Liberty Arming the Patriot
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Liberty Arming the Patriot is a historic site in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the west-southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilkinson Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.
The story
Liberty Arming the Patriot, sometimes called Freedom Arming the Patriot, is a bronze sculpture at Park Place in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, commemorating the participation of the city's citizens in the American Civil War. It was designed by William Granville Hastings and cast by the Gorham Manufacturing Company in 1897. Unlike many Civil War memorials, Liberty Arming the Patriot is a dynamic composition, depicting a young farmer setting his plow aside, and reaching to take a sword from a classical female figure clad in breastplate and wielding a pike. The statue is 11 feet (3.4 m) in height, and is mounted on a granite base 10 feet (3.0 m) high and 22 feet (6.7 m) wide. The sculpture was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
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Dates from 1897.
Wikidata Q6541575, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 2.5 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 4.1 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 11.5 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 9 mi
- Lookout Point · 9 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilkinson Park: 0.0 mi
- Slater Mill Site: 0.2 mi
- Jenks Park: 0.8 mi
- Oak Hill Park: 0.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Dexters Ledge: 0.8 mi
- Stump Hill: 2.0 mi
- Windmill Hill: 2.0 mi
- Baileys Butts: 2.0 mi
- Cobble Hill: 2.4 mi
- Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit: 1.5 mi
- Hearthside House Museum: 3.0 mi
- Rhode Island Jewish Museum: 3.3 mi
- Lippitt House Museum: 3.4 mi
- Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology: 3.6 mi
- The Hummingbird Palace: 1.6 mi
- McGlynn Sculpture Court: 3.2 mi
- Indomitable: 3.3 mi
- Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 3.4 mi
- Roger Williams Statue: 3.4 mi
- Collyer Monument: 0.3 mi
- Home plate of the demolished McCoy Stadium: 0.9 mi
- Armenian Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Honor Roll: 3.3 mi
- Pembroke College Tribute: 3.4 mi
- Lonsdale Park: 2.7 mi
- Tower Road Woods: 2.9 mi
- Seekonk Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
- Hirsch Property: 3.4 mi
- Lawrence Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Slater Mill: 0.2 mi
- Waterplace Park: 3.7 mi
- Hunt House Root Cellar: 4.0 mi
- Hunts Mill Pump House: 4.0 mi
- Hasbro's Our Big Backyard: 6.2 mi
- Frank Moody State Beach: 2.7 mi
- Twin Rivers Beach East: 3.9 mi
- Georgiaville Beach: 6.3 mi
- Georgiaville Pond Beach: 6.3 mi
- Edgewood Beach: 6.8 mi
- Sessions Street Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Rain Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Brown Street Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- J. R. Workman Garden: 3.4 mi
- The Frank Kellerman Memorial Garden: 3.5 mi
- Summit Wall: 2.8 mi
- Tomato Boulder: 2.8 mi
- Jade Boulder: 2.8 mi
- Iron Cross Boulder: 2.8 mi
- Mack's Traverse: 2.8 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 5.3 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 5.3 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 7.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 10.7 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 9.3 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 15.8 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 15.9 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 16.0 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 23.1 mi
- 16-34: 9.3 mi
- Oak Grove: 17.1 mi
- Little Beach: 18.5 mi
- Big Beach: 18.8 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 3.4 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 16.2 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Liberty Arming the Patriot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | WSW 238° | 210 m | 9.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | WSW 246° | 174 m | 9.4 mi |
| Whortleberry Hill | NW 311° | 169 m | 9.4 mi |
| Beacon Pole Hill | NNW 338° | 162 m | 8.8 mi |
| Catamint Hill | NNW 341° | 152 m | 9.1 mi |
| Wolf Hill | W 276° | 144 m | 7.4 mi |
| Diamond Hill | N 351° | 144 m | 8.6 mi |
| Sayles Hill | NW 313° | 143 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woonsocket, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 01000467OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Liberty Arming the Patriot, reference 01000467, listed 10/19/01.
OpenStreetMap element node/4719780821
Day trips start here
- Pawtucket · 0 mi
- Central Falls · 1 mi
- Providence/North and East · 2 mi
- Providence/College Hill · 3 mi
- East Providence · 4 mi
- Lincoln · 4 mi
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