Roger Williams National Memorial

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View of the historic well through crabapple trees — Roger Williams NMPhoto: NPS photo

"I acknowledge that to molest any person, Jew or Gentile, for either professing doctrine, or practicing worship meerly religious or spiritual, is to persecute him, and such a person (whether his doctrine or practice be true or false) suffers persecution for conscience." -Roger Williams, 1644 Banished by the English and saved by the First Peoples, Roger Williams founded Providence here in 1636.

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Shady lawn along a brick pathway — Visit the lawns for a moment of reflectionPhoto: NPS Photo

Accessible tables in the picnic area — The Crabapple Orchard is a great place to rest and relaxPhoto: NPS photo

Historic building with lamppost and sidewalk — The Roger Williams National Memorial Visitor CenterPhoto: NPS photo

View of the park in early spring.Photo: NPS Photo

Ranger helping a child with an activityPhoto: NPS Photo

Park information and photos come from the National Park Service. This is not an official NPS site.