William Burke’s 1811 Rhode Island Trip

Interpretive map of William Burke’s 1811 Rhode Island trip showing numbered stops through Connecticut and Rhode Island, with overland and water routes.

Interpretive map based on locations and dates recorded in Burke’s memoir. Route lines indicate general movement rather than exact roads or waterways.

This map traces Burke’s July–August 1811 journey through Connecticut and Rhode Island, during which he recorded distributing 97 Bibles and 2,000 tracts. The trip included stops in Norwich, Providence, Johnston and Warwick, East Greenwich, Newport, Bristol, Warren, Barrington, Pawtucket, and Plainfield.


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