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'''Dutch Island''' is an island lying west of [[Conanicut Island]] at an entrance to [[Narragansett Bay]] in [[Rhode Island]], [[USA]]. The island is a part of the town of [[Jamestown, Rhode Island]], and has a land area of 0.4156 km² (102.7 [[acres]]). It was uninhabited as of the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]]. |
'''Dutch Island''' is an island lying west of [[Conanicut Island]] at an entrance to [[Narragansett Bay]] in [[Rhode Island]], [[USA]]. The island is a part of the town of [[Jamestown, Rhode Island]], and has a land area of 0.4156 km² (102.7 [[acres]]). It was uninhabited as of the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]]. |
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Dutch Island's Indian name was Quotenis. In 1625 the [[Dutch West India Company]] |
Dutch Island's Indian name was Quotenis. In 1625 the [[Dutch West India Company]] established a trading post on the island to trade with the [[Narragansett Indians]], trading Dutch goods, cloths, implements. and liquors for the Indians' furs, fish, and venison. The island was purchased from the Indians in 1654. During the [[American Civil War]], the island was used by battalions of the 14th Regiment of the R.I. Heavy Artillery. The federal government took over the island in 1863 and constructed earthen batteries. The tunnels and gun emplacements of Fort Greble were built after the Spanish-American War and enlarged until 1902. As of 2007, the island is part of the Bay Islands Park system of Rhode Island. It is easily accessible by kayak today off the coast of [[Conanicut Island]] (Jamestown). There are few remnants of the Dutch trading post today, but a lighthouse and military buildings remain on the island. |
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Revision as of 01:23, 28 April 2007
Dutch Island is an island lying west of Conanicut Island at an entrance to Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, USA. The island is a part of the town of Jamestown, Rhode Island, and has a land area of 0.4156 km² (102.7 acres). It was uninhabited as of the 2000 census.
Dutch Island's Indian name was Quotenis. In 1625 the Dutch West India Company established a trading post on the island to trade with the Narragansett Indians, trading Dutch goods, cloths, implements. and liquors for the Indians' furs, fish, and venison. The island was purchased from the Indians in 1654. During the American Civil War, the island was used by battalions of the 14th Regiment of the R.I. Heavy Artillery. The federal government took over the island in 1863 and constructed earthen batteries. The tunnels and gun emplacements of Fort Greble were built after the Spanish-American War and enlarged until 1902. As of 2007, the island is part of the Bay Islands Park system of Rhode Island. It is easily accessible by kayak today off the coast of Conanicut Island (Jamestown). There are few remnants of the Dutch trading post today, but a lighthouse and military buildings remain on the island.