Ford Independence
Project type: Parks and recreation, Archaeology and History, Historical Restoration, Monuments and Memorials, Picnic and Other Facilities
New Deal Agencies: Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Quality of Information: Minimal
Site Survival: Unknown
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Description
The WPA restored this fort at some point prior to 1938. From Rhode Island: A Guide to the Smallest State: “[T]he Works Progress Administration has restored the old fort, graded the land, and converted it into a park.” The site is now the Columbia Park Playground.
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Record detail
Source notes
Federal Writers Project, 1938. Rhode Island: A Guide to the Smallest State, p. 288 FortWiki
Project originally submitted by Brent McKee on November 14, 2016.
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