Military
During the 19th century, Newport was the only deep water harbor between New York and Boston that could serve as a base for a large fleet of warships. Fort Adams stood at a crucial point where it could prevent enemy warships from entering both Newport harbor and Narragansett Bay. A report of 1850 planned its armament as 59 42-pounders, 21 18-pounders, 90 32-pounders, 13 12-pounders, 98 24-pounders, 12 field pieces, 83 flank howitzers, 7 16-inch stone mortars, 34 8-inch howitzers, 7 13-inch mortars, 12 10-inch mortars, 7 8-inch mortars, and 25 Cohorns, for a total of 468 artillery pieces, with an estimated cost including 100 rounds of $372,384.00.
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