THIS ACRE OF LAND

This Acre of Land is a Rhode Island historical marker in Washington County, dedicated 1936.

Washington County · dedicated 1936 · At Site of the now vanished village of Tower Hill, where Middle Bridge Road now crosses Tower Hill Road, Route 1B, South Kingstown · location approximate

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THIS ACRE OF LAND Was Given By Samuel Sewall and Hannah his Wife September 23, 1707 To Build a Public Meeting House For the Solemn Worship of God

1937 text, presented as a historical document.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)

THIS ACRE OF LAND

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