Fort Kearny (Rhode Island)
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This article is about the fort in Rhode Island. For other locations, see Fort Kearny (disambiguation).
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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Fort Kearny | |
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Part of Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay | |
Saunderstown, Narragansett, Rhode Island | |
Coordinates | 41°29′26″N 71°25′22″W |
Type | Coastal Defense, later POW camp |
Site information | |
Owner | University of Rhode Island |
Controlled by | University of Rhode Island |
Condition | partly re-used, partly built on |
Site history | |
Built | 1908 |
Built by | United States Army |
In use | 1908-1946 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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