We're excited to launch the new Fort Burnside Communication & Coastal Defense Museum website. This is where we'll share news, events, collection highlights, and ongoing research about Beavertail's remarkable wartime history.
What's here
- Browse our growing digital collection - artifacts, photographs, and documents from Fort Burnside's 1942-1978 service life
- Learn about The Mansion - the HECP building designed to look like an ordinary Rhode Island seaside cottage
- Plan your visit to Beavertail State Park to walk the Battery 213 emplacements and fire control towers
- Become a member to support preservation and receive The Signal, our quarterly newsletter
More updates to come. Stay tuned.