Black Rock Fort

This picture of Black Rock Fort was taken at what is now called Ft Nathan Hale at the South end of Woodward Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut.  Black Rock Fort was erected in 1776 by the Colonists to protect the Port of New Haven from the British.  In 1779 the British, commanded by General William Tryon captured Black Rock Fort with its eighteen (18) defenders after the Colonists ran out of ammunition.  The British burned the barracks and then left.  In 1807, the abandoned fort was reconstructed as Fort Nathan Hale.