Oak's Inn Military Reservation
{{Short description|Former coastal defense site located in Misquamicut, Rhode Island}}
{{Infobox Military Structure
| name = Oak's Inn Military Reservation
| partof = Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound
| location = Misquamicut, Rhode Island
| coordinates = {{coord|41|20|00|N|71|48|21|W|}}
| image = 155mm GPF Garden Island WA 1943 AWM 054026.jpeg
| caption = A 155 mm gun, similar to those at Oak's Inn, on a Panama mount.
| type = Coastal Defense
| code =
| built = 1942
| builder = United States Army
| materials =
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| used = 1942–1944
| demolished = Panama Mounts and Officers Quarters razed 2008
| condition =
| ownership = private
| open_to_public = no
| controlledby = United States Army
| garrison =
| current_commander =
| commanders =
| occupants =
| battles = World War II
| events =
}}
Oak's Inn Military Reservation was a coastal defense site located in Misquamicut, Rhode Island in the town of Westerly, overlooking Misquamicut State Beach. It was part of the Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound. Today, the site is a residential development.
History
Oak's Inn Military Reservation was built adjacent to the inn of the same name in 1942. The site had four "Panama mounts" (circular concrete platforms) for four towed 155 mm (6.1 inch) guns. A battery of two 16-inch (406 mm) guns (Battery Construction Number 114) was proposed for this location but not built. The reservation was deactivated in 1944.[http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/ri.html#longisland Oak's Inn Mil Res at American Forts Network]Berhow, p. 207
=Present=
The inn was demolished in the 1950s and the Panama Mounts and Officers' Quarters were demolished in 2008 for a new housing development.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite book |editor-last=Berhow |editor-first=Mark A. | title = American Seacoast Defenses, A Reference Guide |edition=Third | location = McLean, Virginia | publisher = CDSG Press | year = 2015 | isbn = 978-0-9748167-3-9}}
- {{cite book | last = Lewis | first = Emanuel Raymond | title = Seacoast Fortifications of the United States | publisher = Leeward Publications | year = 1979 | location = Annapolis | isbn = 978-0-929521-11-4 }}
External links
- [http://cdsg.org/fort-and-battery-list/ List of all US coastal forts and batteries] at the Coast Defense Study Group, Inc. website
- [http://www.fortwiki.com/Fort_Wiki FortWiki, lists most CONUS and Canadian forts]
- [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/ri.html#longisland Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound at American Forts Network]
{{Forts in Rhode Island}}
Category:Forts in Rhode Island
Category:Westerly, Rhode Island
Category:Buildings and structures in Washington County, Rhode Island
Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Rhode Island