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This house the birth place of John Simmons, founder of Simmons College

This house the birth place of John Simmons, founder of Simmons College is a Rhode Island historical marker in Newport County, dedicated 1936.

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This house the birth place of John Simmons, founder of Simmons College.

1937 text, presented as a historical document.

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Historical maps covering this location

1890 · 34. Fall River sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1891 · Composite: R.I. 1-10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1919 · Fall River, Massachusetts (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1942 · Tiverton, Rhode Island (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1949 · Tiverton, Rhode Island (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

34. Fall River sheet, 1890, covering the location of This house the birth place of John Simmons, founder of Simmons College, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — 34. Fall River sheet, 1890, 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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