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Also see Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge
 * =Birding in Rhode Island=

Newport County
=Sachuest Salt Marsh= Middletown, Rhode Island 02842 Restoring the Sachuest Salt Marsh web site

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Sachuest Salt Marsh
Coordinates: 41.4858521, -71.2469602 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Sachuest Salt Marsh
The Sachuest Salt Marsh is located within the Sachuest National Wildlife Refuge in Middletown, Rhode Island. The marsh is now about 45 acres in extent, although it was originally part of a much larger salt marsh complex in the southeastern part of Aquidneck Island.

Beginning in the late 19th century and continuing through the mid-20th century, the area was subject to a number of significant alterations that destroyed most of the marsh complex and led to the severe degradation of the wetlands that remained. A large reservoir, Gardiner Pond, was built on the marshes, probably in the early 1900s. During the World War II era and later, Sachuest Point was used as a military installation. A municipal dump was operated on the Point, using the surface of the marsh itself as a dumping area, and later closed. Parking lots were developed for two municipal beaches adjacent to the marsh, Second and Third Beach. In the late 20th century, Sachuest Point, including the salt marsh, was designated a National Wildlife Refuge. Like all such refuges, the area is now managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. From Restoring the Sachuest Salt Marsh web site



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