National Register Listing

Battle of Rhode Island Site

a.k.a. Battle of Rhode Island Historic District

Lehigh Hill and both sides of RI 21 between Medley and Dexter Sts., Portsmouth, RI
Local significance of the site:
Military; Black

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.