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Dutch Island and Fort Greble
Contributor(s): Schroder, Walter K. (Author)
ISBN: 073856365X     ISBN-13: 9780738563657
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
OUR PRICE:   $19.79  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 1998
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt)
- History | Military - United States
- Travel | Museums, Tours, Points Of Interest
Dewey: 974.5
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6.51" W x 9.26" (0.64 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - Rhode Island
 
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Publisher Description:

Dutch Island and Fort Greble, a fascinating visual journey through the past, will delight and educate both the avid historian and the casual observer.


Dutch Island is an 81-acre island situated at the southern end of the West Passage to Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. It served an important role in our country's military history, from its acquisition by the United States Army in 1864 until its closing by the military in 1947.

This volume is the first pictorial history illustrating the military development and facilities of Fort Greble on Dutch Island, spanning the period from the Civil War to World War II. Readers will step back in time and wander through the early earthworks and different incarnations of Fort Greble, stroll along the pristine parade ground before it was covered in briar and bramble, gaze upon the huge coastal artillery guns pointing toward the sea, and watch uniformed soldiers performing their duties on this fortified island.

Author Walter K. Schroder, author of Defenses of Narragansett Bay, has compiled an amazing collection of photographs, many from the official federal archives, that detail and examine a memorable chapter in our country's military past.


Contributor Bio(s): Schroder, Walter K.: - Walter K. Schroder, author of Defenses of Narragansett Bay, has compiled an amazing collection of photographs, many from the official federal archives, that detail and examine a memorable chapter in our country s military past. Dutch Island and Fort Greble is a wonderful visual journey through the past that will delight and educate both the avid historian and the casual observer.