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Two Free Guided Walks Through Historic Tiverton and Little ComptonNo reservations needed – just show up at the designated time and place!WHO: Presented by Tiverton 4 Corners Merchants Association • The guided tours will include visiting two historic sites per tour. Participants will meet in one location for an hour tour and then drive to a second nearby location for another one hour tour. Saturday’s tour will meet at Pardon Gray Preserve, and then proceed to Tiverton 4 Corners Historic District. Colonel Pardon Gray was commissioned to provide food and supplies to the colonial soldiers at Tiverton’s Fort Barton during the American Revolution. Tiverton 4 Corners was placed on the National Register of Historic Places 31 years ago. It has been a crossroads for centuries, evolving from a Native American footpath. Sunday’s tour will meet at Tiverton 4 Corners Historic District and then proceed to Wilbor House. During the American Revolution, the French General, the Marquis de Lafayette, reportedly rode through Tiverton 4 Corners during his stay. Colonial soldiers camped out on the village green before the Battle of Rhode Island. Today the village is a charming, award-winning shopping district. Built in 1690, Wilbor House spans four centuries and contains rooms representative of each century’s architectural style. The grounds contain an historic medicinal herb garden. NOTE: There is a $5.00 admission charge for an optional interior tour of Wilbor House conducted by the Little Compton Historical Society. WHAT: Two free guided walks will feature three historical landmarks WHEN: Each leg of the tour will be approximately one hour long. Participants will drive 1.54 miles from Pardon Gray Preserve to Tiverton 4 Corners Historic District. Sunday, October 30, 2005 1:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Rain or Shine Each leg of the tour will be approximately one hour long. Participants will drive 5.85 miles from Tiverton 4 Corners Historic District to Wilbor House. CONTACT: Tours: Jim Spears at 401- 624-6031 Parking: Free parking is available at all tour meeting locations. Directions from Providence -Take 195 East to Route 24 South. Pick up Route 77 South (Exit 5) into Tiverton Four Corners. The tour sites are located on Route 77 South, also known as Main Road in Tiverton and West Main Road in Little Compton. Follow signs to each location. Pardon Gray Preserve: on the left, the entrance is the second driveway on the left, after Lafayette Road. A sign marks the entrance. Tiverton 4 Corners: take a left out of parking lot, proceed straight ahead on Route 77 South, to the intersection at Tiverton 4 Corners Historic District: Main Road, Neck Road and East Road. (look for Provender on the right with a huge porch). Take a right at the intersection onto Neck Road. Take first right into parking lot (directly behind Provender). Wilbor House: nearly six miles south of Tiverton 4 Corners, on Route 77 South. Look for the sign and entrance on the left. About Historic Tiverton 4 Corners Merchants Association Back to Other Reviews and Reports in the Press
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