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St. Michael's Episcopal Church Parish, founded 1721

St. Michael's Episcopal Church Parish, founded 1721 is a Rhode Island historical marker in Bristol County, dedicated 1936.

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St. Michael's Episcopal Church Parish, founded 1721. First church burned by British 1778. This building built in 1860.

1937 text, presented as a historical document.

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TodayHistorical map

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American Geographical Society Library, UW-Milwaukee

Historical maps covering this location

1677 · A map of New England (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1719 · A new map of the English empire in America viz Virginia, New York, Maryland, New Jersey… (American Geographical Society Library, UW-Milwaukee)
1776 · A chart of the harbour of Rhode Island and Narraganset Bay (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1777 · Topographical Chart of the Bay of Narraganset. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1777 · A topographical chart of the bay of Narraganset in the province of New England (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)

Topographical Chart of the Bay of Narraganset, 1777, covering the location of St. Michael's Episcopal Church Parish, founded 1721, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Topographical Chart of the Bay of Narraganset, 1777, 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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