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Fort Griswold

About Fort Griswold

Fort Griswold is a former American defensive fortification in Groton, Connecticut named after Deputy Governor Matthew Griswold. The fort played a key role in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War, in correspondence with Fort Trumbull on the opposite side of the Thames River. Griswold defended the port of New London, Connecticut, a supply center for the Continental Army and friendly port for Connecticut-based privateers who targeted British shipping. The site is maintained as Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

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Photos of Fort Griswold

  1. Fort Griswold, New London County01New London CountyStaxringold at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. Fort Griswold main interior02Main interiorPi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. BattleOfGrotonHeightsSketch03BattleOfGrotonHeightsSketchDaniel Lyman · Public domain
  4. Infanta Maria Teresa Cannon Front04Infanta Maria Teresa Cannon FrontIan Oliver Martin · CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. Infanta Maria Teresa Cannon Back05Infanta Maria Teresa Cannon BackIan Oliver Martin · CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. Fort Griswold panorama06PanoramaPi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby museums

Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within a mile of Fort Griswold; the closest, Ebenezer Avery House, is practically next door.