Oak's Inn Military Reservation

Oak's Inn Military Reservation was a coastal defense site located in Misquamicut, Rhode Island in the town of Westerly, overlooking Misquamicut State Beach. It was part of the Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound. Today, the site is a residential development.

History

Oak's Inn Military Reservation was built adjacent to the inn of the same name in 1942. The site had four "Panama mounts" for four towed 155 mm (6.1 inch) guns. A battery of two 16-inch (406 mm) guns was proposed for this location but not built. The reservation was deactivated in 1944.

Present

The inn was demolished in the 1950s and the Panama Mounts and Officers' Quarters were demolished in 2008 for a new housing development.