Title:
Fort Rachel was key Mystic post during War of 1812
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
War of 1812
Fort Rachel
Captain Daniel Packer Inn
Fort Rachel
Captain Daniel Packer Inn
Object ID:
Kim10-032
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
05/02/2005
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
In the war of 1812 our young country fought the British for freedom to the sea. Mystic sought to protect itself by building Fort Rachel which was named for an elderly woman with the gift of gab who lived at the foot of the hill. Carol Kimball is not sure of her last name but it may have been Park, Rachel Park. When the War of 1812 ended, the area became a prosperous part of the Mystic maritime scene. An interesting neighborhood lies beyond the Captain Daniel Packer Inn, the very area where Mystic men gathered to defend themselves against the enemy.
People:
Packer, Eldredge
Crary, Jesse (Capt.)
Smith, John Cotton (Gov. of CT)
Park, Rachel
Miner, Jonathan
White, Paul
Packer, Roswell
Wolfe, Eldredge
Packer, Elam
Rowland, Peter
Barber, John Warner
Crary, Jesse (Capt.)
Smith, John Cotton (Gov. of CT)
Park, Rachel
Miner, Jonathan
White, Paul
Packer, Roswell
Wolfe, Eldredge
Packer, Elam
Rowland, Peter
Barber, John Warner
Search Terms:
War of 1812
Fort Rachel, Mystic post
Captain Daniel Packer Inn
Fort Rachel, Mystic post
Captain Daniel Packer Inn