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Photographic postcard of Fort Trumbull in New London, Conn.

Postcard depicting Fort Trumbull in New London, Conn. The postcard is addressed to Miss Arvilla Readdette in Hartford; its postmark is from Crescent Beach Conn., but its year is illegible.

Postcard depicting Fort Trumbull in New London, Conn. The postcard is addressed to Mrs. Ward (sp?) Holmes in Columbia, Conn.; it has a sender postmark from New London in 1905, and has a receipt postcard from Colulmbia, Conn.

newspaper clipping of article from the Day

Postcard of Fort Trumbull Revenue Cutter School in New London, Conn.

Postcard of the Fort Trumbull Revenue Cutter School in New London, Conn. The card is addressed to Mrs. Henry Princely in Bridgeport, Conn. It has a 1914 postmark from New London.

In the 1970s, the city of New London proposed a restoration of the historic Fort Trumbull. This architects’ survey report includes a historical background, development and organization proposals, and design recommendations. In the 1990s, the Fort…

Overtime, the plan grew to include the redevelopment of 90 acres adjoining the Pfizer facility with condos, a conference center, offices, and a hotel.

In 1910, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Cadets sailed the Itasca (a tall ship similar to the ones seen in this postcard) to Fort Trumbull, claiming it for the Academy. When the school moved in 1932, Fort Trumbull became the official U.S. Coast Guard…

Postcard depicting the Coast Guard base at Fort Trumbull, New London, Conn. The reverse of the postcard bears a 1939 postmark from Groton, Conn., and is addressed to Mr. Charles Oates in Danielson, Conn.