Building a Fortress

Building a Fortress (HMWGV)

Location: Newport, RI 02840 Newport County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 28.749', W 71° 20.235'

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U.S. army officer, Joseph G. Totten superintended the construction of Fort Adams beginning in 1825. He oversaw all details of construction until 1838, when he was appointed as the first Chief Engineer of the newly created Army Corps of Engineers.

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Bricks used
2,952,418 ? ? ? ? Structural Arches
595,900 ? ?? ? ? ? Outerwork Arches
545,992 ? ? ? ?? ? in Tunnels
77,850 ? ? ? ? ? ?? in Embrasures
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Total Bricks: ? ? 4,172, 160

Tunnels:
1,350 ? ??? ? SE Outerworks
1,420 ??? ? ? Center Outerworks
280 ???? ? ? ? SW Outerworks
50 ?? ? ? ? ? ? Tenailies
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Total in Linear Feet: ? ? 3,110' or .59 Miles

Construction Materials:
12,516 ? ??? ? Tons of Bricks
795,285 ? ? ? Tons of Soil
62,784 ?? ?? ? Tons of Gravel
48,461 ?? ?? ? Tons of Granite Blocks
20,650 ? ??? ? Tons of Rubble Stone
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Total Weight of Ft. Adams ? ? 939,696 Tons of Materials
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HM NumberHMWGV
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Placed ByFort Adams State Park
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Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 7:38am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 304857 N 4594586
Decimal Degrees41.47915000, -71.33725000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 28.749', W 71° 20.235'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 28' 44.94" N, 71° 20' 14.10" W
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Area Code(s)401
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 63 Jackson Rd, Newport RI 02840, US
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