Diman, “Address at Unveiling of Statue of Roger Williams at Roger
Williams Park.”
Proceedings in Congress on Receiving the Roger Williams Statue.
AN ITINERARY FOR A HISTORIC PILGRIMAGE
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:
Italics are shown thus: _sloping_.
Small capitals have been capitalised.
Variations in spelling and hyphenation are retained.
Perceived typographical errors have been changed.
Repetative chapter headings have been removed.