Dighton Rock State Park This park is on the tidal portion of the Taunton River where there is a mix of fresh water and salt water.
It's other note of fame is the Dighton Rock, which has petroglyphs carved into it.
This 40 ton rock sat in the mud during low tide and in the water during high tide. It was raised from the water/mud for preservation in 1963 and is now housed in this museum. The theories of the inscriptions are presented here.
The entire Taunton River is designated as a National Wild and Scenic River.
We drove to Newport RI. This is near there. We stopped at a park, but it was not suitable for having lunch, so we moved on.
We did stop at a little park that had this memorial to the 1st Rhode Island Regiment, which was comprised of free black men and slaves. The officers were white.
I don't remember where this was, it seemed like a good photo op.
A NO Parking area with cars parked there.
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