Rhode Island - List View

Parks

  • National Historical Park

    Blackstone River Valley

    RI,MA

    The Blackstone River powered America's entry into the Age of Industry. The success of Samuel Slater's cotton spinning mill in Pawtucket, RI touched off a chain reaction that changed how people worked and where they lived. Learn how this revolution transformed the landscape of the Blackstone Valley and the United States. The Visitor Center at Old Slater Mill is closed for the winter season.

    Slater Mill and Falls

  • National Memorial

    Roger Williams

    Providence, RI

    "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.

    Replica of Roger Williams' compass

  • National Historic Site

    Touro Synagogue

    Newport, RI

    Touro Synagogue, a building of exquisite beauty and design, steeped in history and ideals, and one of the most historically significant Jewish buildings in America, was designated a National Historic Site in 1946. Dedicated in 1763, it still serves an active congregation and each year greets over 30,000 visitors who come to see the magnificent interior and hear its remarkable story.

    Exterior of Touro Synagogue - photo by Warren Jaggert

  • National Historic Trail

    Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route

    MA,RI,CT,NY,NJ,PA,DE,MD,VA,DC

    “Of the happiness I have enjoyed in our private friendship. The remembrance of which will be one of the most pleasing Circumstances of my life.”– Comte de Rochambeau on his relationship with George Washington

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American Battlefield Protection Program Grants

  • Battle of Rhode Island (fort Butts): Preservation Plan

    American Battlefield Protection Program - $31,000 grant, 2007
    Partner: Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project

  • Rhode Island Revolutionary War Shipwrecks: Archeology Survey

    American Battlefield Protection Program - $25,200 grant, 2001
    Partner: Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Program

  • the Battles of Nipsachuck: Site Identification And Documentation

    American Battlefield Protection Program - $37,320 grant, 2009
    Partner: Rhode Island Historical Preservation And Heritage Commission

By The Numbers

These numbers are just a sample of the National Park Service's work. Figures are for the fiscal year that ended 9/30/2020.