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Saint Paul's Church National Historic SiteExplore the cemetery that pays tributes to the sacrifices of Revolutionary War and Civil War soldiers
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Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site
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History is filled with the stories of individuals whose actions, triumphs and tribulations have shaped not only their own lives, but the course and culture of their nation.

To learn more about some of those individuals -- famous and not-so-famous -- whose paths led them to St. Paul's Church, click on the links below.

Anne Hutchinson

Directors of the American Field Hospital at St. Paul's Church

Theodosius Fowler: Revolutionary War Soldier

George Carter: Civil War Veteran

John Glover: Sailor, Soldier, Patriot

The Hessians

Samuel Treadwell Pell: Continental Army Officer

Richard Shute: The Man Under the Oldest Stone

Frederick Whittaker: Custer's First Biographer

Hiram Slagle: Lost, Then found Civil War Soldier

John Quincy Adams

Sarah Elizabeth (Libby) Nelson: A Woman Devoted to Land, Faith & Family

George Washington

Franklin D. Roosevelt

John Adams

Dr. Charles S. Taft

Minnie DuPree: Star of Stage and Screen -- Film Clip

Edward Gay: Landscape Painter

Sophie Mee: 'A Splendid Teacher'

The Ward Family and the American Revolution

Antram Gray house at Roger Williams National Memorial  

Did You Know?
The visitor center at Roger Williams National Memorial is one of the oldest commercial buildings in Providence. The north end of the historic Antram-Gray house dates to the mid 1730s and the south section is dated to 1798.
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Last Updated: September 21, 2009 at 14:01 EST