Founder’s Brook Memorial
Founder’s Brook Memorial is a memorial in Newport County, Rhode Island. Founder’s Brook Memorial is situated nearby to the cemetery William Anthony Lot, as well as near Portsmouth Post Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Musselbed Shoals Light and Bristol Ferry Light.
Musselbed Shoals Light
Lighthouse
The Musselbed Shoals Light was a lighthouse which once stood in Narragansett Bay at the west entrance to Mount Hope Bay, south of Bristol Point. As with many Rhode Island lights, it was a casualty of the New England Hurricane of 1938. Musselbed Shoals Light is situated 1 mile northwest of Founder’s Brook Memorial.
Bristol Ferry Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bristol Ferry Light is a historic lighthouse in Bristol, Rhode Island. It is located on the shores of Narragansett Bay at Bristol Point, the northern land point of Mount Hope Bay at the base of the Mount Hope Bridge. Bristol Ferry Light is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Founder’s Brook Memorial.
Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hog Island Shoal Light, built in 1901, is a sparkplug lighthouse on a shoal off of Hog Island, Rhode Island. It is located about 600 feet southeast of the island, at the entrance to Mount Hope Bay. Hog Island Shoal Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles west of Founder’s Brook Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portsmouth and Bristol.
Portsmouth
Bristol
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bristol is a quintessential New England waterfront town. Part of the East Bay communities along with Warren and Barrington, it is on a peninsula in Rhode Island surrounded by Narragensett and Mount Hope Bays.
Melville
Neighborhood
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Melville is a census-designated place in the towns of Middletown and Portsmouth in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. It lies along the shore of Narragansett Bay. Melville is situated 3½ miles southwest of Founder’s Brook Memorial.
Founder’s Brook Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.62935° or 41° 37′ 46″ northLongitude
-71.24555° or 71° 14′ 44″ westOpen location code
87HCJQH3+PQOpenStreetMap ID
node 3131333405OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Highlights include William Anthony Lot and Portsmouth Post Office.
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