Artillery Park
The Artillery Park is a historic cemetery at North Road and Narragansett Avenue in Jamestown, Rhode Island. It is located at a high point on the southern part of Conanicut Island. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.Photo: Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: historic cemetery in Jamestown, Rhode Island, United States
- Also known as: “Churchyard Cemetery”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jamestown Museum and Rose Island Light.
Jamestown Museum
Museum
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jamestown Museum is a local history museum which tells the history of Jamestown, Rhode Island and is run by the Jamestown Historical Society. The Jamestown Historical Society founded the museum in the current building in 1971.
Rose Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rose Island Light, built in 1870, is on Rose Island in Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island in the United States. It is preserved, maintained and operated by The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation. Rose Island Light is situated 1½ miles east of Artillery Park.
Fort Wetherill State Park
Park
Photo: JMPelletier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Wetherill State Park is a public recreation area occupying 61.5 acres at the southeastern tip of Conanicut Island in the town of Jamestown, Rhode Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jamestown and Saunderstown.
Jamestown
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jamestown is a village on Conanicut Island, a small parcel of land that connects mainland Rhode Island to Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay. Jamestown is 25 miles south of Providence and offers plenty of shopping, dining and recreation.
Saunderstown
Village
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Saunderstown is a small village and historic district spread across the four towns of Narragansett, South Kingstown, Exeter and North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States. Saunderstown is situated 2½ miles west of Artillery Park.
Newport
Newport is a beautiful seaside city in Rhode Island that is famous for its genteel mansions and a rich history of yachting, golf, and tennis. With a population of only 25,000, this scenic resort town punches well above its weight and was known as the "Summer White House" throughout the 1950s and 60s.
Artillery Park
- Category: cemetery
- Location: Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Artillery Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Artillery Park”
- Turkish: “Artillery Park”
- Turkish: “Artillery Parkı”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jamestown Town Cemetery and Jamestown Fire Department Memorial Museum.
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