Garbage Dumped At Nathaniel Greene Homestead

COVENTRY, RI — Police are looking for the public's assistance in identifying who dropped a load of trash at the Nathaniel Greene homestead on Taft Street late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. This is the second time in as many months that waste has been deposited at the historical site, which operates as a museum.

"This morning, we arrived at the Homestead to find that someone had dumped a large pile of trash out in front of our National Historic Landmark museum," reads a post on the museum's Facebook page. "This is the second time in two months that someone has dumped their trash at the Homestead."

In April, someone dumped an entire truckload of landscaping materials and construction waste behind the barn. As a result, the museum's operators are raising donations to pay for the cost of installing security cameras at the site.

Anyone with information about who dumped the trash is encouraged to contact Coventry police.

The historic home was built by Revolutionary War General Nathaniel Greene in 1770. He lived on the property for several years and it was owned by members of the Greene family until 1915. The property was purchased by the Kent County Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution in 1919, when it was restored and converted into a museum. More information on General Greene and the homestead is available on the museum's website.