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Fort Barton in Tiverton, Rhode Island — Marcbela

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Fort Barton

343 Highland Road 02878

Tiverton

View from Fort Barton Historic Site

Marcbela

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, the Fort Barton site still has earthwork remains of the original fort, built in 1777 and used as a defensive post overlooking the ferry crossing between Tiverton and Aquidneck Island during the American Revolution. American forces used this ferry as a launching point during the Battle of Rhode Island in August 1778. The fort was named after Lt. Col. William Barton, who captured British General Richard Prescott during a midnight raid at Prescott Farm.

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