Opposite here on the land of William Ellery

Opposite here on the land of William Ellery is a Rhode Island historical marker in Newport County, dedicated 1936.

Newport · location approximate

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Opposite here on the land of William Ellery, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, stood the first Liberty Tree, dedicated in 1866.

1937 text, presented as a historical document.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1838 · Rhode Island. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1860 · Road map of the island of Rhode Island, or Aquidneck (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1864 · Massachusetts, Connecticut, And Rhode Island. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1876 · Outline and Index Map of Newport, Rhode Island. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1891 · Composite: R.I. 1-10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Outline and Index Map of Newport, Rhode Island, 1876, covering the location of Opposite here on the land of William Ellery, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Outline and Index Map of Newport, Rhode Island, 1876, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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

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