PHILADELPHIA – Roger Williams National Memorial brought in $3.33 million in revenue to the state in 2010, according to a National Park Service study.
Rhode Island’s only national park was responsible for 51,559 visitors and supported 53 jobs, it said.
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Most of the revenue, 52 percent, was related to lodging, food, and beverage service, followed by: other retail, 29 percent; entertainment, 10 percent; gas and local transportation, 7 percent; and groceries, 2 percent.
The 4.5 acre park is located at 282 North Main St. in downtown Providence, and includes a freshwater spring which was the center of the settlement of Providence Plantations founded 1636. It was established by the U.S. Congress in 1965.
The visitor center is open seven days a week, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., from Columbus Day through Memorial Day, and until 5 p.m. during the summer.
The figures are based on $12 billion of direct spending by 281 million visitors in 394 national parks and nearby communities and are included in an annual, peer-reviewed, visitor spending analysis conducted by Dr. Daniel Stynes of Michigan State University for the National Park Service.
