Fort Barton Site, Tiverton

Name: Fort Barton Site
Address: Lawton Ave, Tiverton, 02878, United States

#1 among attractions in Tiverton

Top attraction, Trail, Forts and castles

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The Fort Barton Site is the site of an historic American Revolutionary War fort, now located in a public park at Lawton and Highland Avenues in Tiverton, Rhode Island. All that remains of the fort are its earthworks, a roughly oblong structure about 150 feet long and 100 feet deep. The site was a defensive post overlooking the main ferry crossing between Tiverton and Aquidneck Island, which was under British control at the time of its construction in 1777. The ferry was used as a launching position for American forces during the Battle of Rhode Island in August 1778. The site was named after Lt. Col. William Barton who successfully captured the British General Prescott during a midnight raid on the British headquarters at Prescott Farm in what is now Portsmouth. ()

Coordinates: 41°37'31"N, 71°12'25"W

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Lawton AveTiverton 02878 United States

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Fort Barton Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Narrows Center for the Arts, Blithewold Mansion, Mount Hope Bridge, Bristol Ferry Light.

5.8 miN
Museum, Concerts and shows, Theater
Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River
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3.6 miNW
Museum, History museum, Garden
Blithewold Mansion, Bristol
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2.8 miW
Bridge
Mount Hope Bridge, Bristol
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3 miNW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Bristol Ferry Light, Bristol
77 min walk • Bristol Ferry Light is a historic lighthouse in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States. It is located on the shores of Narragansett Bay at Bristol Point, the northern land point of Mount Hope Bay at the base of the Mount Hope Bridge.
3.9 miSW
Garden, Specialty museum, Park
Green Animals Topiary Garden, Portsmouth
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4.3 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Herreshoff Marine Museum, Bristol
109 min walk • The Herreshoff Marine Museum, located in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA, is a maritime museum dedicated to the history of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, yachting, and the America's Cup.
6 miNE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Academy Building, Fall River
152 min walk • Academy Building is a historic building in Fall River, Massachusetts. The building was constructed in 1875 as a memorial to Nathaniel Briggs Borden by his family. It opened its doors on January 6, 1876. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
4.1 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
New Harbour Mall, Fall River
105 min walk • New Harbour Mall was an enclosed shopping mall located in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States, at the intersection of Route 24 and Route 81.
3.4 miSW
Cemetery
Portsmouth Friends Meetinghouse Parsonage and Cemetery, Portsmouth
86 min walk • The Portsmouth Friends Meetinghouse, Parsonage, and Cemetery is a historic Friends Meeting House and cemetery of the Religious Society of Friends, at 11 Middle Road and 2232 E. Main Road in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
1 miNW
Bridge
Sakonnet River Bridge, Newport
25 min walk • The Sakonnet River Bridge is a four-lane bridge spanning the Sakonnet River in eastern Rhode Island. The bridge carries RI 24 and RI 138 between the communities of Portsmouth and Tiverton, Rhode Island.
4 miNW
Museum, History museum
Mount Hope Farm, Bristol
102 min walk • Mount Hope Farm is a historic estate on Metacom Avenue in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States.