Fort Wetherill State Park

Fort Wetherill State Park
Rhode Island State Park

Country	United States
State	Rhode Island
County	Newport
Town	Jamestown

Elevation	66 ft (20 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	41°28′46″N 71°21′54″W / 41.47944°N 71.36500°W / 41.47944; -71.36500Coordinates: 41°28′46″N 71°21′54″W / 41.47944°N 71.36500°W / 41.47944; -71.36500 ^[1]

Area	61.5 acres (25 ha)

Established	1972
Management	Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Parks & Recreation

Location in Rhode Island
Website: Fort Wetherill State Park

Fort Wetherill State Park is a Rhode Island state park on Conanicut Island in the town of Jamestown, Rhode Island. The park sits on the East Passage of Narragansett Bay opposite Fort Adams State Park. From 1901 through World War II, Fort Wetherill and Fort Adams were part of a string of coastal defenses designed to protect the bay's entrance points. The Fort Wetherill battery and training camp were acquired by the State of Rhode Island from the United States in 1972.^[2] The park is used for sightseeing, scuba diving, picnicking, boating, fishing, and hiking.^[3]There are also many theories as to strange, sometimes paranormal seeming occurrences at the docks in Jamestown. In 1985, four women in their 20's were found murdered and dumped in the water near the docks. Since that incident there have been over 200 police reports of paranormal activity at those docks. It it widely believed by experts to be one of the most haunted locations in America.

References

1 2 "Fort Wetherill State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ "Fort Wetherill State Park History". State of Rhode Island Division of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
↑ "Fort Wetherill State Park". State of Rhode Island Division of Parks & Recreation. Retrieved August 26, 2014.

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Fort Wetherill State Park Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Parks & Recreation

Protected areas of Rhode Island

Federal	Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Block Island National Wildlife Refuge Chafee National Wildlife Refuge Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge Touro Synagogue National Historic Site Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge Roger Williams National Memorial

State Parks	Beavertail Blackstone River Bikeway Brenton Point Burlingame Colt Fishermen's Memorial Fort Adams Fort Wetherill Goddard Memorial Haines Memorial Lincoln Woods Pulaski Rocky Point Snake Den World War II Memorial

State Beaches	Charlestown Breachway East Beach East Matunuck Misquamicut Roger Wheeler Salty Brine Scarborough

State Forests	Lincoln Woods George Washington Memorial Wickaboxet

Other protected areas	Arcadia Management Area East Bay Bike Path Ell Pond George Washington State Campground

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