The Pequot Fort was a fortified village on the Groton side of Mystic, Connecticut, located atop a ridge overlooking the Mystic River. It was a palisaded settlement of the Pequot Indian tribe until its
The Pequot are a Native American people of Connecticut. The modern Pequot are members of the federally recognized Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, four other state-recognized groups in Connecticut including
Mashantucket Pequot Museum exhibit showing Mashantucket warrior
Pequot basket, c. 1840–60
Cover of 1663 Bible translated into the Wampanoag language