Fort Kearny

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Fort Kearny was a coastal defense fort in the Saunderstown area of Narragansett, Rhode Island from 1901 to 1943. It was a prisoner-of-war camp for German prisoners in 1945. It is now the Narragansett Bay Campus of the University of Rhode Island. In many sources it is spelled Fort Kearney.

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Location: 41.4906, -71.4228, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Great Swamp Fight
    1675 battle of King Philip's War
  • Mount Hope Bay raids
    1778 series of military raids by British troops during the American Revolutionary War
  • Battle of Rhode Island
    1778 battle of the American Revolutionary War
  • King Philip's War
    conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day New England and English colonists
  • Fort Getty
    fort in Rhode Island
  • Fort Ninigret
    historic fort and trading post site in Rhode Island, USA  
  • Fort Wolcott
    fort on Goat Island, Rhode Island
  • Fort Greene
    US Army Reserve base
  • Fort Adams
    former American Army post in Newport, Rhode Island  
  • Fort Wetherill
    historic site in Rhode Island, United States
  • Fort Kearny
    historic fort in Rhode Island, USA
  • Camp Varnum
    Rhode Island Army National Guard training facility
  • Fort Church
    World War II US coast defense fort
  • Bristol Train of Artillery Museum
    museum in Bristol, Rhode Island, US
  • Hiddensee
    Tarantul-class corvette in East German Navy ship, brought to US for analysis: now museum
  • HMS Endeavour
    1764 collier and survey vessel
  • HMS Lark
    1762 Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1675Great Swamp FightbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1778Mount Hope Bay raidsUnited States, Continental Army, Kingdom of Great Britain, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1778Battle of Rhode IslandUnited States, battle, Kingdom of Great BritainWikidata
    eventwar1675King Philip's Warwar, Mohegan, Pequot, Wampanoag people, Narragansett people, New England Confederation, Nipmuc, Nashaway people, Podunk peopleWikidata
    linkpageFortWiki page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS CeroshipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS SaratogaForrestal-class aircraft carrier, supercarrierWikidata
    sitefortFort GettyfortWikidata
    sitefort1637Fort Ninigrettrading post, archaeological site, fortWikidata
    sitefort1702Fort WolcottfortWikidata
    sitefort1794Fort GreenefortWikidata
    sitefort1798Fort AdamsfortWikidata
    sitefort1895Fort WetherillfortWikidata
    sitefort1908Fort KearnyfortWikidata
    sitefort1942Camp VarnumfortWikidata
    sitefort1942Fort ChurchfortWikidata
    sitemuseumBristol Train of Artillery Museummilitary museumWikidata
    sitemuseumHiddenseecorvette, German Navy, United States Navy, preserved watercraft, East German Navy, museum shipWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Endeavoursurvey vessel, collier, shipwreckWikidata
    siteshipwreck1762HMS Larkfifth-rate frigate, shipwreck, Richmond-class fifth-rate frigateWikidata