The Woonasquatucket River

Historical marker location:

Providence, Rhode Island

( Marker is on U.S. 44 (U.S. 44) 0.1 miles west of Canal Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Its industry and settlements as shown on an 1895 map.

Rhode Island was the last state to ratify the U.S. Constitution, finally joining the union on May 29, 1790, after initially rejecting the document.