During the American Revolutionary War fortifications were built on the hill, fragments of which still survive.

In 1921, the City of Newport received the property from the local Stokes family.

Miantonomi Memorial Park's 30 acres (120,000 m2) became part of the Aquidneck Land Trust through an easement in 2005.

[1] The Park Commission built a stone tower in 1929 as a World War I memorial.

This article about a Registered Historic Place in Newport County, Rhode Island is a stub.