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Fun Facts
“Wedding Dress” was taken from a fragment of handwoven linen printed in brown for a bride’s wedding dress. A small piece of the calico was saved by a descendent of the bride (Mrs. Sybil Brown). It was printed in East Greenwich, circa 1789, by Herman Van Duesen.
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Inscribed in the wall of the Eldredge House at the corner of Peirce and Division Streets are several Greek letters which translate to: "I was sick and ye visited me." This is a most appropriate line for the home of two of the town's most devoted physicians — Dr. Charles Eldredge and his son, Dr. James H. Eldredge
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