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SUMMARY:Volunteers Needed for Butts Hill Fort Spring Cleanup
DESCRIPTION:Portsmouth\, Rhode Island. The Butts Hill Fort Restoration Committee (BHFRC) is inviting volunteers to our Spring Cleanup on Saturday\, May 4th. (Rain date May 5th). Cleanup starts at 9 AM and goes on until 1 pm. Come anytime. The meeting point is our blue top check-in tent in the Butts Hill Fort main gate area. Directions: Follow Butts St. from Sprague Street and turn left at the top. Or Google “26 Butts Street” for directions to the Main Gate. Participants are asked to park along Dyer Street or at the Portsmouth High School Tennis Courts. No parking is allowed on Butts Street itself. \n  \nVolunteers will need to sign a town liability form upon arrival at the check in tent. BHFRC staff will be on hand throughout the day\, so if you join in progress\, please sign in with a team member for accountability. Volunteers are also asked to bring gloves\, protective eye gear\, and personal yard/gardening tools such as rakes\, loppers\, shears\, shovels\, or tarpaulins. Anyone can volunteer\, please RSVP to publicrelations@battleofrhodeisland.org \n  \nThe largest Revolutionary War earthwork still standing in southern New England\, Butts Hill Fort\, is in Portsmouth\, Rhode Island. It was started by Patriot militia in 1776\, enlarged and completed by British troops occupying Aquidneck Island. It served as the headquarters for General John Sullivan during the Rhode Island Campaign in 1778 and was occupied and enlarged by allied French troops under Comte de Rochambeau during 1780-1781. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and on the National Park Service’s Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail. The goal of the BHFRC is to return it to public use as an historical\, educational\, and recreational asset.
URL:https://w3r-us.org/event/volunteers-needed-for-butts-hill-fort-spring-cleanup/
LOCATION:Butts Hill Fort\, 1 Fort Street\, Portsmouth\, RI\, 02871\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Battle of Rhode Island Association":MAILTO:info@battleofrhodeisland.org
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SUMMARY:Butts Hill Fort Second Volunteer Summer Cleanup
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe Butts Hill Fort Restoration Committee is inviting volunteers to our 2nd Summer Cleanup on Saturday\, August 12th (rain date is August 13th). Cleanup starts at 9 AM and goes on until 4pm. Come anytime. The meeting point is the Fort gate on Butts Hill St. off Sprague Street.  Google “26 Butts Street” for directions to the Main Gate. Parking will also be available at the PHS Tennis Courts. Participants are asked to park along Dyer Street. No parking is allowed on Butts Street or in the Fort. \nThe focus of this effort will be to clean up and trim the pathways and grounds surrounding the Fort in preparation for our August 19th public event: The Butts Hill Fort Centennial Celebration of Dr. Roderick Terry’s 1923 Preservation Effort.\n\nEvery participant will need to sign a town liability form upon arrival. Butts Hill Fort Committee officials will be on hand throughout the day\, so if you join in progress\, please sign in with a team member for accountability. Participants are also asked to bring gloves\, protective eye gear\, loppers\, shears\, weed whackers\, and rakes. Anyone can volunteer\, stay for as long as you like\, please RSVP to publicrelations@battleofrhodeisland.org \nThe largest Revolutionary War earthwork still standing in southern New England\, Butts Hill Fort\, is in Portsmouth\, Rhode Island. It was started by Patriot militia in 1776\, enlarged and completed by British troops occupying Aquidneck Island. It served as the headquarters for General John Sullivan during the Rhode Island Campaign in 1778 and was occupied and enlarged by allied French troops under Comte de Rochambeau during 1780-1781. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and on the National Park Service’s Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail. The goal of the Restoration Committee is to return it to public use as an historical\, educational\, and recreational asset. \nThe Battle of Rhode Island Association is a 501(c)(3) non-profit committed to raising awareness of Rhode Island’s role in the War for Independence. Donations may be made payable to “BoRIA” at PO Box 626\, Portsmouth\, RI 02871 or by visiting:  https://battleofrhodeisland.org/donate/.
URL:https://w3r-us.org/event/butts-hill-fort-second-volunteer-summer-cleanup/
LOCATION:Butts Hill Fort\, 1 Fort Street\, Portsmouth\, RI\, 02871\, United States
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SUMMARY:Butts Hill Fort Restoration Committee Volunteer Summer Cleanup Saturday July 1st
DESCRIPTION:Portsmouth\, RI. The Butts Hill Fort Restoration Committee is seeking volunteers for our Summer Cleanup on Saturday July 1st (rain date is July 2nd). Wear your Red\, White and Blue gloves\, it starts at 9 AM and goes throughout the day. Come anytime. The meeting point is the Fort gate on Butts Hill St. off Sprague Street.  Google “26 Butts Street” for directions to the Main Gate. Parking will also be available at the PHS Tennis Courts. Participants are asked to park along Dyer Street. No parking is allowed on Butts Street itself. \nThe focus of this effort will be to complete our work on Butts Hill Fort Green\, while improving the path adjacent to the Eastern earthwork connecting to the tennis courts.  Every participant will need to sign a town liability form upon arrival. Butts Hill Fort Committee officials will be on hand throughout the day\, so if you join in progress\, please sign in with a team member for accountability. Participants are also asked to bring gloves\, protective eye gear\, loppers\, shears\, chainsaws\, weed whackers and rakes.  Anyone can volunteer\, stay for as long as you like\, please RSVP to publicrelations@battleofrhodeisland.org \nThe largest Revolutionary War earthwork still standing in southern New England\, Butts Hill Fort\, is in Portsmouth\, Rhode Island. It was started by Patriot militia in 1776\, enlarged and completed by British troops occupying Aquidneck Island. It served as the headquarters for General John Sullivan during the Rhode Island Campaign in 1778 and was occupied and enlarged by allied French troops under Comte de Rochambeau during 1780-1781. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and on the National Park Service’s Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (NPS WARO). The Fort has for years been inaccessible to the public and largely forgotten. The goal of the Restoration Committee is to return it to public use as an historical\, educational\, and recreational asset.
URL:https://w3r-us.org/event/butts-hill-fort-restoration-committee-volunteer-summer-cleanup-saturday-july-1st/
LOCATION:Butts Hill Fort\, 1 Fort Street\, Portsmouth\, RI\, 02871\, United States
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SUMMARY:4th Butts Hill Fort Volunteer Cleanup
DESCRIPTION:Please join our friends’ the Battle of Rhode Island Association and the Butts Hill Fort Restoration Committee (BHFRC) for the 4th cleanup of Butts Hill Fort! \nThe cleanup will take place between 8am and 2pm\, with Sunday (the 30th) being reserved as a rain date should the weather be inclement on the 29th. \nCleanup efforts will include only removal of deadfall wood and overgrown brush from the ditches and parapet walls on the north\, east\, and south sides of the Fort and weed whacking areas cleared earlier.  There will be NO tree cutting. \nParking is available behind the tennis courts at the Portsmouth High School or on Dyer St.  Please do not park on Butts Street – it must remain clear to allow vehicles with equipment to access the Fort. Please bring rakes\, shovels\, pruners\, loppers\, and weed whackers.  Please be alert to the presence of ticks and poison ivy. \nUpon arrival volunteers will be asked to sign a waiver of liability for the Town of Portsmouth. \nPlease follow the link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/butts-hill-fort-volunteer-cleanup-tickets-430169437367 \n\n\n\n\nContact Stephen Larson at Stephen@steve-larson.com
URL:https://w3r-us.org/event/4th-butts-hill-fort-cleanup/
LOCATION:Butts Hill Fort\, 1 Fort Street\, Portsmouth\, RI\, 02871\, United States
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