Fort Wooster
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Fort Wooster (1775, 1813-1840s) - A Patriot Revolutionary War signal post established in 1775 in present day New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. Earthworks fortification built during the War of 1812. Known as Signal Hill, renamed Fort Wooster on 26 Aug 1814 after Major General David Wooster, who was killed in action in 1777 at Ridgefield, Connecticut . Abandoned sometime after the end of the war in 1815. |
