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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWI5_between-the-wars_Newport-RI.html
"Fort Adams . . . often was dubbed the country club of the army, especially by those officers and enlisted men who were assigned to it after duty in foreign areas. And its peacetime background was dotted with stories of high society and Army bras…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWI2_changing-role-of-the-fort_Newport-RI.html
The late 19th century saw revolutionary changes in both weapons and strategies of defense. Steam powered ships with high velocity naval guns could now bring the walls down and rendered forts obsolete. To remedy the risk, Fort Adams expanded outsid…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWGV_building-a-fortress_Newport-RI.html
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.[…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWFU_southwest-battery_Newport-RI.html
During the late 19th century the Southwest battery was the advanced position for directing fire against the enemy's warships. It was here that the giant Rodman cannons hurled their massive 15' projectiles, each weighing over 300 pounds, to a range…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWFP_defending-from-land-assault_Newport-RI.html
Think about how difficult a land attack against Fort Adams would be. First, you would have to capture the Redoubt, located a quarter mile to the south. You would then have to charge up the sloping glacis to the Southern front. Finally, you would h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWFK_three-tiers-of-firepower_Newport-RI.html
The Fast Passage provides easy entry to Narragansett Bay. So in wartime, an enemy fleet could have sailed right into Newport, with cannons blazing! To answer this potential threat, Fort Adams focused its firepower here on the west wall.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWFH_life-in-fort-adams_Newport-RI.html
I did not have far or long to look, because, being the junior officer of the garrison I could displace no other, and besides, there was but one casemate available for me to choose from . . . ? A good sweeping and a little glazing of broken windows…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWFG_defending-narragansett-bay_Newport-RI.html
During the 19th century, Newport was the only deep water harbor between New York and Boston which could serve as a base for a large fleet of warships. Fort Adams was located at a crucial point where it could prevent the entry of enemy warships int…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWFC_a-giant-among-forts_Newport-RI.html
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 hun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWEO_tom-robinson-house_Newport-RI.html
Home ofQuaker Tom Robinsonand his descendantssince 1759.Headquarters ofVicomte de Noailles, 1780-81