Fort Varnum

Fort Varnum (1941-1948) - An World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1941 at Boston Neck, Washington County, Rhode Island. Named after General James Mitchell Varnum. Abandoned in 1948.

Fort Varnum Fire Control Cottages
Fort Varnum Disguised Fire Control Structures

World War II

Part of the Harbor Defense of Narragansett Bay.

Fort Varnum had thee gun batteries emplaced, two of them were transferred from other coastal forts and the third was a battery of four 90mm AMTB guns. Also on the post were a number of fire control batteries disguised as houses and a mine command post.

Fort Varnum World War II Battery (edit list)

Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery House (2)	2	6"	Pedestal	1942-1942-1942-1947	$ 53,955	Guns & carriages from Battery House (1), Fort Getty
Battery Armistead (2)	2	3"	Pedestal	1942-1942-1942-1943	$ 22,185	Guns & carriages from Battery Armistead (1), Fort Kearny (3) 1942
Battery AMTB 921	2 2	90mm 90mm	Fixed Pedestal Mobile	1943-1943-1943-1946	$ 9,141
Source: CDSG

Fort Varnum Plan

Current Status

Active National Guard installation.

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Location: Fort Varnum, Boston Neck, Washington County, Rhode Island. Maps & Images Lat: 41.446941 Long: -71.43244 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: '

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 705
• U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Narragansett Bay, (HDNARB-AP-45), 1 Feb 1945, CDSG
• CDSG

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Varnum
• Wikipedia - Fort Varnum

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