Military
Say Brooke Fort, commanded by Colonel George Fenwick at the mouth of the Great River, stood near this place as the first English fort in the Colony of Connecticut, built in 1635. It was destroyed by fire in 1647. Beyond it on the bank of the river stood the second fort, built in 1648, and its earthworks were demolished in 1870.
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Old Saybrook Center, Connecticut · United States
