Fortifications of the Seaport Towns
Document 1794A general return of the situation of the fortifications of the seaport towns in the states of New England, including Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and New York. The document stresses the importance of fortifications at Newport, Rhode Island, in the event of war, advising that they be strengthened. The importance of New York is also stressed.
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A general return of the situation of the fortifications of the seaport towns in the states of New England, including Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine and New York. The document stresses the importance of fortifications at Newport, Rhode Island, in the event of war, advising that they be strengthened. The importance of New York is also stressed.
Date
04/01/1794
Author
Recipient
Collection
Document number
1794040100000
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Congress
governor
[Samuel Huntington]
[Alexander Hamilton]
Treasury
[Arthur Fenner]
[Samuel Adams]
engineer
Rochefontaine
militia
President
[George Washington]
General Lamb
[George Clinton]
collector
Notable locations
New London
Connecticut
Norwich
Groton
Newport
Rhode Island
Goat Island
Tomany Hill
Butts Hill
Howland's Ferry
Europe
Castle Island
Portland
Massachusetts
Boston
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
Salem
Marblehead
Cape Ann
Juniper's Point
Dorchester
Fort Hill
Noddle's Island
Charleston Point
New York
Sandy Hook
Governor's Island
Paulus Hook
France
Notable items
Harbor
fortification
stone masonry
citadel
powder magazine
garrison
batteries
glacis
ships
war
cannon
muskets
fort
sods
brick
battery
bomb
furnace
artillery
guard house
powder house
stone walls
carriages
pounders
heating balls
gun boats
expedition
land
sea
barracks
block house
parapet
embrasure
platform