Lynn Heritage State Park (Essex National Heritage Area) – Lynn, Massachusetts

Lynn Heritage State Park is a history-themed state park in downtown Lynn, Massachusetts, that is part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston and associated with the Essex National Heritage Area. It opened in 1986. Exhibits in the visitors center (Lynn Museum) highlight the city’s industrial past, the tradition of shoemaking and its transition from a handicraft to mechanization, and the story of Elihu Thomson, an engineer and inventor instrumental in the founding of General Electric. The park offers guided tours and a self-guided walking tour and includes the nearby 4-acre Waterfront Park, located at Lynn Harbor.

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I am quite familiar with the area as I moored my boat in the marina adjacent to the park.

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I worked at the creamery a few miles down the road.

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Roger Williams National Memorial – Providence, Rhode Island

The Roger Williams National Memorial is a landscaped urban park located on a common lot of the original settlement of Providence, Rhode Island, established by Roger Williams in 1636. The memorial commemorates the life of the co-founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and a champion of the ideal of religious freedom. Williams was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his beliefs, and he founded this colony as a place where all could come to worship as their conscience dictated without interference from the state. The southern portion of the park has a relatively open grassy area ringed by trees, while the northern portion is more landscaped, with the visitor center housed in the early 18th century Antram-Gray House at the northeast corner, and a parking area on the west side. Major features in the northern section include the Bernon Grove and the site of the spring which prompted Williams to select the site.

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The former Kings Church dating from 1722 is adjacent to the site.

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The Cathedral of Saint John Episcopal Church (Kings Church, 1722) – Providence, Rhode Island

The Cathedral of St. John, located in Providence, Rhode Island, was formerly the seat of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island of The Episcopal Church. The church closed in 2012 due to declining membership and the need for extensive renovations. Currently, the church is being repaired and renovated to become a “exhibition and reconciliation center” focusing on the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The parish was originally organized in 1722 as King’s Church, a wooden structure that was renamed St John’s Church in 1794. That building served Providence until 1810 when work began on what would become the Cathedral of St. John. The Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island was formed in 1790, but it was not until 1929 that St John’s Church was designated the Episcopal seat and was renamed the Cathedral of St. John.

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The church is located nearby Roger Williams National Memorial.

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Apostle Island National Lakeshore – Bayfield, Wisconsin

The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is a U.S. national lakeshore consisting of 21 islands (Apostle Islands) and shoreline encompassing 69,372 acres on the northern tip of Wisconsin on the shore of Lake Superior. It is known for its collection of historic lighthouses, sandstone sea caves, a few old-growth remnant forests, and natural animal habitats.

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