Fort Stamford Site
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View from atop the earthworks
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Location | Stamford, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°5′6″N 73°34′42″W / 41.08500°N 73.57833°WCoordinates: 41°5′6″N 73°34′42″W / 41.08500°N 73.57833°W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1781 |
NRHP Reference # | 75001920 |
Added to NRHP | September 10, 1975 |
The Fort Stamford Site, site of Fort Stamford, is a public park at 900 Westover Road in Stamford, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It is the site of the archaeological remnants of a military earthworks erected during the American Revolutionary War. The fort's location gave a clear view of the Mianus River and Long Island Sound.
The City of Stamford purchased 5-acre property in 1972 from Marcus Goodbody, and the park features some of his garden structures in the formal Goodbody Garden maintained by the Stamford Garden Club.