New London, CT
2 first-person accounts from the Revolutionary era.
Historical Voices
Benedict Arnold
The Traitor Comes Home
Benedict Arnold knew these waters. He had sailed them as a merchant, conducting business between New London and the Caribbean. He knew where the harbor was deep and where it was shallow, which buildin...
Modern Voices
The Merchant's War Room
The Shaw Mansion is one of those Revolutionary War sites that tells a story people do not expect. Visitors come anticipating a preserved colonial house — and it is that. But what makes it remarkable i...
