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3 unusual facts about Colt State Park


Colt State Park

The marble gates of the main entrance, modeled after the approach to the Petit Trianon at Versailles and unveiled in 1913, bear an inscription: "Colt Farm, Private Property, Public Welcome." A pair of life size bull statues, named Conrad and Pomeroy, guard the gate to the park.

The park lands were previously owned by Bristol industrialist Samuel P. Colt.

Samuel P. Colt

A farm owned by Colt was later purchased by the state of Rhode Island, and transformed into Colt State Park.



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