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[[Image:FortAdamsModern RI.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Fort Adams, RI]] | [[Image:FortAdamsModern RI.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Fort Adams, RI]] | ||
'''Fort Adams (1793-1946)''' - Fort Adams was built on the site of an earlier Patriot and French fort from 1780. Rebuilt in 1798 with 17 guns, | '''Fort Adams (1793-1946)''' - Fort Adams was built on the site of an earlier Patriot and French fort from 1780. Rebuilt in 1798 with 17 guns by Major [[Louis Tousard]], it was named for President [[John Adams]] and opened on 4 Jul 1799. | ||
The current structure was built beginning in 1824. The Outer Redoubt was built in 1825. | The current structure was built beginning in 1824 under the supervision of engineers, Lt. Andrew Talcott and Ltc. Joseph Totten. The Outer Redoubt was built in 1825. | ||
Endicott era batteries on the west side include | Endicott era batteries on the west side include | ||
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* Unnamed battery from 1898 near Battery Bankhead | * Unnamed battery from 1898 near Battery Bankhead | ||
* Mobile 90mm guns were also here in WWII. | * Mobile 90mm guns were also here in WWII. | ||
[[Image:FortAdamsPlan RI.gif|thumb|250px|right|Fort Adams Plan]] | |||
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Fort Adams (1793-1946) - Fort Adams was built on the site of an earlier Patriot and French fort from 1780. Rebuilt in 1798 with 17 guns by Major Louis Tousard, it was named for President John Adams and opened on 4 Jul 1799.
The current structure was built beginning in 1824 under the supervision of engineers, Lt. Andrew Talcott and Ltc. Joseph Totten. The Outer Redoubt was built in 1825.
Endicott era batteries on the west side include
- Battery Belton (1907-1925)
- Battery Bankhead (1907-1913)
- Battery Reilly (1899-1917)
- Battery Talbot (1899-1917)
- Battery Edgerton (1898-1943)
- Battery Greene (1898-1943), which was renamed Battery Gilmore in 1940
- Unnamed battery from 1898 near Battery Bankhead
- Mobile 90mm guns were also here in WWII.
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