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Roxbury in Litchfield County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Col. Seth Warner Monument

 
 
Col. Seth Warner Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, June 22, 2009
1. Col. Seth Warner Monument



Inscription.

North Face:
Col. Seth Warner
of the
Army of the Revolution
Born
in Roxbury, CT May 17, 1743
A resident
of Bennington, VT from
1765 to 1784
Died in his native parish
Dec 25, 1784

West Face:
Captor of Crown Point
Commander of the
Green Mountain Boys
in the repulse
of Carlton at Longueil
and in the Battle of
Hubbardton
and the associate of
Stark in the victory at
Bennington

East Face:
Distinguished
as a successful defender
of the
New Hampshire Grants
and for
Bravery Sagacity Energy
and Humanity
as a partisan officer
in the
War of the Revolution

South Face:
His remains
are deposited under
this monument
erected
by order of
The General Assembly
of Connecticut
A.D. 1859

 
Erected 1859 by General Assembly of Connecticut.
 
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1564.
 
Location. 41° 33.406′ N, 73° 18.531′ W. Marker is in Roxbury, Connecticut, in Litchfield County. Marker is at the intersection of Church Street (Connecticut Route 67) and Wellers Bridge
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Road on Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roxbury CT 06783, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Roxbury WW II Veterans Marker (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Roxbury (approx. ¼ mile away); Cadet Charles K. Hodge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Roxbury Veterans Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Orzech Family Preserve (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mine Hill Preserve (approx. 1.4 miles away); Wilbur R. Shook (approx. 1.4 miles away); Brian E. Tierney Preserve (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roxbury.
 
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
 
Also see . . .  A Biography of Col. Seth Warner at “Col. Seth Warner’s Extra-Continetntal Regiment". (Submitted on March 4, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Col. Seth Warner Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, June 22, 2009
2. Col. Seth Warner Monument
Col. Seth Warner Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, June 22, 2009
3. Col. Seth Warner Monument
Small plaque: By Resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut on March 13th in the Nation’s Bicentennial year, 1975, Seth Warner was named an honorary Major-General in the Connecticut Militia.
Col. Seth Warner Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, June 22, 2009
4. Col. Seth Warner Monument
Col. Seth Warner Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, June 22, 2009
5. Col. Seth Warner Monument
Col. Seth Warner Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, June 22, 2009
6. Col. Seth Warner Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 2,238 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 28, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

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