Burnside Park, Providence, Rhode Island

Burnside Park, Providence, Rhode Island

Burnside Park is a small park situated in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, adjacent to Kennedy Plaza. Named for Ambrose Burnside, a general in the American Civil War from Rhode Island, an equestrian statue was erected in his honor in the late 1800s, and sits in the center of the park. [Wilson, np.; Eicher, p. 156.]

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* [http://www.hometownlocator.com/DisplayCountyFeatures.cfm?FeatureType=park&SCFIPS=44007 Providence County, Rhode Island Parks]


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