Capizzano Olive Oils & Vinegars

Westerly, Rhode Island. Maybe 1965.

Fun and food in Westerly. The good ol' days!

Finding Fort Mansfield, Westerly RI

I absolutely love the beach and the feelings of peace it evokes and this explore definitely fed that desire to be near water even if it was only about 30 degrees out. The fort is located at the very end of a long sandbar, about a mile and a half walk one way. The fort isn’t one of the largest I have seen yet still incredible to see. I just may have enjoyed the trip to get here as much as the destination. Get up, get out and as always..... Happy Exploring ????

Fort Mansfield was a coastal artillery installation located on Napatree Point, a long barrier beach in the village of Watch Hill. Part of Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound

Coordinates
41°18′23″N 71°53′05″W
Built 1901
Built by United States Army
In use 1901-1917

Fort Mansfield was one of numerous coastal artillery installations constructed in the Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound as part of the coastal defense network for New York City. It was named in honor of Joseph K. Mansfield (1803–1862), who served as an engineer officer during the Mexican War and was eventually promoted to Inspector General of the Army; as a general, he was killed at the Battle of Antietam in the Civil War.

When the fort was first manned in 1901, it was considered a sub-post of Fort Trumbull in New London, Connecticut. But when the fort was fully manned in 1902, its status changed to an independent battery. The fort’s main armament consisted of Battery Wooster, two 8-inch M1888 disappearing guns; Battery Crawford, two 5-inch M1897 guns on balanced pillar carriages; and Battery Connell, two 5-inch M1900 guns on pedestal mounts.