Historical Marker
The Old Harbor
Historical marker location:
85 Dyer St, Providence, Rhode Island
( Marker is at the intersection of Dyer Street and Providence River Greenway, on the right when traveling north on Dyer Street.)
taken from Rhode Island History, Volume 48, Number 2, May 1990. Prosperity at the Wharves: Providence Shipping, 1780-1850 by Paul G. Bourcier.
The Rhode Island State House, completed in 1904, is the fourth-largest self-supported marble dome in the world, behind only St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, the Minnesota State Capitol, and the Taj Mahal in India.