Fort Wetherill

[JiggyJamesG]

Seriously, done something like the guns down in slader park

[Az17]

Well, since this is my favorite park in RI I might as well share some pictures with you all. I was going there every other weekend for about three years for exploration and rock climbing and have a plefora of images from the fort and surrounding area.

[Megster]

that last picture is really kick ass. 

[Az17]

that last picture is really kick ass. 

Thanks. If anyone doesn't know where this is, When passing the sign for the fort on the park on the main road, dive to the end till you get to a dead end with a parking lot. Looking towards the little cove you will see a hill to your right. If you look closely at the peak of the hill you may notice this small section sticking out. Anyways, climb up the hill and you will find this small section behind some trees. The picture of the pointed roof was taken from atop this building. Pretty nice view, just don't step on the glass sections of the ceiling.

[Kabli]

I was at wetherill last weekend.  In the lower floors, there are some thin tunnels (heard they're call quick tunnells) that go almost end to end of the fort. Most of them go around the rooms. I happened to look up and noticed that it is possible to get on top the room they go around. It appears tall enough for a person to get up there. Has anyone done this?

Also while I was on the backside of the fort (towards the water) I uncovered a drainage tunnel. It looks like one way goes back into the fort and the other to the ocean.

[Megster]

Hey this must be a nice time to go, we haven't had rain in a while and it's cooler weather too.  When I went, there was a lot of water in the tunnels so we didn't get to explore them much.  Unsure which room you're talking about?

[Kabli]

I noticed this ceiling type in a couple of tunnels. If you enter any of the thin tunnels that go around a room, there was a space above the room.

                             

[zman]

Those smaller tunnels are to circulate air around the magazine spaces to help keep them dry - space above is for the same reason.

[Az17]

10/17/10



It's kind of funny, I happened upon a skate ramp made out of an old piece of steel.



Nothing amazing but still seemed like fun!