Pequot Fort
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The Pequot Fort was a fortified Native American village in what is now the Groton side of Mystic, Connecticut, United States. Located atop a ridge overlooking the Mystic River, it was a palisaded settlement of the Pequot tribe until its destruction by Puritan and Mohegan forces in the 1637 Mystic massacre during the Pequot War. The exact location of its archaeological remains is not certain, but it is commemorated by a small memorial at Pequot Avenue and Clift Street. The site previously included a statue of Major John Mason, who led the forces that destroyed the fort; it was removed in 1995 after protests by Pequot tribal members. The archaeological site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
Pequot Fort | |
Location | Pequot Ave., Groton, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°21′35″N 71°58′36″W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1637 |
NRHP reference No. | 89002294[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 19, 1990 |