Photographer/Creator

Chet Smolski

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Description

This marker placed by the Block Island Historical Society in 1942 commemorates the spot where Trustrum Dodge lived. Dodge was one of the original settlers of Block Island.

Inscribed on the marker are notable dates in Block Island’s history:

1614 Capt. Adriaen Block landed and named this island Adriaen Block’s Eylant

1636 Capt. John Oldham killed by Indians

Col. John Endicott and ninety soldiers landed to punish indians. Start of Pequot Indian War.

1689 French fleet landed and plundered the island.

Notes

http://www.dodgefamily.org/CemeteryHeadstonePages/RhodeIsland/BlockIsland/BlockIsland_2.shtml

Rights

This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.

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Recommended Citation

Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.

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Keywords

Trustrum Dodge memorial; public sculpture; Block Island, Rhode Island;

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