Cranston and Warwick Tercentenary road marker
CRANSTON
INCORPORATED 1754
INCORPORATED AS A CITY 1910
NAMED FOR
GOVERNOR SAMUEL CRANSTON
WARWICK
PURCHASED 1642
SETTLED AS SHAWOMET
NAMED WARWICK IN 1648 FOR
ROBERT, EARL OF WARWICK
WHO GRANTED THE
CHARTER OF 1643
INCORPORATED AS A CITY 1931
1937 text, presented as a historical document.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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