Sylvanus Brown 1774
Sylvanus Brown 1774 is a Rhode Island historical marker in Newport County, dedicated 1936.
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Historical maps covering this location
- 1775 · The seat of war in New England, by an American volunteer (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
- 1776 · A chart of the harbour of Rhode Island and Narraganset Bay (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
- 1780 · An accurate map of Rhode Island, part of Connecticut and Massachusets, shewing Admiral… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
- 1797 · Rhode Island. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1816 · Rhode Island (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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Marker data: Rhode Island Tercentenary Commission, Rhode Island Tercentenary 1636-1936: A Report (1937)