Episode 137: David M. Griffin and British Revolutionary War Forts on Long Island

Since moving to New York from his native Canada, David Griffin has made it his mission to find and document the Revolutionary War-era forts that the British used to help control the length and breadth of the Island. Using primary sources including maps and letters , as well as his knowledge of architecture and British fortification techniques, he has uncovered many locations that are virtually undetectable in today’s modern landscape.

Further Research

• Lost British Forts of Long Island
• David Griffin Author Page – Journal of the American Revolution
• The Geometry of War: Fortification Plans from 18th-Century America
• The Lamar Institute Report –  The Struggle for Long Island : Expanding Revolutionary War Studies in New York.
• Audio Footnotes
  • Episode 71: Washington’s Spy Letters
  • Episode 48: Richard Floyd, Long Island Loyalist
  • Episode 10: The Truth Behind the Spies: Decoding AMC’s Turn