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Fort Adams

United States · 18th century

Founded
1798
Heritage status
National Register of Historic Places listed place · National Historic Landmark
Location
Rhode Island
Coordinates
41.475°, -71.34111°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Fort Adams in the United States
Photo: Ad Meskens · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Fort Adams is a former United States Army post in Newport, Rhode Island, that was established on July 4, 1799, as a First System coastal fortification, named for the American Founding Father and president John Adams, who was in office at the time. Its first commanding officer was Captain John Henry, who was later instrumental in starting the War of 1812. The current Fort Adams was built between 1824 and 1857 under the Third System of coastal forts; it is part of Fort Adams State Park today.

Text adapted from “Fort Adams” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Fort Adams ranks #4,696 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #89 of the 120 mapped in United States. Founded 1798, it is older than 13% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 757 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,755 times in the last 60 days, more than 79% of the atlas. See how United States compares in the castle statistics.

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