Lucky 7 - Roger Williams Park - Providence, RI
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member NorStar
N 41° 47.273 W 071° 24.822
19T E 299433 N 4629041
Roger Williams is a beautiful, Victorian era park, with a zoo, a natural history museum, a house, and acres of rolling terrain and ponds.
Waymark Code: WMZ8MH
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 09/29/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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in Providence is the Roger Williams Park, a beautiful area of varied terrain as well as places to go such as the zoo and the natural history museum, marked with this Lucky 7.

The Lucky 7 is situated near a medallion embedded in the sidewalk for a WPA project, between the Roger Williams Park Zoo and the City of Providence Natural History Museum. The following are waymarks that are part of this group:

The seven:

6. History - Roger Williams Park Sidewalks - Providence, RI
, WMZ87D, Visit - Roger Williams Park had sidewalks laid throughout the city park - this marker testifies to the work done here.

1. Animals - Roger Williams Park Zoo - Providence, RI
, WMZ7JM, Visit - Roger Williams Park Zoo is the largest zoo in New England, and has many animals on display, including red pandas, snow leopards, cheetahs, elephants and giraffes.

5. Entertainment - City of Providence Natural History Museum and Planetarium - Providence, RI, WMZ7MG, Visit - The City of Providence Natural History Museum is the only natural history museum in Rhode Island.

4. Culture - City of Providence Natural History Museum - Providence, RI, WMZ81T, Visit - Stained glass windows in the natural history museum include a pane over the front door and a set by the double stair case.

12. Sign - You Are Here - Bluff-to-Bluff Trail, By Natural History Museum - Providence, RI, WMZ81M, Visit - This sign marks a location by the natural history museum for the Bluff-to-Bluff Trail.

8. Monuments - Manuel J. Dorosario - Providence, RI, WMZ8BW, Visit - This plaque is in front of a tree next to the City of Providence Natural History Museum.

11. Recreation - Soaring Eagle Zipline, Roger Williams Park Zoo - Providence, RI, WMZ7AY, Visit - The zipline starts from the edge of a pond and rises over it to a point over 110 ft high where the site claims that you have views of Providence and Narraganset Bay in addition to Roger Williams Park.

Two more (9):

16. Waymarking Multifarious - Natural History Museum, Roger Williams Park - Providence, RI, WMZ8QT, Visit - The post card of the Natural History Museum at Roger Williams Park shows the museum building about what it looks like today.

15. Technology - Penny Smasher - Roger Williams Park Zoo - Providence, RI, WMZ7VZ, Visit - The penny smasher, featuring four designs to choose from, is located outside by a kiosk near the elephant display.
Department Number, Category Name, and Waymark Code:
1. Zoos, WMZ7JM. 4. Stained Glass Windows, WMZ81T. 5. Science Museums, WMZ7MG. 6. WPA Projects, WMZ87D. 8. Dedicated Trees, WMZ8BW. 11. Ziplines - WMZ7AY 12. 'You Are Here' Maps, WMZ81M. 15. Penny Smashers, WMZ7VZ. 16. Picture Perfect Postcards, WMZ8QT.


Check if all of your waymarks are within a 0.1 mile?: yes

Tally: 18

Reused Waymarks: no

Did you have fun while doing this waymark?: yes

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