Butts Hill Fort

On Saturday, August 19th at 10:00 am, the Battle of Rhode Island Association (BoRIA) in partnership with the Portsmouth Historical Society (PHS) will mark 100 years since Dr. Roderick Terry, then President of the Newport Historical Society, bought the land on which Butts Hill Fort sits, saving it from being developed. BoRIA and PHS invite the public to join us at BHF to commemorate this event. Paul Revere cannons will be demonstrated by the Artillery Company of Newport who participated in the inaugural event in 1923. The Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes & Drums will be on hand to provide the sounds of the event. The 54th Regiment of Foot and the Kingston Reds will give musket demonstrations and colors presentations will be made by the Henry Knox Color Guard from the Massachusetts Sons of the American Revolution.

The 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. The 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.

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.

The Butts Hill Fort Restoration Committee is seeking volunteers for our second Spring Cleanup on Saturday April 15th (rain date is April 16th). It starts at 9 AM and goes throughout the day.

Portsmouth RI. The Butts Hill Fort Restoration Committee is seeking volunteers for our Spring Cleanup on Saturday March 25th (Rain date is March 26th).

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!

The clean-up 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.