West Warwick and Warwick Tercentenary road marker

West Warwick and Warwick Tercentenary road marker is a Rhode Island historical marker in Kent County, dedicated 1936.

Kent County · dedicated 1936 · West Warwick and Warwick, Quaker Lane Road · location approximate

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WEST WARWICK INCORPORATED 1913 TAKEN FROM WARWICK 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

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

West Warwick and Warwick Tercentenary road marker

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