Little Compton Commons
The Commons has served as Little Compton's center of civic, social and religious life since the 17th century. In 1677, Little Compton's original "proprietors" …
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Primus Collins: Freed Slave and Governorlocation_fillPrimus Collins was a man with great responsibilities within his community. He mediated disputes, ensured that …
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The Old Burial Ground on the Commonslocation_fillIn the Old Burial Ground is an odd grave maker. It reads, “In memory of Elizabeth, who Should have been the Wi… -
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Betty Alden: First-Born Daughter of the Pilgrimslocation_fillIn 1891, American author Jane G. Austin (not to be confused with the better-known English writer, Jane Austen)… -
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Josephine F. Wilbur School: Little Compton's First Modern Schoollocation_fillWhen schoolteacher Josephine Field Wilbor returned to her hometown of Little Compton in 1910, she found one ro…
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