Five Mile Point Lighthouse at Lighthouse Point Park,
New Haven Harbor, New Haven, Connecticut
© 2016 J. G. Coleman
Amidst sandy beaches and gently swaying reeds, the iconic Five Mile Point Lighthouse rises from the shores of New Haven Harbor.
Five Mile Point Lighthouse at Lighthouse Point Park,
New Haven Harbor, New Haven, Connecticut
© 2016 J. G. Coleman
Five Mile Point Lighthouse, built from countless tons of locally quarried brownstone, was completed in 1845 to replace the original wooden lighthouse established on Morris Cove in 1805. But long before even that early lighthouse was built, the shores of this cove hosted a desperate battle which is remembered to this very day.
Pier at Lighthouse Point Park,
New Haven Harbor, New Haven, Connecticut
© 2016 J. G. Coleman
In 1779, as the American Revolution raged, British troops landed on this beach to launch an invasion of New Haven. Patriot forces fought back and the British are said to have buried their fallen troops quite close to where the lighthouse would eventually be constructed decades later. Although the redcoats managed to push forward and burn several houses and farms, they suffered such heavy casualties that the decision was made to abandon their advance on the city.
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