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photos © Maura Mackowski, 2019
These two stone markers, one commemorating Capt. John Gallup and the other 40 men buried in a single grave, are at Smith's Castle in North Kingstown, RI, toured with a group of New England genealogical societies yesterday. Three soldiers in my family died during King Philip's War but not in the December 1675 Great Swamp Fight, which the two markers commemorate. Smith's Castle was rebuilt in 1678, the first structure (a house + trading post) having been destroyed in the war. The tour is definitely worth your time, as the docents share a lot of detail, plus the most recent restoration (the home was lived in by private families until the mid-1900s) left some of the 17th century construction techniques visible. If you just like pastoral scenery, the view out front is beautiful as well.
These two stone markers, one commemorating Capt. John Gallup and the other 40 men buried in a single grave, are at Smith's Castle in North Kingstown, RI, toured with a group of New England genealogical societies yesterday. Three soldiers in my family died during King Philip's War but not in the December 1675 Great Swamp Fight, which the two markers commemorate. Smith's Castle was rebuilt in 1678, the first structure (a house + trading post) having been destroyed in the war. The tour is definitely worth your time, as the docents share a lot of detail, plus the most recent restoration (the home was lived in by private families until the mid-1900s) left some of the 17th century construction techniques visible. If you just like pastoral scenery, the view out front is beautiful as well.
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