Second Company, Governor's Foot Guards *
Formerly housed in the Goffe Street Armory in New Haven, the unit is now based in Branford, CT
This still-active state militia unit is the one led by Benedict Arnold, which responded to the Lexington and Concord alarm in 1775. See their website at http://www.footguard.org/
They annually reenact Arnold's demanding of the powderhouse keys from the town selectmen. See the following newspaper article for an account of a recent "Powderhouse Day" http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/powder_house_day_observance_-_amazing_and_ordinary/
Read MoreThis still-active state militia unit is the one led by Benedict Arnold, which responded to the Lexington and Concord alarm in 1775. See their website at http://www.footguard.org/
They annually reenact Arnold's demanding of the powderhouse keys from the town selectmen. See the following newspaper article for an account of a recent "Powderhouse Day" http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/powder_house_day_observance_-_amazing_and_ordinary/
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