Coastal Forts of Narragansett Bay

United States military defenses in Rhode Island have deterred attack since the American Revolution, many on the Atlantic coastal sites used by Narragansett Indians and colonial settlers for lookouts. Some of the fort sites still show multiple layers from multiple wars. Some were intentionally prominent to intimidate, others were completely hidden from the water. Some have nothing tangible left. As a child sixty years ago, I explored these Conanicut Island forts.Their dangerous and thrilling tunnels were available to us then. By now, many batteries and bunkers have been demolished, filled, or blocked off. Lately (2023) I am photographing from the forts looking out, making the viewer the sentinel. This is the very beginning of the series, and my approach may change.