Fort Wetherill
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Fort Wetherill is a former coastal artillery fortification in Jamestown, Rhode Island, that played a key role in the seacoast defense system of Narragansett Bay and is now preserved as a state park.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal artillery fortification
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former military installation ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| abandonedByMilitary | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| area | approximately 61 acres ⓘ |
| armamentType |
disappearing guns
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mortars ⓘ rifled coast artillery guns ⓘ |
| builtBy | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtOnSiteOf | Fort Dumpling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1895 ⓘ |
| constructionEnded | circa 1904 ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTo | state park ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
fishing area
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hiking area ⓘ recreation area ⓘ scuba diving site ⓘ |
| decommissioned | post–World War II ⓘ |
| feature |
concrete gun emplacements
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observation posts ⓘ rocky shoreline ⓘ steep cliffs ⓘ underground bunkers ⓘ |
| garrison | United States Army Coast Artillery Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Former coastal artillery fortifications in the United States
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Parks in Newport County, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jamestown, Rhode Island
NERFINISHED
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Newport County, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Conanicut Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexander Macomb Wetherill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | Narragansett Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay
NERFINISHED
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Rhode Island state park system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | coastal defense of Narragansett Bay ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Fort Dumpling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateParkDesignation | Fort Wetherill State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateParkEstablished | 1972 ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Spanish–American War era
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World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| viewOf |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Newport Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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