#igrhody

☀️ 🌊 🪨 . . . . #igersrhodeisland #igrhody #sunrisephotography #sunrise_sunset_photogroup #sunrise_sunset #sunriseavenue #cloudzdelight #sky_mania__ #sky_marvels #sky_collection #sky_brilliance #oceanart #oceanphotography #photography #ig_skylovers #ig_skyvibes #createexplore #earthpix #earth_shotz #newengland_igers #ignewengland #igersnewengland #rhodeisland #riphotography #waveart #sonyalpha #igrhodeisland #rhodeisland_igers #depthofearth #depthdiscovered (at Little Compton, Rhode Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CV1lY1WMhsN/?utm_medium=tumblr

The second child of George and Mary Brown- #MercyBrown lived a quiet life in rural Exeter, Rhode Island when a tuberculosis epidemic swept through New England. The disease would claims hundreds of lives in the area and not leave the Brown family untouched- first her mother and sister, and then Mercy would all succumb. . When her surviving brother Edwin became ill he claimed he could not breath because his sister Mercy was sitting on his chest. Hysteria ensued and some townsfolk reported seeing Mercy walking the cemetery at night. . . On March 17, 1892 the town officials along with a doctor and Mercy’s father and brother would exhume Mercy, and her mother and sister. Mercy’s mother and sister had died the previous year and when their coffins were opened the bodies had decomposed as normal. Mercy however, who had died that January, was found remarkably preserved with her face flush and veins still full of blood. . . Now “proven” a #vampire, Mercy’s heart was removed and burned nearby. The ashes were mixed with water and the mixture given to her brother Edwin in hopes of curing him. It failed. . . . #talesofnewengland #ghoststory #legend #vampires #vampirehysteria #newenglandvampirehysteria #igrhody #rhodeisland #exeterri #taphophiles_only #taphophilia #cemetery #cemeteryphotography #legends #ghoststories (at Mercy Brown's Grave)

The “biggest little state in the union” is home to the lowest #highpoint in all 50 states. While the highest point in New England, New Hampshire Mount Washington rises 6,289 feet above sea level- Rhode Island’s #JerimothHill stands at just 812 feet. #igersnewengland #highpointers #igrhody (at Jerimoth Hill)

#PointJudithLight, Narragansett Rhode Island #scenesofnewengland #igrhody #igersnewengland (at Point Judith Light)

#CogswellTower in Jenks Park, Central Falls, Rhode Island #igersusa #igrhody (at Jenks Park & Cogswell Tower)

Built a top “Dexter’s Ledge” or #Quinsniket as it was once known is #CogswellTower. Several key events of #KingPhillipsWar happened on or around this ledge- most importantly “Pierce’s Fight” when a troop led by a former ensign of #MylesStandish were spotted from this vantage point and attacked, and the retreat chosen by Pierce’s troop led them straight into a stronghold of hundreds of Narragansett Warriors and would eventually leave a single survivor to tell the tale. . . This battle has another monument, believed to be the oldest veterans memorial in the United States- once marked by a stone cairn, the #NineMensMisery marker can be found in the woods of Cumberland, Rhode Island. . . . . . #history #colonialhistory #nanunteenoo #newenglandhistory #piercesfight #centralfalls #centralfallsri #igrhody #rhodeisland #jenkspark #jenksparktower #travelblogger (at Jenks Park & Cogswell Tower)