Fort Stamford (Stamford, Connecticut)

 park, fortification, American Revolutionary War 1775-1783

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Brigadier General David How Waterbury, Jr., of Stamford was appointed to the command of a brigade of Connecticut State Troops to be raised for the defense of the coastline from Horseneck (Greenwich) to New Haven during the Revolutionary War. This unit was formed by drafting soldiers from the militias of various Connecticut towns. Enlistments were also taken. Waterbury's Brigade served under General George Washington at Phillipsburg, N.Y., and at that time saw action against the British. When Washington's forces marched southward, eventually to engage the forces of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, the troops under General Waterbury returned to Fairfield County and began the construction of a fortification to provide themselves a winter headquarters, and to protect the area from attack.

This former fortification, which is now a municipal park, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for its military and archeological significance.