Conanicut Battery is a colonial and 20th century military battery in Jamestown, Rhode Island

Jamestown, Rhode Island

Jamestown is a town located in Newport County, Rhode Island, in the United States. The population was 5,405 at the 2010 census. Jamestown is situated almost entirely on Conanicut Island, the second largest island in Narragansett Bay.-History:...

, west of Beaver Tail Road.

During the American revolution

American Revolution

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, the British occupied and rebuilt the colonial battery in 1776. During the early 20th century the U.S. military built large underground defensive batteries. The site added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 1973 as building #84000356. The Friends of the Conanicut Battery have worked to preserve the site.