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General Lafayette Marker, Tiverton, Rhode Island (RI-8)

Rhode Island

343 Highland Road Tiverton Town Hall Tiverton, RI 02878

Tiverton, RI

General Lafayette Marker, Tiverton, RI

The Lafayette Trail

During the Battle of Rhode Island, which took place on August 29th, 1778, General Lafayette had been sent north to Boston, Massachusetts, to meet with Admiral D’Estaing and briefly meet with General John Hancock. Lafayette’s presence was required as a diplomat to coordinate the French alliance with Count d'Estaing. Despite Lafayette’s disappointment at having “missed the action” of the battle, he returned in time for the retreat, joining his troops in Tiverton, where they camped and regrouped after the battle.

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What's Nearby

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Historic Site

General Lafayette Marker, Tiverton, Rhode

Tiverton, RI 02878

0.00037974119186401

General Lafayette Marker, Tiverton, Rhode Island (RI-8)

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Fort/Outpost

Fort Barton in Tiverton, Rhode Island

02878

0.037456998219894

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Fort/Outpost

A sunlit grassy field stretches toward a dense line of leafy trees, with long shadows cast across the ground.

Butts Hill Fort

Portsmouth, RI 02871

3.6834320831002

Butts Hill Fort

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Granite monument to 1st Rhode Island African American Regiment

1st Rhode Island Regiment

Portsmouth, RI 02871

4.9533062105847

1st Rhode Island Regiment

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Tombstones in the Friends Meeting House Cemetery, Portsmouth, RI1

Friends Meeting House, Portsmouth, RI

Portsmouth, RI 02871

5.4718070127805

Friends Meeting House, Portsmouth, RI

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Marker

General Lafayette Marker, Bristol, Rhode

Bristol, RI 02809

7.9141118863192

General Lafayette Marker, Bristol, Rhode Island (RI-3)

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A rectangular historical marker to British General Prescott mounted on a red wooden wall.

Prescott's Headquarters, Middletown, RI

Middletown, RI 02842

10.558350253201

Prescott's Headquarters, Middletown, RI

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A tall cylindrical stone tower with small windows and an arched entrance stands in a grassy clearing surrounded by trees showing early autumn color.

Miantonomi Hill

Newport, RI 02840

15.163480508408

Miantonomi Hill

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Fort/Outpost

A white stone marker labeled “Green End Fort” stands in a grassy landscape with bare trees and a bright blue sky.

Green End Fort, Middletown, RI

Middletown, RI 02842

15.271006594157

Green End Fort, Middletown, RI

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Fort/Outpost

A white stone marker labeled “Green End Fort” stands in a grassy landscape with bare trees and a bright blue sky.

Green End Fort, Middletown, RI

Middletown, RI 02842

15.271006594157

Green End Fort, Middletown, RI

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Museum

A white colonial‑style building with a central staircase and double doors is framed by bright pink flowering trees, with an American flag near the entrance and a clear blue sky overhead.

Naval War College Museum, Newport, RI

Newport, RI 02841

16.486981076076

Naval War College Museum, Newport, RI

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A large boulder with a bronze plaque attached commemorating the burning of British ships.

Equality Park, Newport, RI

Newport, RI 02840

16.787702997547

Equality Park, Newport, RI

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A grassy yard filled with blooming yellow daffodils stretches across the foreground. Behind the flowers stands a large historic red building with white trim, multiple windows, and a small columned portico at the main entrance.

White Horse Tavern, Newport, RI

Newport, RI 02840

17.290890580396

White Horse Tavern, Newport, RI

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A beige building with brown trim and a columned portico stands behind a garden of bright flowers and neatly trimmed shrubs, bordered by a wrought‑iron fence and stone posts.

Touro Synagogue, Newport, RI

Newport, RI 02840

17.438960608363

Touro Synagogue, Newport, RI

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Mid-18th-century Georgian mansion museum with period furnishings.

Hunter House, Newport, RI

Newport, RI 02840

17.495859034744

Hunter House, Newport, RI

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Museum

Artillery Company of Newport Museum

Newport, RI 02840

17.500152323219

Artillery Company of Newport Museum

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A light‑colored historic building with dark shutters and a central double‑door entrance sits on a corner lot, featuring three dormer windows on the roof and a short staircase leading up from the sidewalk.

Vernon House, Newport, RI

Newport, RI 02840

17.549557048381

Vernon House, Newport, RI

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Redwood Library, Newport, RI

Newport, RI 02840

17.553445048902

Redwood Library, Newport, RI

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Fort/Outpost

A small rocky island with a cream-colored lighthouse and red roof surrounded by water.

Rose Island Lighthouse & Fort Hamiton

Newport, RI 02840

18.150934238085

Rose Island Lighthouse & Fort Hamiton

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A small rocky island with a cream-colored lighthouse and red roof surrounded by water.

Rose Island Lighthouse & Fort Hamiton

Newport, RI 02840

18.150934238085

Rose Island Lighthouse & Fort Hamiton

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Fort/Outpost

A stone fort wall with an arched entrance rises behind a grassy area where an informational sign, an old cannon, and a picnic table sit under a bright blue sky.

Fort Adams, Newport, RI

Newport, RI 02840

19.467444286052

Fort Adams, Newport, RI

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A historic yellow civic building stands behind a flagpole flying the American flag.

Site of the First Colonial Navy

East Greenwich, RI 02818

20.558044862267

Site of the First Colonial Navy

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Museum

A small fortress like brick building sits on a street corner, with arched wooden doors, battlements, and a nearby cannon.

Varnum Armory Museum

East Greenwich, RI 02818

20.562030263112

Varnum Armory Museum

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A small white historic building with four columns and green shutters stands at a roadside; the sign above the door reads “Kentish Guards 1774.”

Kentish Guards Armory and Drill Field

East Greenwich, RI 02818

20.581499077254

Kentish Guards Armory and Drill Field

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Colonial Home of General James Mitchell Varnum

James Mitchell Varnum House, East Greenwich

East Greenwich, RI 02818

20.650980045433

James Mitchell Varnum House, East Greenwich, RI

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Bronze marker on boulder to commemorate spot of the burning of the Gaspee

Gaspee Monument

Warwick, RI 02888

21.523293253239

Gaspee Monument

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A tall flagpole flying the U.S. flag rises from an open grassy field, with a leafy green tree beside it and a line of trees along the horizon.

Conanicut Battery, Jamestown, RI

Jamestown, RI 02835

22.034638545468

Conanicut Battery, Jamestown, RI

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Museum

Gilbert Stuart Birthplace

Saunderstown, RI 02874

22.865525805264

Gilbert Stuart Birthplace

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Museum

A large brick building with white trim and classical details stands behind a tall white fence, framed by autumn trees under a partly cloudy sky.

John Brown House Museum, Providence, RI

Providence, RI 02906

27.336707625555

John Brown House Museum, Providence, RI

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A reddish‑brown historic wooden house with tall narrow windows and an American flag at the entrance stands behind a matching rod iron fence.

Governor Stephen Hopkins House

Providence, RI 02903

27.67617925284

Governor Stephen Hopkins House

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A three‑story brick brownstone building with symmetrical windows and a central stone‑framed entrance stands behind a black streetlamp.

Old State House, Providence, RI

Providence, RI 02903

28.131270938036

Old State House, Providence, RI

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Red gambrel-roof farmhouse built in 1754 with center fireplace

Joy Homestead, Cranston, RI

Cranston, RI 02921

28.375477800952

Joy Homestead, Cranston, RI

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Colonial era 2-story manor house with 9 windows trimmed in white, with 2 chimneys and a red cannon in the front yard.

The Major General Nathanael Greene Homestead

Coventry, RI 02816

28.963068720694

The Major General Nathanael Greene Homestead