Fort Wetherill
Fort Wetherill is a former coast artillery fort that occupies the southern portion of the eastern tip of Conanicut Island in Jamestown, Rhode Island. It sits atop high granite cliffs, overlooking the entrance to Narragansett Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fort
- Description: historic site in Rhode Island, United States
- Also known as: “Fort Wetherell”
- Historically known as: “Fort Dumpling”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Wetherill State Park and Castle Hill Light.
Fort Wetherill State Park
Park
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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.
Castle Hill Light
Lighthouse
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Castle Hill Lighthouse is located on Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island, at the end of the historic Ocean Drive. It is an active navigation aid for vessels entering the East Passage, between Conanicut Island and Aquidneck Island. Castle Hill Light is situated 1 mile south of Fort Wetherill.
Clingstone
House
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Clingstone is a house built in 1905, perched atop a small, rocky island in an island group called "The Dumplings" in Narragansett Bay, near Jamestown, Rhode Island. Clingstone is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Fort Wetherill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newport and Saunderstown.
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.
Saunderstown
Village
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Saunderstown is a small village and historic district spread across the 4 towns of Narragansett, South Kingstown, Exeter and North Kingstown in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. Saunderstown is situated 4 miles northwest of Fort Wetherill.
Narragansett
Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Narragansett is in South County, Rhode Island. It includes the beach villages of Galilee, Scarborough, Point Judith, and Bonnet Shores. Families and students enjoy Narragansett especially in the summer because beaches are so close.
Fort Wetherill
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Jamestown, Newport County, Rhode Island, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Fort Wetherill” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ويذريل”
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