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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWKA_revolutionary-new-london_New-London-CT.html
When the "Lexington Alarm" was sounded in April 1775, three militia companies from New London and surrounding towns responded immediately. Within a month, six new regiments were formed with two New London companies participating in the Battle of B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWK5_civil-war_New-London-CT.html
Ironically, the Third System forts, built to protect the U.S. coastline from foreign aggression, were never fired on by another country, but some were attacked by American rebel forces. The Civil War started in April of 1861 when Confederate canno…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWJV_maury-hall_New-London-CT.html
Maury Hall, a substantial two-story concrete building, stood on this site from the 1930s or early 1940s until 1999. It served as classrooms for the U.S. Maritime Service officers' training program at Fort Trumbull during Worl War II. Known to the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWJS_the-barracks_New-London-CT.html
This building housed army enlisted men serving in the artillery or infantry from the 1830s until Fort Trumbull was downgraded to a supply post, in 1907. Built of rough-cut granite, the original stone section dates from about 1830, the same year th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWJF_war-of-1812_New-London-CT.html
In 1808, Congress again approved funds to fortify the coastline, prompted by the prospect of another war with England. England was at war with France, which was ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte at the time, and although the United States had not taken …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWJC_american-revolution_New-London-CT.html
The first shots of the American Revolution were fired in Massachusetts in April of 1775, more than a year before the thirteen colonies declared their independence. Connecticut needed fortifications to defend the colony from British attack, and in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWJ5_parade-ground_New-London-CT.html
This parade ground appears on a map from the 1830s, when the second Fort Trumbull was still standing. Its use dates back at least that far. The army conducted drills and inspections of troops on this stretch of land until the early twentieth centu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWIY_blockhouse_New-London-CT.html
This sturdy granite building is the oldest surviving structure at Fort Trumbull State Park. At the urging of President George Washington, Congress authorized funds to fortify American seaports in 1794. A French engineer, Stephen Rochefontaine, dir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWIV_south-battery_New-London-CT.html
The army built this gun line, known as the South Battery, around 1840, while the present Fort Trumbull was under construction. By 1879, this battery contained eight cannon of two types, six Rodmans and two Parrotts. A low protective wall made of g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWIR_north-battery_New-London-CT.html
Between 1875 and 1876, the army built this installation for heavy guns, known as the North Battery, to strengthen the military effectiveness of Fort Trumbull. Designed for five cannon aimed toward the water, the battery contained four gun platform…