Fort Adams State Park (Newport, Rhode Island)
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Fort Adams Drive, 84
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park, place with historical importance, fort
84 Fort Adams Drive
Newport, RI 02840
(401) 847-2400
www.riparks.com/Locations/LocationFortAdams.html
www.fortadams.org/
Fort Adams State Park is located at the mouth of Newport Harbor, offering spectacular panoramas of both the harbor and Narragansett Bay. The park is home to Fort Adams, the largest coastal fortification in the United States. The area was originally owned by William Brenton who originally called the region "Hammersmith." The original name, "Hammersmith," survives in the name of the adjacent Hammersmith Farm, former home of Hugh D. Auchincloss Jr., stepfather of First Lady Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy. Fort Adams State Park affords not only wonderful panoramas, but also areas for picnics and other such activities. Annually, the park plays host to the Newport Jazz Festival and the Newport Folk Festival.
Newport, RI 02840
(401) 847-2400
www.riparks.com/Locations/LocationFortAdams.html
www.fortadams.org/
Fort Adams State Park is located at the mouth of Newport Harbor, offering spectacular panoramas of both the harbor and Narragansett Bay. The park is home to Fort Adams, the largest coastal fortification in the United States. The area was originally owned by William Brenton who originally called the region "Hammersmith." The original name, "Hammersmith," survives in the name of the adjacent Hammersmith Farm, former home of Hugh D. Auchincloss Jr., stepfather of First Lady Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy. Fort Adams State Park affords not only wonderful panoramas, but also areas for picnics and other such activities. Annually, the park plays host to the Newport Jazz Festival and the Newport Folk Festival.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Adams_State_Park
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Coordinates: 41°28'32"N 71°20'27"W
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- Massasoit State Park 53 km
- Manuel F. Correllus State Forest 57 km
- South Cape Beach State Park 67 km
- Scusset Beach State Reservation 76 km
- Banstable Conservation Land 80 km
- Fort Adams Naval Housing 0.2 km
- Hammersmith Farm 0.8 km
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- Newport County, Rhode Island 12 km
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