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Fort Wetherill State Park is a public recreation area occupying 61.5 acres (24.9 ha) at the southeastern tip of Conanicut Island in the town of Jamestown, Rhode Island. The state park sits on the East Passage of Narragansett Bay opposite Fort Adams State Park. From 1901 through World War II, Fort Wetherill and Fort Adams were part of a string ...
Fort Wetherill was the largest fort of the Coast Defenses of Narragansett Bay (Harbor Defenses after 1925). It was named for Captain Alexander Macomb Wetherill, a Jamestown native who was killed in action during the Battle of San Juan Hill. Fort Dumpling was destroyed in the process of building the new fort, which featured numerous concrete ...
The Conanicut Battery is a public park with ruins dating from the British occupation. Fort Burnside is now Beavertail State Park; the 6-inch and 3-inch batteries can be viewed but are overgrown, and the park headquarters in the harbor entrance control post can be seen. Fort Greble is well-preserved but a boat is needed to get to Dutch Island.
JAMESTOWN – Sinkholes and a deteriorating bulkhead have prompted the state Department of Environmental Management to close a popular fishing pier at Fort Wetherill State Park to the public.
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Rhode Island has more than 200 public rights of way that provide access to the shoreline.. Some have benches, trash cans, signs, and even a few nearby parking spaces, making them almost like a ...
The "Jewel" of the state park system Fishermen's Memorial State Park: Narragansett: Washington: 91 acres 37 ha: 1970: Oceanside camping Fort Adams State Park: Newport: Newport: 100 acres 40 ha: 1965: Site of the Newport Jazz Festival and Fort Wetherill State Park: Jamestown: Newport: 61.5 acres 24.9 ha: 1972: Sightseeing, scuba diving Goddard ...
This is a list of Registered Historic Places in Jamestown, Rhode Island, which has been transferred from and is an integral part of National Register of Historic Places listings in Newport County, Rhode Island.