Warwick and East Greenwich Tercentenary road marker
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
EAST GREENWICH
INCORPORATED 1677
NAMED FOR EAST GREENWICH
IN COUNTY OF KENT, ENGLAND
BECAUSE IT WAS MENTIONED
IN THE CHARTER OF 1663
CALLED DEDFORD 1686-1689
1937 text, presented as a historical document.
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Marker data: Rhode Island Tercentenary Commission, Rhode Island Tercentenary 1636-1936: A Report (1937)
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