Miantonomi Memorial Park

Miantonomi Memorial Park
National Register of Historic Places
	World War I memorial at the highest point in the park
location	Newport , Rhode Island
Coordinates	41 ° 30 '38.9 " N , 71 ° 18' 36.7" W Coordinates: 41 ° 30 '38.9 " N , 71 ° 18' 36.7" W.
surface	13 ha
Built	1637
Architectural style	Colonial style
NRHP number	69000003
The NRHP added	June 23, 1969

Miantonomi Memorial Park is a public park between Hillside Avenue and Girard Avenue in Newport in the American state of Rhode Island .

history

The Narragansett Indians have used the area for centuries, and the hill and park are named after a sachem (chief): Miantonomo . Miantonomi used the hill as a mansion until it was acquired by English colonists in 1637. The settlers used the hill as a guard post and in 1667 built a beacon on the summit. Fortifications were built during the War of Independence , some of which are still recognizable. In 1921 the City of Newport acquired the property from the Stokes family.

In 2005, the Miantonomi Memorial Park, covering 30 acres , was incorporated into the Aquidneck Land Trust .

monument

The Park Commission built a tower in 1929 as a memorial to the First World War . On September 27, 2017 was Miantonomi Memorial Park Tower as an official of a century monument to the first World War (WWI centennial memorial) excellent and therefore receives funds for restoration.