is where David and Katherine were married. If you don't want the whole story but just want to know about the Daggett House, keep reading:
The Daggett House is now located in Slater Park in Pawtucket, R.I., where Roger Williams and his small band of followers landed after he was driven from Salem.
It is a two-and-a-half-story, frame Colonial house built in 1685 to replace an earlier structure, erected by John Daggett in 1644, that was burned during King Phillip's War in 1676. The house has a gable roof and central chimney and doorway, with two win dows on the right but only one on the left. The enclosed entry and the one-story addition are of a later date. On display in the house are many historic items, including a blanket woven by Samuel Slater.
In the attic is a secret closet where valuables were stored and where the occupants could hide from the Indians. In each generation, only one member of the family is supposed to have known the existence of the closet.
The house was repaired in the early 1900s, under the auspices of the Pawtucket Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. This organization holds the responsibility of the house's upkeep.
--- From Pawtucket Dept. of Parks literature
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