More Rhode Island Firsts . . .
1676: Nine Men's Misery monument in Cumberland, Rhode Island is the oldest monument to veterans in the U.S. It was erected in memory of the colonists killed in Pierce's Fight during King Phillips War in 1676.
1716: The oldest schoolhouse in the U.S. was built in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
Address: Old School House, West Main Road
and Union Street, Portsmouth, Rhode Island 02871; 401-683-9178.
1763: The oldest synagogue in North America, the Touro Synagogue, was built. It houses the oldest torah in North America as well.
Address: Touro Synagogue, 85 Touro Street, Newport, Rhode Island; 401-847-4794. Web:
http://www.tourosynagogue.org.
