Fort Griswold

Fort Griswold Battlefield
State Park
Battery
Lower battery of Fort Griswold
Fort Griswold is located in Connecticut
Fort Griswold
Fort Griswold
Location in Connecticut
Fort Griswold is located in the United States
Fort Griswold
Fort Griswold
Fort Griswold (the United States)
LocationGroton, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates41°21′12″N 72°04′49″W / 41.35333°N 72.08028°W / 41.35333; -72.08028[1]
Area17 acres (6.9 ha)[2]
Elevation98 ft (30 m)[1]
Established1953
Administered byConnecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
DesignationConnecticut state park
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Fort Griswold
Classical drawing of Fort Griswold
LocationBounded by Baker Ave., Smith St., Park Ave., Monument Ave., and Thames River
Groton, Connecticut
NRHP reference No.70000694
Added to NRHPOctober 6, 1970

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.[3] The site is maintained as Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Fort Griswold (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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