| Fisherman's Memorial State Park |
1011 Point Judith Road |
Narragansett |
RI |
The local Fisherman's Association requested that the name of the park be changed from Fort Greene to Fisherman Memorial State Park in honor of all fishermen in the Narragansett area--the tuna capital of the world. |
General Greene was a Brigadier General of the Rhode Island Forces in 1775 and president of the Military Court that tried Major John Andre, Benedict Arnold's accomplice. |
| Kelby, Alexander, Grave Marker |
Oak Grove Cemetery, Cottage Street |
Pawtucket |
RI |
On June 27, 1842, Kentish guards fired on unarmed supporters of T.W. Dorr killing Alexander Kelby. Dorr led Irish laborers and reformers in holding an independent, nondiscriminatory political election, which created a separate state government. |
At the time Dorr's supporters donated small amounts of money for Kelby's burial. The Rhode Island Labor History Society and the Irish Geneological Society recently rediscovered the grave. |
