Fort Ninigret

Fort Ninigret is a historic fort and trading post site at Fort Neck Road in , built and occupied by European settlers in the seventeenth century.
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Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: historic fort and trading post site in Rhode Island, USA
  • Also known as: “Fort Neck”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Watchaug Pond.

Pond
Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.
is a kettle pond located in southern , in the town of . It is surrounded by the John Vincent Gormley 8-mile loop trail which was dedicated by Senator Jack Reed in 1999. is situated 2½ miles west of Fort Ninigret.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charlestown and Quonochontaug.

Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, nicknamed C-Town by locals, is a town on the southern coastline of , , United States. is bordered by to the west, to the north divided by the , and to the east, with the to the south.

Village
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is a village in , United States. It is composed of three small beach communities, and is part of . is situated 4½ miles southwest of Fort Ninigret.

Village
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is a small village in the town of , , United States. It is home to the Chariho school district's main campus and is otherwise largely turf farms, which were potato farms before the nuclear accident in 1964. is situated 4½ miles northwest of Fort Ninigret.

Fort Ninigret

Latitude
41.38116° or 41° 22′ 52″ north
Longitude
-71.64786° or 71° 38′ 52″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87HC99J2+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158903723
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
5222162
Wiki­data ID
Q5471760
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Fort Ninigret” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن نينيجريت”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte Ninigret”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Charlestown Beach and Green Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ninigret Beach and Cross Mills Public Library.

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