Commemorative plaque (close-up) and placement of the plaque by costumed Nicholas Fitzgerald from Boston Tea Party Ships Museum; and gathering of townspeople surrounding Thomas Cowdrey’s gravestone in the Warwick Cemetery on Colonial Avenue.
Commemorative plaque (close-up) and placement of the plaque by costumed Nicholas Fitzgerald from Boston Tea Party Ships Museum; and gathering of townspeople surrounding Thomas Cowdrey’s gravestone in the Warwick Cemetery on Colonial Avenue. ( Photo by Peter Lyons Hall)

History. Town dedicated a commemorative plaque at the gravesite of John Cowdrey, a Warwick resident confirmed to have participated in the Dec. 16, 1773 event.

Warwick honors resident who took part in the Boston Tea Party
14 Sep 2026 | 05:17
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The Town of Warwick honored a piece of Revolutionary War history Sunday with a ceremony at Warwick Cemetery dedicating a commemorative plaque at the gravesite of John Cowdrey, a Warwick resident confirmed to have taken part in the Boston Tea Party on Dec. 16, 1773.

Town Supervisor Jesse Dwyer reflected...

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