Fort Ninigret

Fort Ninigret

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location= Charlestown, Rhode Island
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 22
lat_seconds = 52
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 38
long_seconds = 54
long_direction = W
locmapin = Rhode Island
area =
built =1637
architect= Dutch West India Company
architecture= No Style Listed
added = April 28, 1970
governing_body = Private
refnum=70000004cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Fort Ninigret is an historic fort at Fort Neck Road in Charlestown, Rhode Island.

The fort was built by the Dutch West India Company in 1637 (in addition to the earlier trading post on Dutch Island) and was added to the National Historic Register in 1970.

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