Putnam Memorial State Park
Known as "Connecticut's Valley Forge", Putnam Memorial State Park was home to the Continental Army's winter encampment from December 1778 to May 1779.
John Brown House Museum
This was the first mansion built in Providence by John Brown, who founded Brown University, was a statesman, and gained his fortune in the slave trade...
Gunston Hall
Gunston Hall is an 18th century home that was owned by Founding Father George Mason. Today visitors can visit the site to see the beautiful grounds...
McDowell Delaney
McDowell Delaney (1844-1926) was born to free African American parents in Amelia County. During the Civil War he worked as a cook and teamster for the...
Sojurner Truth Monument
Born with the name Isabella Baumfree, Sojourner Truth escaped slavery with her daughter and later sued for the freedom of her son. As a free woman...
Josiah Bartlett House
Bartlett was likely the first to vote for independence from Britain based on voting order, the second to sign the Declaration of Independence after...