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East Providence and Barrington Tercentenary road marker

East Providence and Barrington Tercentenary road marker is a Rhode Island historical marker in Bristol County, dedicated 1936.

Bristol County · dedicated 1936 · East Providence and Barrington, Willett Street · location approximate

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EAST PROVIDENCE INCORPORATED 1862 PREVIOUSLY PART OF MASSACHUSETTS BARRINGTON INCORPORATED 1717 ANNEXED TO RHODE ISLAND 1746 REINCORPORATED 1770 PROBABLY NAMED FOR BARRINGTON, ENGLAND

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

East Providence and Barrington Tercentenary road marker

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