History comes alive at open house at Fort Griswold in Groton
16 Dec 2019
Community Interest
On a clear day, visitors to Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park can view the mouth of the Thames River and grasp the strategic importance of the Revolutionary War-era fort.
Saturday was not a clear day and mist enveloped the area, but it did not deter Groton resident David Rose from explaining to visitors that the fighting that took place here was “clearly the only real battle in the state of Connecticut” during the Revolutionary War.
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