Name | Roger Williams National Memorial |
Brief Description | National Memorial |
Type | Attraction |
Category | Providence Rhode Island National Park |
Description | Roger Williams National Memorial commemorates the life of the founder of Rhode Island and a champion of the ideal of religious freedom. Williams, banished from Massachusetts for his beliefs, founded Providence in 1636. This colony served as a refuge where all could come to worship as their conscience dictated without interference from the state. The Memorial is located on a common lot of the original settlement of Providence and includes 4.5 acres of landscaped park. |
Address | 282 North Main Street |
CSZ | Providence, RI 02940 |
Phone 1 | (401) 521-7266 |
Handicapped Accessible | No |
Website | www.nps.gov/rowi/index.htm |
Last Updated | 1/23/2013 |
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