Fort Kearny (3)

Fort Kearny (3) (1901-1946) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1901 in Washington County, Rhode Island, as Boston Neck Military Reservation. Later named [[Fort Kearny (3)|Fort Kearny] in G.O. 194, 27 Dec 1904, after MG Philip Kearny (3), U.S. Volunteers, who served with distinction during the Mexican-American War, and who was killed while visiting pickets at Chantilly, Virginia, 1 Sep 1862. Abandoned in 1946.

Fort Kearny Permanent Barracks 1840s Building	Fort Kearny Temp WWII Barracks 1941 Building

Endicott Period

Part of the Harbor Defense of Narragansett Bay.

Fort Kearny (3) Endicott Period Battery (edit list)

Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery French	4	6"	Disappearing	1904-1906-1908-1917	$ 102,427	3 Guns to France 1917
Battery Cram	2	6"	Disappearing	1904-1906-1908-1943	$ 63,580
Battery Armistead (1)	2	3"	Pedestal	1904-1906-1908-1942	$ 16,600	Guns & carriages to Fort Varnum, Battery Armistead (2)
Source: CDSG

Fort Kearny 1921 Plan with WWI Temporary Buildings In Place

Current Status

Part of the University of Rhode Island Bay Campus on Narragansett Bay, Washington County, Rhode Island.

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Location: Fort Kearny (3), Narragansett Bay, Washington County, Rhode Island. Maps & Images Lat: 41.4916667 Long: -71.4230556 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 69'

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 703
• U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Narragansett Bay, (HDNARB-AP-45), 1 Feb 1945, CDSG
• Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Kearny (3)
• Wikipedia - Fort Kearny

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