- Prospect Terrace Park
. The park, founded in 1867, overlooks the city's downtown.
Author and Providence native
H. P. Lovecraft frequently visited the park.A statue of theologian Roger Williams was built in the late 1930s after Williams' descendant Stephen Randall made a deed of gift for the monument. The 35-foot stone statue commemorates Williams' founding of the state of
Rhode Island and his promotion for religious freedom. The stature depicts Williams gazing over the city.A plaque embedded in the sidewalk of the page contains a WPA logo.
In 1939, Roger Williams remains were moved into a tomb that lies directly beneath the statue. His body had been overgrown by the roots of an apple tree next to his original grave. The roots grew over the form of his body, so that it looked identical to a human form. The remainder of his bones were reburied in a bronze casket and placed beneath his statue in Prospect Terrace. The so-called "William's Root" is preserved and is now on display at the
John Brown House Museum on the East Side of Providence.The statue itself and its supporting pillars have been substantially damaged by
graffiti .References
* [http://www.providenceri.com/arts/arts.html City of Providence]
* [http://www.explorenewengland.com/travel?article=/rhodeisland/articles/2006/05/21/old_and_best_prospect_for_providence Providence Prospect Terrace park Rhode Island]
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