Fort Greble (2)

Fort Greble (2) (1898-1946) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1898. Named in G.O. 59, 1898, after 1st Lt. John T. Greble, 2nd U.S. Artillery, the first regular Army officer killed in the U.S. Civil War. Abandoned in 1946.

Endicott Period

Part of the Harbor Defense of Narragansett Bay.

**Fort Greble (2) Endicott Period Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery Sedgwick	8	12"	Mortar	1898-1900-1901-1942	$ 140,837	4 Mortars removed 1918
Battery Hale	3	10"	Disappearing	1897-1898-1898-1942	$ 99,035
Battery Mitchell (2)	3	6"	Pedestal	1903-1904-1905-1917	$ 85,360	Guns to France 1917
Battery Unnamed	1	6"	Armstrong	1898-1903	$ ?	Destroyed for Mitchell
Battery Ogden	2	3"	Balance Pillar	1900-1900-1900-1920	$ 9,577
Source: CDSG

World War I

World War II

Current Status

Part of Dutch Island State Wildlife Management Area Park.

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Location: Dutch Island State Wildlife Management Area Park, Dutch Island, Newport County, Rhode Island.

Maps & Images

Lat: 41.5030556 Long: -71.4005556

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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 702
U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Narragansett Bay, (HDNARB-AP-45), 1 Feb 1945, CDSG

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