Fort Griswold

	Fort Griswold
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Classical drawing of Fort Griswold
Location	Bounded by Baker Ave., Smith St., Park Ave., Monument Ave., and Thames River; Groton, Connecticut
NRHP reference No.	70000694
Added to NRHP	October 6, 1970

Fort Griswold Battlefield
State Park
Fort Griswold Battlefield ; State Park
	Lower battery of Fort Griswold
	Fort Griswold Location in Connecticut Fort Griswold Fort Griswold (the United States)
Location	Groton, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates	41°21′12″N 72°04′49″W / 41.35333°N 72.08028°W
Area	17 acres (6.9 ha)
Elevation	98 ft (30 m)
Established	1953
Administered by	Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Designation	Connecticut state park
Website	Official website
Location
	Fort Griswold
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Classical drawing of Fort Griswold
Location	Bounded by Baker Ave., Smith St., Park Ave., Monument Ave., and Thames River; Groton, Connecticut
NRHP reference No.	70000694
Added to NRHP	October 6, 1970

Fort Griswold is a former American defensive fortification in Groton, Connecticut named after Deputy Governor Matthew Griswold. The fort played a key role in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War, in correspondence with Fort Trumbull on the opposite side of the Thames River. Griswold defended the port of New London, Connecticut, a supply center for the Continental Army and friendly port for Connecticut-based privateers who targeted British shipping. The site is maintained as Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.