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

<p>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.</p> <p><strong>Further Research</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.facebook.com/Lost-British-Forts-of-Long-Island-1493510364066774"> Lost British Forts of Long Island</a></li> <li><a href= "https://allthingsliberty.com/author/david-m-griffin/">David Griffin Author Page – Journal of the American Revolution</a></li> <li><a href= "https://clements.umich.edu/exhibit/geometry-of-war/case-1/">The Geometry of War: Fortification Plans from 18th-Century America</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.thelamarinstitute.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=48&Itemid=58"> The Lamar Institute Report –  The Struggle for Long Island : Expanding Revolutionary War Studies in New York</a>.</li> <li>Audio Footnotes <ul> <li><a href= "http://www.longislandhistoryproject.org/washingtons-spy-letters/">Episode 71: Washington’s Spy Letters</a></li> <li><a href= "http://www.longislandhistoryproject.org/floyds-like-us/">Episode 48: Richard Floyd, Long Island Loyalist</a></li> <li><a href= "http://www.longislandhistoryproject.org/the-truth-behind-the-spies-decoding-amcs-turn/"> Episode 10: The Truth Behind the Spies: Decoding AMC’s <em>Turn</em></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul>