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I'd like to have a Friendly Forum MD get together at Roger Williams park in Providence,RI on Sunday May 16th 2010,bring your metal detector, start around 8AM to 1-2pm.I have talked with the park and they did not have a problem with us being there.There concern was we haul out all our trash and,stay away from the casino in case they were having a wedding there.It's a very large park so we won't be bumping into each other.Everyone bring a brown bag lunch,I will provide cold soda & water.I will set up a meeting place as the date get's closer.After we can get together for lunch and photos(1-2pm).I myself hit this place about once a month and have found silver dimes Mercs,Rosies,Quarters,wheaties,clad etc.As the date draws near I will post how to get there etc.Open to all members on the Friendly metal detecting forum.So if anyone interested post below.Looking forward to meeting everyone.Thanks RIdetector
Roger Williams Park, in the southern part of the city of Providence, Rhode Island, is an elaborately landscaped 427-acre (173 ha) city park and National Historic District. The park is named after the founder of the city of Providence and one of the founders of the state of Rhode Island, Roger Williams. The land for the park was a gift to the people of Providence in 1871, in accordance with the will of Betsey Williams, the great-great-great-granddaughter, and last surviving descendant of the founder to own the land. It had been the family farm and represented the last of the original land grant to Roger Williams in 1638 from Canonicus, chief of the Narragansett tribe. The family farmhouse (built in 1773), known as the Betsey Williams Cottage, and the Williams Family burial ground (including Betsey's grave) are still maintained within the park.[2]
The park also contains seven lakes which comprise approximately 98 acres (40 ha). It is located in the southernmost part of the city of Providence bordering the city of Cranston. The park was designed by Horace Cleveland in 1878, and was constructed in the 1880s. Many of the roads, bridges and sidewalks were built by the Works Progress Administration from 1935 to 1940. Currently it contains the Roger Williams Park Zoo, the Roger Williams Park Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, the Japanese Gardens, the Victorian Rose Gardens, the Providence Police Department's Mounted Command center, the Dalrymple Boathouse and boat rentals, historical tours, a Carousel Village for children that includes the "Hasbro Boundless Playground" which is accessible for handicapped children, the Temple to Music, the Roger Williams Park Casino, large greenspaces, and many miles of walking paths.
Roger Williams Park Zoo, third oldest in the U.S., and one of the top 20 zoos in the country.
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I'd like to have a Friendly Forum MD get together at Roger Williams park in Providence,RI on Sunday May 16th 2010,bring your metal detector, start around 8AM to 1-2pm.I have talked with the park and they did not have a problem with us being there.There concern was we haul out all our trash and,stay away from the casino in case they were having a wedding there.It's a very large park so we won't be bumping into each other.Everyone bring a brown bag lunch,I will provide cold soda & water.I will set up a meeting place as the date get's closer.After we can get together for lunch and photos(1-2pm).I myself hit this place about once a month and have found silver dimes Mercs,Rosies,Quarters,wheaties,clad etc.As the date draws near I will post how to get there etc.Open to all members on the Friendly metal detecting forum.So if anyone interested post below.Looking forward to meeting everyone.Thanks RIdetector
Roger Williams Park, in the southern part of the city of Providence, Rhode Island, is an elaborately landscaped 427-acre (173 ha) city park and National Historic District. The park is named after the founder of the city of Providence and one of the founders of the state of Rhode Island, Roger Williams. The land for the park was a gift to the people of Providence in 1871, in accordance with the will of Betsey Williams, the great-great-great-granddaughter, and last surviving descendant of the founder to own the land. It had been the family farm and represented the last of the original land grant to Roger Williams in 1638 from Canonicus, chief of the Narragansett tribe. The family farmhouse (built in 1773), known as the Betsey Williams Cottage, and the Williams Family burial ground (including Betsey's grave) are still maintained within the park.[2]
The park also contains seven lakes which comprise approximately 98 acres (40 ha). It is located in the southernmost part of the city of Providence bordering the city of Cranston. The park was designed by Horace Cleveland in 1878, and was constructed in the 1880s. Many of the roads, bridges and sidewalks were built by the Works Progress Administration from 1935 to 1940. Currently it contains the Roger Williams Park Zoo, the Roger Williams Park Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, the Japanese Gardens, the Victorian Rose Gardens, the Providence Police Department's Mounted Command center, the Dalrymple Boathouse and boat rentals, historical tours, a Carousel Village for children that includes the "Hasbro Boundless Playground" which is accessible for handicapped children, the Temple to Music, the Roger Williams Park Casino, large greenspaces, and many miles of walking paths.
Roger Williams Park Zoo, third oldest in the U.S., and one of the top 20 zoos in the country.
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
