Imagine this twenty acre fort filled to capacity: 2,400 soldiers here to defend Newport with 468 cannon sited along the most probable attack routes.

Though designed to house an imposing force, Fort Adams was normally garrisoned with several hundred troops during peacetime. When America engaged in war, however, the fort and surrounding area teemed with thousands of soldiers patrolling the ramparts and training for combat.

Simon Bernard, who had served as a lieutenant general of engineers under Napoleon, designed Fort Adams using many of the advanced fortification techniques of French engineers.
[ Along Bottom of Marker :]Fort Adams ? Newport, RI
Circa: ? ? ? ? 1825
Size: ? ? ? ? ? 871,200 sq. feet
Material: ? ? Granite, Shale & Brick
Soldiers: ? ? 2,400
Guns: ? ? ?? ? 468

Fort McHenry ? Baltimore, MD
Circa: ? ? ? ? 1796
Size: ? ? ? ? ? 85,000 sq. feet
Material: ? ? Earth & Brick
Soldiers: ? ? 1500
Guns: ? ? ? ? 60

Fort Sumter ? Charleston, SC
Circa: ? ? ? ? 1829
Size: ? ? ? ? ? 56,000 sq. feet
Material: ? ? Rubble, Stone & Brick
Soldiers: ? ? 650
Guns: ? ? ? ? 135

Fort Ticonderoga ? Ticonderoga, NY
Circa: ? ? ? ? 1755
Size: ? ? ? ? ? 44,200 sq. feet
Material: ? ? Logs, Earth & Stone
Soldiers: ? ? 400
Guns: ? ? ? ? 84

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Fort Adams Foundation
Building a Fortress
Erich A. O'D. Taylor
Life in Fort Adams
Understanding the Fort
Fort Adams
Three Tiers of Firepower
Defending Narragansett Bay
Changing Role of the Fort
Returning Old Glory 2001

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