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Providence County

Waterplace Park

Waterplace Park is an urban park situated along the in downtown Providence, at the original site of the Great Salt Cove.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: park in the United States of America
  • Also known as: “Waterplace Park and River Walk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rhode Island School of Design and Rhode Island State House.

University
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The is a private art and design school in . The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase the accessibility of design education to women.

Public building
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The , the capitol of the U.S. state of , is located at 82 Smith Street just below the crest of , on the border of in .

Railway station
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is a railroad station in , served by Amtrak and MBTA Commuter Rail. The station has four tracks and two island platforms for passenger service, with a fifth track passing through for Providence and Worcester Railroad freight trains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Providence and Downtown Providence.

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is the state capital and largest city in , as well as the third largest city in . It used to be an industrial bastion of organized crime, but 's Renaissance has created new parks and attractions and brought emphasis back to its historic roots.

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Downtown includes the core of the downtown area as well as Waterplace Park, the Providence Place Mall, and Capitol Hill.

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is a district in , Rhode Island. It is approximately bounded by North Main Street to the west, Williams Street to the south, Governor Street and Arlington Avenue to the east, and Olney Street to the north.

Waterplace Park

Latitude
41.82685° or 41° 49′ 37″ north
Longitude
-71.41394° or 71° 24′ 50″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Operator
Waterfire
Open location code
87HCRHGP+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 357267619
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
5225564
Wiki­data ID
Q7974388
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Waterplace Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Waterplace Park”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Providence Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District and Smith Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Waterplace Park stage and Waterplace Park.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Waterplace Park”. Photo: Loodog, CC BY-SA 3.0.