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Warwick Neck Road

Warwick Neck Road is a Rhode Island historical marker in Kent County, dedicated 1936.

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Warwick Neck Road A bronze tablet was placed on a large boulder marking the site of Samuell Gorton's home on the Warwick Neck road at the head of Warwick cove. The following inscription appears on its surface: This boulder marks the home site of Samuell Gorton, the founder of Warwick 1642

1937 text, presented as a historical document.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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A map of New England, 1677, covering the location of Warwick Neck Road, with a pin at the marker's coordinates
A map of New England, 1677, 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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