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Roger Williams Park is an elaborately landscaped 427-acre (173 ha) city park in Providence, Rhode Island and a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The park is named after Roger Williams , the founder of the city of Providence and the primary founder of the state of Rhode Island .
The Roger Williams Park Zoo first opened in 1872 as a limited collection of small animals, including raccoons, guinea pigs, mice, squirrels, rabbits, hawks, peacocks, and anteaters. Its first building was the Menagerie which opened in 1890.
The park and museum are named after Roger Williams, the founder of Providence, Rhode Island, and are located on land donated by Williams family. The museum is part of the Providence Parks. The museum is part of the Providence Parks.
PROVIDENCE – The Roger Williams Park Zoo's newest attraction will be hard to miss, as he already stands 10 feet tall and will probably grow to about 18 feet tall. Enzi, an 11-month-old Masai ...
Original 120 acres (0.49 km 2) of city of Providence, laid out by Roger Williams. Contains many well-preserved 18th- and 19th-century buildings and homes as well as Brown and the Rhode Island School of Design
Jocko befuddled police, amused children and "hopelessly outclassed" firefighters who chased him with ladders during his time on the run.
The Roger Williams National Memorial is a landscaped urban park located on a common lot of the original settlement of Providence, Rhode Island, established by minister Roger Williams in 1636. The national memorial commemorates the life of Williams, who co-founded the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and championed religious ...
Horace William Shaler Cleveland (December 16, 1814 – December 5, 1900) was an American landscape architect.His approach to natural landscape design can be seen in projects such as the Grand Rounds in Minneapolis; Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts; the boulevard system in Omaha, Nebraska; Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island; and St. Anthony Park in Saint Paul ...