637 Near this spot, ROGER WILLIAMS Set Up a Trading Post Where He…

In 1637 Near this spot, ROGER WILLIAMS Set Up a Trading Post Where He… is a Rhode Island historical marker in Washington County, dedicated 1936.

Washington County · dedicated 1936 · Bronze Tablet on Boulder near Cocumcussock, on Post Road, North Kingstown · location approximate

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In 1637 Near this spot, ROGER WILLIAMS Set Up a Trading Post Where He Dwelt For Several Years, Trading and Treating With The Narragansett Indians His Dealings So Completely Won and Held The Friedliness of The Powerful Narragansett Sachems That For More Than a Generation The White Settlements Of Rhode Island Were Spared To Become A Flourishing State * * * * * Erected By The North Kingstown Committee Of The Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Tercentenary Committee, Incorporated. August 29, 1936

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

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