Battery Tousard

(2 reviewss)

Description

Coming SOON

 

Specs

  • Year Construction Began: 1901
  • Year Construction Finished: 1903 
  • Year Abandoned: 1942
  • Original Function: Endicott Period concrete coastal gun battery with three 12″ M1900 guns mounted on M1901 Disappearing carriages

Location

  • Park: Fort Getty State Park
  • Address: 1050 Fort Getty Road
  • Town: Jamestown
  • State: Rhode Island
  • GPS: Lat 41.489838 Lng -71.3995412
  • Parking notes: There are many parking areas in Fort Getty State Park near Battery Tousard. There is no fee to park at Fort Getty State Park in the off-season. In the summer, a $20 fee is charged for daily parking at Fort Getty in Jamestown, RI.
  • Parking directions: HERE
  • Location directions: HERE

2 reviews for Battery Tousard

  1. Julian Malcolm

    Buried in 1985.

  2. Julian Malcolm

    I have attached an ariel image from the 40s

    Image #1 from Julian Malcolm
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