Butts Hill Fort Virtual Exhibit

In celebration of the nation's semiquincentennial, this virtual exhibit presents a curated 2D and 3D collection of digitized materials associated with the historical site of Butts Hill Fort, recognized for its importance as a military fortification during the American Revolution.

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Plan de la Position de l’Armée Françoise au tour de Newport et du Mouillage de L’Escadre dans la Rade de cette Ville

French Engineers at Butts Hill Fort

The Battle of Rhode Island Association (BoRIA) has completed an important new research project that has uncovered some of the most significant primary-source evidence yet identified concerning Butts Hill Fort, the largest surviving Revolutionary War earthwork in New England.

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Bristol Reenactment May 2025 Militia Firing_

Bristol in the American Revolutionary War by Christian McBurney

Discover Bristol, Rhode Island’s vital role in the American Revolution, including the 1778 British raid and the roots of the nation’s oldest Fourth of July celebration.

Butts Hill Fort Leads Off Portsmouth 250th Celebrations

Butts Hill Fort came to life on the first weekend in May 2025 as we collaborated with the Brigade of the American Revolution (BAR) to bring together reenactment regiments from six states to form an authentic living history encampment.

Agrippa Hull: A Revolutionary Story

In early 2024 the Museum & Archives of the Stockbridge Library Association acquired, through private sale, Agrippa Hull’s certificate of discharge from the Continental Army, dated July 24, 1783 and signed by Gen. George Washington.

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