Windsor Blockhouse

Windsor Blockhouse (1633-unknown) - A blockhouse and trading post established in 1633 by the Plymouth Pilgrims in present day Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Also known as Plymouth Trading House and Matianuck Fort. Windsor Blockhouse History Established in 1633 as a blockhouse and trading post by William Holmes in present day Windsor to counter the Dutch Fort Good Hope at Hartford. During the Pequot War the town was fortified with a palisades enclosing the dwellings. In 1834 a small pox epidemic ravaged the Indians that lived around the trading post. In spite of the war and the epidemic the trading post and community prospered. Current Status The site is reported to be located at the Town Green on Palisado Avenue in Windsor, Connecticut. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Town Green on Palisado Avenue in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Maps & Images Lat: 41.85801 Long: -72.63663 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: ' Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 125. Links: North American Forts - Windsor Blockhouse Visited: No