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.[1]
| Oak's Inn Military Reservation | |
|---|---|
| Part of Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound | |
| Misquamicut, Rhode Island | |
 A 155 mm gun, similar to those at Oak's Inn, on a Panama mount. | |
| Coordinates | 41°20′00″N 71°48′21″W / 41.33333°N 71.80583°W |
| Type | Coastal Defense |
| Site information | |
| Owner | private |
| Controlled by | United States Army |
| Open to the public | no |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1942 |
| Built by | United States Army |
| In use | 1942–1944 |
| Demolished | Panama Mounts and Officers Quarters razed 2008 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
History
editOak'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.[1][2]
Present
editThe inn was demolished in the 1950s and the Panama Mounts and Officers' Quarters were demolished in 2008 for a new housing development.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Oak's Inn Mil Res at American Forts Network
- ^ Berhow, p. 207
- Berhow, Mark A., ed. (2015). American Seacoast Defenses, A Reference Guide (Third ed.). McLean, Virginia: CDSG Press. ISBN 978-0-9748167-3-9.
- Lewis, Emanuel Raymond (1979). Seacoast Fortifications of the United States. Annapolis: Leeward Publications. ISBN 978-0-929521-11-4.
External links
edit- List of all US coastal forts and batteries at the Coast Defense Study Group, Inc. website
- FortWiki, lists most CONUS and Canadian forts
- Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound at American Forts Network