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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.329  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…
Groton Heights.
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.329 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has been edited in Photoshop to enhance the pencil drawing, and make it more visible.

Groton Heights.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885
Dateabout 1825
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 3 1/8 x 7 1/2in. (8 x 19cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionView of Groton Heights from the West, across the Thames River. Fort Griswold, occupies the crest of the hill. To its left appears the base and part of the shaft of the Groton Monument, apparently under construction. The monument commemorates the massacre of the garrison of Fort Griswold by the British in 1781. It was completed in 1830. Scattered houses are located along the shore of the river below the fort
Object number1953.5.329
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
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