AN ITINERARY FOR A HISTORICPILGRIMAGE
I
Places of Interest Outside of Rhode Island
In England: Charterhouse School. Pembroke College, Cambridge.
In America: Salem: Site of First Meeting House. The original old First Church. The Original Roger Williams House (The Witch House).
Plymouth: Coles Hill. The Burial Hill. Harbor. The Meresteads.
Boston and Vicinity: Original Bradford History in State House. Site of Meeting House where trial took place (Dunster and Meeting Streets, Cambridge). Site of old First Church.
New York City: Roger Williams’ Watch, in Fraunce’s Tavern.
II
Places of Interest in Rhode Island
In Providence: Study a map of the original Home Lots in relation to the present streets of Providence. (Hopkins, “Home Lots,” is good.)
Capitol Building: The Original Charter from Charles II. The Original Portsmouth Compact in Secretary of State’s Office.
Court House: Grant’s picture of Landing of Williams.
City Hall: Original Deeds from the Indians. Williams’ Letter of transference. Original Compact of Providence Settlers.
Civic Center: Symbolical Statuary on Post Office Building. Civic Center is probably the site of Williams’ baptism.
The Rhode Island Historical Society’s Building: The Apple Tree Roots from Grave of Williams, his Compass, etc.
John Hay Library: Copy of Roger Williams’ Indian Bible.
John Carter Brown Library: Original Copies of Williams’ books and letters.
Brown University.
Site of Town Meetings at Entrance to Tunnel.
First Baptist Church: The Bell. Specimen from What Cheer Rock in Lobby. Pictures of Pastors, etc.
Pardon Tillinghast’s Grave, Benefit Street near Transit.
What Cheer Rock, Roger and Williams Streets.
Sabin Tavern, South Main Street and Transit, Where Gaspee Plot was hatched.
Old School House on Meeting Street Opposite to this, Site of First Post Office.
Old State House, where First Declaration of Independence was signed.
Site of Spring, 244 North Main Street.
Site of Roger Williams House, North Main and Alamo Streets.
Grave of Roger Williams, rear of Stable, 108 Benefit Street.
North Burial Ground: Canonicus Rock. Randall Tomb. (Removal Place for Dust of Williams.) Graves of Manning and Wayland. Memorial to Chad Brown.
Hopkins Square: Grave and Monument to Admiral Hopkins, Charles Street and Branch Avenue. The Home of Admiral Hopkins on Admiral Street.
Roger Williams Park: Statue of Williams. Museum with Indian Relics and Model of Indian Village.
Out from Providence: Fort Independence Site at Field’s Point. Gaspee Point beyond. Drum Rock, Apponaug. Grave of Ezekiel Holliman, Shawomet. Site of Williams’ Trading-post, Wickford. Indian Soapstone Quarry, Johnston. Barrington, R. I. Pierce’s Fight, Central Falls.
Sites at Newport: Town of Portsmouth on Island. Site of Governor Bull’s House. First Baptist Church. Graves of Clarke and of Coddington.
Old Houses: Gilbert Stuart’s House, North Kingston. Nathanael Greene’s House, Cumberland. Reynolds’ House (Headquarters of Lafayette), Bristol. Prescott’s Headquarters, Portsmouth. Stephen Hopkins’ House, Hopkins Street, Providence.
Transcriber’s Notes:Variations in spelling and hyphenation are retained.Perceived typographical errors have been changed.Repetative chapter headings have been removed.
Transcriber’s Notes:
Variations in spelling and hyphenation are retained.
Perceived typographical errors have been changed.
Repetative chapter headings have been removed.