FORT GRIWOLD MASSACRE MONUMENT

 
Groton, CT – This monument was erected under the patronage of the state of Connecticut A.D. 1830 and in the 55th year of the independence of the U.S.A.
IN MEMORY OF THE BRAVE PATRIOTS
Who fell in the massacre at Fort Griswold near this spot, on the 6th of September A.D. 1781. When the British under the command of
THE TRAITOR, BENEDICT ARNOLD
Burnt the towns of New London and Groton, and spread desolation and woe throughout this region.

This is the inscription on the monument.