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7. ROGER WILLIAMS: and the Man-Eating Tree

When Providence community leaders went to move Roger Williams’s remains, 177 years after his death, to a more suitable location, they found no body or bones in his grave--only a man-shaped apple tree root. To Visit: John Brown House: 52 Power Street, Providence, RI 02906 Roger Williams Statue and Tomb: Prospect Terrace Park, 60 Congdon Street, Providence, RI 02906
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30 Mar 2021

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When Providence community leaders went to move Roger Williams’s remains, 177 years after his death, to a more suitable location, they found no body or bones in his grave--only a man-shaped apple tree root. To Visit: John Brown House: 52 Power Street, Providence, RI 02906 Roger Williams Statue and Tomb: Prospect Terrace Park, 60 Congdon Street, Providence, RI 02906