Fort Wooster

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. Abandoned sometime after the end of the war in 1815. Fort Wooster History First established in 1775 as an unnamed fortified signal beacon on signal hill in present day New Haven. Signal hill had previously been the site of a palisaded Quinnipiac Indian village. The British captured signal during the Revolutionary War. The fortifications were rebuilt in 1813 during the War of 1812 as earthworks with a powder magazine. Provided land side protection for Fort Hale (2). Current Status Some ruins in Fort Wooster Park on Signal Hill in New Haven, Connecticut. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Fort Wooster Park, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. Maps & Images Lat: 41.28361 Long: -72.89306 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 148' See also: Fort Hale (2) 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. USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1933779 Links: North American Forts - Fort Wooster Fort Wooster Park Visited: No