[wzslider height=”800″ info=”true” lightbox=”true”] Fort Trumbull State Park 90 Walbach St. New London, CT 06320 PH: (860) 444-7591 Visitor hours of operation: Open Wednesday through Sunday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm from May 21 through Columbus Day. Closed between Columbus Day and Memorial Day Weekend. Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull spearheaded efforts to build Fort Trumbull in New London where the Thames River meets the Long Island Sound om 1775. The fort was completed in 1977. The fort was captured by the British during the Revolutionary War in 1781 under the  command of Benedict Arnold. Fort Trumbull went on to serve as an organization center for Union troops during the…