Portuguese Discovery Monument - Brenton Point, RI
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Mountain_Wanderer
N 41° 27.002 W 071° 21.297
19T E 303291 N 4591393
A beautiful oceanfront monument celebrating Portuguese navigators.
Waymark Code: WM5VH
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Mountain_Wanderer
Views: 188



This monument in Brenton Point State Park south of Newport, Rhode Island was selected as the first official monument to be installed as part of the 500th anniversary commemoration of Christopher Columbus' first voyage to the New World in 1492. Vasco da Gama is listed among the Portuguese Navigators and is credited for his India trade route.
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