Colonials, Indians, and the Great Swamp Fight of 1637

This historical story of the Colonist and the Indians unfolds through written accounts of William Bradford, John Winthrop, and Roger Williams. Their first hand accounts follow the daily struggles of surviving in a new land in Massachusetts, the peace and eventual conflict with their Indian neighbors, and their migration to Connecticut. The conflict with the Natives, known as the Pequot War evolved into the first and shortest war on land that would become the United States. The story continues with primary and secondary accounts of the War with it ending in the Battle of the "Great Swamp Fight". This battle was located in what is today the village of Southport, Connecticut, and considered a part of the town of Fairfield. When Roger Ludlow followed the soldiers in this battle, his eyes caught the beauty of the land. In 1637, he returned and settled the town Fairfield. A portion of the land surrounding the swamp was given to a Captain Richard Osborn for his services in the Pequot War. It was here that generations of his family built homes and farmed for many years. The house remains standing today with an archaeological field study conducted over the past few years. Read more