Burnside Park, Providence, Rhode Island

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The Providence Biltmore and Ambrose Burnside statue, as seen from Burnside Park
The Providence Biltmore and Ambrose Burnside statue, as seen from Burnside Park

Burnside Park is a small park situated in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, adjacent to Kennedy Plaza. Named for Ambrose Burnside, a general in the American Civil War from Rhode Island, an equestrian statue was erected in his honor in the late 1800s, and sits in the center of the park.[1]


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[edit] References

  1. ^ Wilson, np.; Eicher, p. 156.


Parks in Providence, Rhode Island

Burnside Park · India Point Park · Prospect Terrace Park · Roger Williams National Memorial · Roger Williams Park · Waterplace Park