The Revolution reached the shore, too. Patriots blockaded the Milford stretch of the Boston Post Road, built Fort Trumbull for defense, and kept a lookout from Liberty Rock in Devon. The hardest story is the gentlest: in the winter of 1777, some two hundred sick American soldiers were put ashore from a British prison ship, and a Milford man named Captain Stephen Stow chose to care for them. He caught the smallpox he was tending and died of it, and the town has remembered him ever since.
So Milford gathers a 1639 green, a treasure island, an oyster festival, and seventeen miles of shore onto Long Island Sound. Our Milford designs gather that into wearable form. Wear the history. On the Wepawaug since 1639 — Milford, CT.
Why People Visit Milford
Milford balances a historic green, a legendary island, and miles of easy shoreline. Visitors enjoy simple seaside walks, boardwalks, and small cultural stops between the beaches and the harbor. It is peaceful, family-friendly, and close to nature, with year-round appeal in its parks, paths, and public spaces. History and everyday coastal life sit side by side here, from the long Green and the colonial downtown to the oyster boats and the boardwalk beyond.
