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The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a forty-two-foot-tall monument made of blue Westerly granite and bronze. This memorial was the result of efforts by a committee of nine men from Rhode Island who wanted to honor the state’s 1,727 fallen veterans…

The colossal statue of Roger Williams (14 feet high) stands overlooking the City of Providence from Prospect Terrace. Made of Westerly granite, the statue represents Williams in colonial garb with doublet, breeches, and a cape. His right hand is…

Created by the well-known American sculptor Franklin Simmons, the artist modeled Roger Williams in early colonial-period dress including a lace collar, doublet, breeches, stockings, and a long coat. Roger’s wears shoulder-length hair. His face…

The Roger Williams Landing Place is marked with a plinth and three bronze plaques with inscriptions and one bronze bas-relief. The front of the monument contains an inscription and bas-relief. The bas-relief shows Williams landing in a rowboat with…

The Richard Henry Deming Memorial includes a bronze portrait bust of Deming and an elaborately foliated bronze bench, also known as an exedra. The bust of Deming rests atop a pedestal set into the bench. A seemingly close likeness, the artist William…

The memorial begins with a small ramp at the far right of the structure. This ramp, located between short, equally distanced stone pillars, invites passersby to step off the brick pathway of Memorial Park and into the stone structure. Stepping across…

The memorial begins with a small ramp at the far right of the structure. This ramp, located between short, equally distanced stone pillars, invites passersby to step off the brick pathway of Memorial Park and into the stone structure. Its small,…

The Rhode Island Korean War Memorial is primarily composed of a six-foot-tall realist bronze casting of a soldier. The soldier sits atop the monument’s base, which is inscribed with the words "In Tribute to Rhode Island Korean War Veterans." The…

The Korean War Veterans Memorial in Providence, Rhode Island is primarily composed of a six foot tall realist bronze casting of a soldier. The soldier sits atop the monument’s base, which is inscribed with the words “In Tribute to Rhode Island Korean…

The Rhode Island Irish Famine Memorial is comprised of two major structures, a walkway, commemorative bricks and granite flagstones, benches, and flags. The first part of the memorial includes a bronze bas-relief and eleven narrative bronze plaques.…