House of Samuel Ward, Weekapaug Rd., Westerly, RI
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| The postcard identifies this as the house on Weekapaug Road where Samuel Ward, the Elder, a Rhode Island Governor and Delegate to the Continental Congress in 1775 and 1776, once lived. A plaque, erected by the Samuel Ward Society, Children of the American Revolution, marks the site of the birthplace and home of Colonel Samuel Ward (1756-1832) and details his service in the war. |
