Battery Greene (Newport, Rhode Island)

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Eight 12" mortars were mounted here from 1898 to 1943.

Battery Greene was named on March 24, 1900 in honor of Major General Nathaniel Greene, Continental Army, a distinguished citizen of Rhode Island, who exercised important command under General Washington and in the Carolinas during the war of the Revolution.
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Coordinates:   41°28'20"N   71°20'23"W
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