Portsmouth in Newport County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)
Butts Hill Fort
Photographed by Marc Belanger, November 6, 2022
1. Butts Hill Fort Marker
They are now consecrated to the immortal memory of those brave men who upon
August 29, 1778.
withstood the assaults of the more numerous, highly trained British Army under General Pigot.
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Dedicated to posterity
by the
Newport Historical Society
August 29, 1923.
Erected 1923 by Newport Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.
Location. 41° 36.909′ N, 71° 15.03′ W. Marker is in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in Newport County. It is on Fort Street south of Sprague Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Portsmouth RI 02871, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Narragansett Bay and in Newport and Aquidneck Island. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Garden of New England (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Battle of Rhode Island - 1778 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Sri Chinmoy Peace Town (approx. 0.9 miles away); Portsmouth Compact (approx. 0.9 miles away); Anne Hutchinson/Mary Dyer Memorial Herb Garden (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of the Battle of Rhode Island (approx. one mile away); The 1st Rhode Island Regiment and the Battle of Rhode Island (approx. one mile away); The Black Regiment (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portsmouth.
Other markers no longer nearby. The Battle of Rhode Island - 1778 (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Garden of New England (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . The Battle of Rhode Island.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 8, 2011
2. Butts Hill Fort Marker
The remote location of the marker has made it easy prey to vandalism.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 8, 2011
3. Butts Hill Fort Marker
Continental troops under Maj. Gen. John Sullivan made a stand here at Butts Hill Fort against British troops commanded by Maj. Gen. Frederich Wilhelm von Lossberg during the August 29, 1778 Battle of Rhode Island.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 8, 2011
4. Marker on Butts Hill
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 8, 2011
5. Site of the Butts Hill Fort
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 8, 2011
6. Butts Hill Fort Fortifications
These fortifications still exist near the marker on Butts Hill.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,461 times since then and 178 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 25, 2023, by Marc Belanger of Reno, Nevada. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 9, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
