Mission

The purpose of "The Friends of Fort Trumbull State Park, Incorporated,”

(i.e., “Fort Friends”) is to work in cooperation with the State of Connecticut

Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to support its

mission of bringing to the visiting public the history of Fort Trumbull and

local area. In addition to historical interpretation of the fort's role in local and

national history, the areas of interest to Fort Friends include program

development, archival management and volunteer coordination.

The terms The Friends and Fort Friends are used interchangeably.