The Economic Case for establishing a National Sowams Heritage Area

41 Grove Avenue, East Providence, RI,East Providence RI

27 October, 2021

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Attend this forum to learn more about how the creation of a new National Heritage Area can stimulate economic development in your town. The Sowams Heritage Area is composed of eight communities between Providence and Bristol (East Providence, Barrington, Rehoboth, Seekonk & Swansea) that encompass the territory once occupied by the by the Massasoit Osamequin and his tribes who first met the Pilgrims after their landing in Plymouth in 1620. The Sowams Heritage Area Project is designed to encourage the continued preservation of the land and recognition of the people that the colonists first met. Through partnerships with local government, parks, land trusts, house museums, historical societies, tribes and Chambers of Commerce, the Sowams Heritage Area Project is working to offer a continuum of linked experiences, unified stories, and messages related to its history and its present status. Attend this forum to learn more about how a new National Heritage Area can stimulate economic development in your town.When completed, this Project will: 1) interpret the 17th century history of English and Native settlement in the Area, 2) support the preservation of land and waterways that still exist largely undisturbed in this Area, and 3) provide new opportunities for education, recreation, eco-tourism, and heritage tourism. To learn more, go to SowamsHeritageArea.org  Coordinator, Sowams Heritage Area Project