Fort Church (Rhode Island)

Fort Church
Part of Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay
Little Compton, Rhode Island
Site information
TypeCoastal Defense
Ownervarious
Controlled byvarious
Conditionmostly buried
Location
Fort Church
Location in Rhode Island
Coordinates41°28′46″N 71°11′00″W / 41.47944°N 71.18333°W / 41.47944; -71.18333
Site history
Built1942
Built byUnited States Army
In use1942—1948
Battles/warsWorld War II

Fort Church was a World War II United States Army coastal defense fort in Little Compton, Rhode Island. Together with Fort Greene near Point Judith, it superseded all previous heavy gun defenses in the Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay.

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