Fort Wolcott: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
John Stanton (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Bill Thayer (talk | contribs) m Text replace - "== ReplaceText History ==" to "== History ==" |
||
| (12 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{SocialNetworks}} | {{SocialNetworks}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1794-1836) - A U.S. Army post established on the site of previous colonial fortifications in 1794 on Goat Island in the present day city of Newport in Newport County, Rhode Island. Upgraded in 1808 as a [[Second System]] coastal fort. Abandoned in 1836. Also known as [[Fort George (13)]] | {{PageHeader}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1794-1836) - A U.S. Army post established first as [[Fort Washington (7)]] on the site of previous colonial fortifications in 1794 on Goat Island in the present day city of Newport in Newport County, Rhode Island. Renamed Fort Wolcott in 1798 for Connecticut Governor [[Oliver Wolcott]] who died 1 Dec 1797. Upgraded in 1808 as a [[Second System]] coastal fort. Abandoned in 1836. Also known as [[Fort George (13)]] and [[Fort Liberty]]. | |||
<!-- | <!-- | ||
{|{{FWpicframe}} | {|{{FWpicframe}} | ||
| Line 10: | Line 11: | ||
|} | |} | ||
--> | --> | ||
== | <!--== History ==--> | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
No remains on Goat Island in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island | No remains on Goat Island in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island | ||
| Line 16: | Line 17: | ||
{| | {| | ||
| | | | ||
<googlemap version="0.9" lat="41.48791" lon="-71.32785" zoom="15" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | <googlemap version="0.9" lat="41.48791" lon="-71.32785" zoom="15" width="-500" height="-500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | ||
(F) 41.48791, -71.32785, Fort Wolcott | (F) 41.48791, -71.32785, Fort Wolcott | ||
(1794-1836) | (1794-1836) | ||
</googlemap> | </googlemap> | ||
|valign="top"| | |valign="top"| | ||
'''Location:''' On Goat Island in the City of Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island. | '''Location:''' On Goat Island in the City of Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island. Map Point is approximate. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|41.48791|-71.32785}} | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|41.48791|-71.32785}} | ||
| Line 32: | Line 33: | ||
'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/ri3.html#wolcott North American Forts - Fort Wolcott] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/ri3.html#wolcott North American Forts - Fort Wolcott] | ||
* [http://www.oocities.org/fortadams1799/wolcott.htm Fort Wolcott History] | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Wolcott Wikipedia - Fort Wolcott] | |||
{{Visited|No}} | {{Visited|No}} | ||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
{{PageFooter}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wolcott}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolcott}} | ||
[[Category:All]] | [[Category:All]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:12, 23 September 2021
|
Fort Wolcott (1794-1836) - A U.S. Army post established first as Fort Washington (7) on the site of previous colonial fortifications in 1794 on Goat Island in the present day city of Newport in Newport County, Rhode Island. Renamed Fort Wolcott in 1798 for Connecticut Governor Oliver Wolcott who died 1 Dec 1797. Upgraded in 1808 as a Second System coastal fort. Abandoned in 1836. Also known as Fort George (13) and Fort Liberty. Current StatusNo remains on Goat Island in Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
Sources:
Links: Visited: No
|