Slater Park - North Smithfield RI
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nomadwillie
N 42° 00.401 W 071° 35.052
19T E 285997 N 4653749
A large triangular plot of land at the intersection of RT 146A and 102
Waymark Code: WMQXA9
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 04/09/2016
Views: 3
Slater Park, 0.6 m. (R), is a small grassy triangle, in the center of which is a large granite boulder bearing a bronze plaque to the memory of James S. Slater (1841-1915), town clerk and assemblyman. James, a descendant of the original textile mill Slaters, waged a successful campaign to have May 4 given general recognition as Rhode Island Independence Day. State 146 bears left at the park; in a valley to the right are the housetops of the textile village of Slatersville.
p.376, Rhode Island A Guide to the Smallest State, 1937
Slater Park is the first stop on Tour 4 via State 146, which is 146a today.
Today the area has been built up and is a major intersection heading into North Smithfield. The bronze plaque is not longer on the stone.
Book: Rhode Island
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 376
Year Originally Published: 1937
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