Title:
Fort Decatur survived British but possibly not casino
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Ledyard's Fort Decatur
Mohegan Sun water tank
Mohegan Sun water tank
Object ID:
Kim08-083
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
06/06/2002
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
What's left of Fort Decatur stands in Ledyard on a height known variously as Allyn's mountain, Dragon Hill or Mt. Decatur. Its history dates back to the War of 1812 when Commodore Stephen Decatur and the frigates Macedonian and United States and the sloop-of-war Hornet sought refuge in the Thames in June of 1813. A huge water tank for the Mohegan Sun is planned to be built on this historic site at the protest of local historical groups.
People:
Decatur, Stephen (Commodore)
Showalter, Lucille
Daboll, Nathan
Holmes, Jeremiah
Sully, Thomas
Showalter, Lucille
Daboll, Nathan
Holmes, Jeremiah
Sully, Thomas
Search Terms:
Fort Decatur
Ledyard
Allyn's mountain
Dragon Hill
Mt. Decatur
Macedonian (frigate)
Hornet (sloop of war)
War of 1812
Mohegan Sun water storage facility
Gales Ferry midshipmen school
British blockade
Allyn's mountain
Dragon Hill
Mt. Decatur
Ledyard
Allyn's mountain
Dragon Hill
Mt. Decatur
Macedonian (frigate)
Hornet (sloop of war)
War of 1812
Mohegan Sun water storage facility
Gales Ferry midshipmen school
British blockade
Allyn's mountain
Dragon Hill
Mt. Decatur