Roger Williams National Memorial
| Roger Williams National Memorial | |||
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| National Register of Historic Places | |||
| National Memorial | |||
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| Lage | Providence in Rhode Island (USA) | ||
| Koordinaten | 41° 49′ 49,4″ N, 71° 24′ 39,2″ W | ||
| Fläche | 1,85 ha | ||
| Erbaut | 1636 | ||
| NRHP-Nummer | 66000942 | ||
| Ins NRHP aufgenommen | 15. Oktober 1966 | ||
Das Roger Williams National Memorial in Providence (Rhode Island) ist ein nationales Monument der Vereinigten Staaten.
Der Landschaftspark erinnert an Roger Williams, der Providence nach Gottes gnädiger Vorsehung (God’s merciful Providence) gründete, nachdem er 1636 mit seinen Anhängern von den Puritanern aus der Massachusetts Bay Colony vertrieben worden war.
Einzelnachweise
- The National Parks: Index 2001–2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior. (engl.)
Weblinks
- Offizielle NPS Website: Roger Williams National Memorial (engl.)
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Die mit * gekennzeichneten National Memorials sind affiliated areas. Der National Park Service verwaltet sie nicht selbst, sondern steht nur beratend zur Verfügung.
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Mount Rushmore - from left to right : George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln
Autor/Urheber: NordNordWest, Lizenz: CC BY 3.0
Positionskarte von Rhode Island, USA
Autor/Urheber: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, Lizenz: CC BY-SA 3.0
MARBLE ENCLOSURE AROUND THE ORIGINAL SPRING - IN THE LOWER RIGHT OF THE PICTURE. THIS IS THE KEY FEATURE AROUND WHICH ROGER WILLIAMS GATHERED HIS FOLLOWERS WHEN HE MIGRATED TO PRESENT-DAY RHODE ISLAND