Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park Parks Travel and Tourism Groton
Historic site where, in 1781, British forces, commanded by Benedict Arnold, captured the Fort and massacred the colonial militia. Today, the 860-acre park houses a Revolutionary War museum and the granite monument which was the inspiration for the Washington Monument.
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- Notable Youngs Kin: William Ledyard - Information on the commander at Fort Griswold when parks Benedict Arnold\'s fort griswold battlefield state park men ravaged the area.
- Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park Foundation, Inc. - Organized to preserve, restore, maintain and promote the parks Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park, in cooperation with parks the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection.
- Fort Griswold - Historical information on the fort plus early plan parks illustration and fort griswold battlefield state park contemporary color photograph.
- Fort Griswold State Park and Monument - Contemporary color photograph and overview of the park.
- Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park - Information on history and activities at historic fort museum.
- A Narrative of the Capture of Fort Griswold - As related in 1856 by an eyewitness of the scene.
- Plan of Fort Griswold c1781 - Top view of fort layout, with handwritten notations, c1781, from travel and tourism the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division.
- Friends of Fort Griswold - Photos, history, fort map and related information.
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