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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1900-1946) - First established in 1900 on the site of earlier fortifications at Conanicut Island, Newport County, Rhode Island. Named in G.O. 43, 4 Apr 1900, after Capt. [[Alexander M. Wetherill]], [[6th U.S. Infantry]], who was killed in action 1 Jul 1898, at San Juan, Santiago, Cuba, during the [[Spanish-American War]]. Abandoned in 1946. Other earlier fortifications on this site include [[Fort Conanicut]], [[Fort Brown]], [[Fort Louis]] and [[Fort Dumplings]] | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1900-1946) - First established in 1900 on the site of earlier fortifications at Conanicut Island, Newport County, Rhode Island. Named in G.O. 43, 4 Apr 1900, after Capt. [[Alexander M. Wetherill]], [[6th U.S. Infantry]], who was killed in action 1 Jul 1898, at San Juan, Santiago, Cuba, during the [[Spanish-American War]]. Abandoned in 1946. Other earlier fortifications on this site include [[Fort Conanicut]], [[Fort Brown (2)]], [[Fort Louis]] and [[Fort Dumplings]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:44, 12 November 2010
Fort Wetherill (1900-1946) - First established in 1900 on the site of earlier fortifications at Conanicut Island, Newport County, Rhode Island. Named in G.O. 43, 4 Apr 1900, after Capt. Alexander M. Wetherill, 6th U.S. Infantry, who was killed in action 1 Jul 1898, at San Juan, Santiago, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War. Abandoned in 1946. Other earlier fortifications on this site include Fort Conanicut, Fort Brown (2), Fort Louis and Fort Dumplings
Endicott Period
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
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| Battery Varnum | 2 | 12" | Barbette | 1898-1899-1901-1943 | $ 146,704 | |
| Battery Wheaton | 2 | 12" | Disappearing | 1902-1904-1908-1945 | $ 200,000 | |
| Battery Walbach | 3 | 10" | Disappearing | 1901-1904-1908-1936 | $ 119,171 | 1 gun to Battery Hale, Fort Greble (2) 1918 2 guns to Fort H.G. Wright 1936 |
| Battery Zook | 3 | 6" | Disappearing | 1903-1904-1908-1917 | $ 81,475 | 3 guns to France |
| Battery Dickenson | 2 | 6" | Pedestal | 1901-1902-1908-1947 | $ 36,500 | |
| Battery Crittenden | 2 | 3" | Pedestal | 1901-1902-1908-1946 | $ 15,050 | 2 guns from Battery Belton, Fort Adams (1) 1925 |
| Battery Cooke | 2 | 3" | Masking Parapet | 1899-1899-1901-1920 | $ 11,454 | |
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Current Status
Part of Fort Wetherill State Park.
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Location: Fort Wetherill State Park, Jamestown, Conanicut Island, Newport County, Rhode Island. Maps & Images Lat: 41.4795467 Long: -71.3650529 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 706
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Links:
- North American Forts - Fort Wetherill
- Wikipedia - Fort Wetherill
- Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library
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