Fort Ninigret
Fort Ninigret is a historic fort and trading post site at Fort Neck Road in Charlestown, Rhode Island, built and occupied by European settlers in the seventeenth century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- 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.
Watchaug Pond
Pond
Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.
Watchaug Pond is a kettle pond located in southern Rhode Island, in the town of Charlestown. It is surrounded by the John Vincent Gormley 8-mile loop trail which was dedicated by Senator Jack Reed in 1999. Watchaug Pond is situated 2½ miles west of Fort Ninigret.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charlestown and Quonochontaug.
Charlestown
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Charlestown, nicknamed C-Town by locals, is a town on the southern coastline of Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Charlestown is bordered by Westerly to the west, Richmond to the north divided by the Pawcatuck River, and South Kingstown to the east, with the Block Island Sound to the south.
Quonochontaug
Village
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Quonochontaug is a village in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. It is composed of three small beach communities, and is part of Charlestown. Quonochontaug is situated 4½ miles southwest of Fort Ninigret.
Wood River Junction
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wood River Junction is a small village in the town of Richmond, Rhode Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, 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. Wood River Junction is situated 4½ miles northwest of Fort Ninigret.
Fort Ninigret
- Categories: fort, trading post, archaeological site, and locality
- Location: Town of Charlestown, South County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.38116° or 41° 22′ 52″ northLongitude
-71.64786° or 71° 38′ 52″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HC99J2+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 158903723OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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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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