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Joy Homestead, Cranston, RI

156 Scituate Avenue
Cranston, RI 02921
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Red gambrel-roof farmhouse built in 1764-1778 with center fireplace

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The Joy Homestead sits directly on the Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R). On June 18, 1781, General Rochambeau and roughly 5,000 French troops marched past the Joy family’s home on their way to join George Washington for the Yorktown campaign. Contemporary French maps mark this exact stretch of road as part of the army’s first day’s march from Providence.

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