True Tales of Life & Death at Fort Adams (ePub)
(Sprache: Englisch)
The story of a historic Newport, Rhode Island, landmark shadowed by tragedy.
For 150 years, Fort Adams guarded the strategic entrance to Narragansett Bay and Newport Harbor. It was the largest coastal fortification in the United States, and though the...
For 150 years, Fort Adams guarded the strategic entrance to Narragansett Bay and Newport Harbor. It was the largest coastal fortification in the United States, and though the...
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The story of a historic Newport, Rhode Island, landmark shadowed by tragedy.
For 150 years, Fort Adams guarded the strategic entrance to Narragansett Bay and Newport Harbor. It was the largest coastal fortification in the United States, and though the site never saw a battle, its history is shadowed with dark tragedy. The fort witnessed its first death in 1819 when Private William G. Cornell shot Private William Kane point-blank and without remorse over an unknown argument. Unfortunately, more tragedy would follow. In 1871, twenty-eight-year-old George F. Drake slit his own throat after his sweetheart ended their relationship. And in 1879, Private Franz Koppe was mysteriously attacked, later dying of his injuries. The Spanish influenza arrived at Fort Adams in 1918, killing five soldiers in one month. Through these stories of life and death, author Kathleen Troost-Cramer traces the history of this national landmark.
Includes maps and photos
For 150 years, Fort Adams guarded the strategic entrance to Narragansett Bay and Newport Harbor. It was the largest coastal fortification in the United States, and though the site never saw a battle, its history is shadowed with dark tragedy. The fort witnessed its first death in 1819 when Private William G. Cornell shot Private William Kane point-blank and without remorse over an unknown argument. Unfortunately, more tragedy would follow. In 1871, twenty-eight-year-old George F. Drake slit his own throat after his sweetheart ended their relationship. And in 1879, Private Franz Koppe was mysteriously attacked, later dying of his injuries. The Spanish influenza arrived at Fort Adams in 1918, killing five soldiers in one month. Through these stories of life and death, author Kathleen Troost-Cramer traces the history of this national landmark.
Includes maps and photos
Autoren-Porträt von Kathleen Troost-Cramer
Kathleen Troost-Cramer grew up in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Her fascination with local history has led to a long career as a tour guide at various locations, including the Newport mansions, the Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast and Museum, and Fort Adams, where she developed the original Halloween attraction Fortress of Nightmares. Robert J. McCormack is the Director of Marketing & the Visitor Experience at Fort Adams and a member of the The Fort Adams Trust.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Kathleen Troost-Cramer
- 2013, Englisch
- Verlag: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
- ISBN-10: 1625845618
- ISBN-13: 9781625845610
- Erscheinungsdatum: 25.06.2013
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