Fort Ninigret Marker

Historical marker location:

4531 Old Post Rd, Charlestown, Rhode Island

( Marker is at the intersection of Old Post Road (U.S. 1A) and Fort Ninigret Road, on the right when traveling east on Old Post Road.)

Marker installed: 1936

The first circus in the United States was founded in Newport, Rhode Island in 1774 by a British equestrian named Philip Astley.