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