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Westover, Stamford, Connecticut

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at the southern end of the neighborhood. In later years, residents of the neighborhood began referring to Fort Stamford as "Fort Nonsense."
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rode to Fort Stamford to rally reinforcements. Troops from the fort successfully defended Stamford in a battle near Palmer's Hill and the
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of Libby Holman, the Goodbody Estate of the Goodbody family, and the Fortland Farm estate of the
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raids. At its peak, the fort was home to 800 soldiers. During the February 26, 1779 raid on
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was constructed in what is now Westover to aid in the defense of Connecticut from
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to the north, Stillwater Road to the east, and Palmer Hill Road to the south.
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Westover was originally home to several large estates, such as the
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estates and large homes, as well as more modest homes.
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Peter F. Yacavone, President and Vice-Chairman of the
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Neighborhood in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut
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Index

Neighborhood

Country
United States
State
Connecticut
County
Fairfield
City
Stamford
Time zone
UTC-5:00
Eastern
DST
UTC-4:00
Eastern
Area code(s)
203
Stamford, Connecticut
Shippan Point
North Stamford
Mianus River State Park
Merritt Parkway
pre-war
Fort Stamford
loyalist
Greenwich
William Tryon
Israel Putnam
Mianus River

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