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Groton ― Wearing his 18th century attire, David Rose asked the more than 30 people gathered at noon Monday at the gates of Fort Griswold to turn around and gaze at the landscape to the south and west..
Eric Lehman, whose 2014 book “Homegrown Terror” is about Arnold’s invasion, said Fort Nonsense had dubious military value, partly because its construction wasn’t funded.
Obscure fortification played a role in Benedict Arnold’s attack, but where was it? Editor’s note: In addition to sources cited, this story was drawn from “The Battle of Groton Heights” by William.