FT. TRUMBULL, NEW LONDON, CT.jpg
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English: IN 1775 GOVERNOR JONATHAN TRUMBULL RECOMMENDED THE BUILDING OF A FORTIFICATION AT THE PORT OF NEW LONDON TO PROTECT THE SEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF CONNECTICUT. BUILT ON A ROCKY POINT OF LAND NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE THAMES RIVER ON LONG ISLAND SOUND, THE FORT WAS COMPLETED IN 1777 AND NAMED FOR GOVERNOR TRUMBULL, WHO SERVED FROM 1769 TO 1784. IN 1781 DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR, THE FORT WAS ATTACKED AND CAPTURED BY BRITISH FORCES UNDER THE COMMAND OF BENEDICT ARNOLD |
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| Author | JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD |
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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 72001333. |
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