Pequot Swamp Fountain Marker

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

Pequot Swamp Fountain

By Michael Herrick, February 1, 2010

1. Pequot Swamp Fountain

north side

Inscription. 1637
This Fountain Commemorates The
Valor And Victory
Of The Colonist Forefathers At
Pequot Swamp
[ on the west side ]
1903
Erected By
Dorothy Ripley Chapter
D. A. R.
And Friends

Erected 1903.

Location. 41° 7.98′ N, 73° 16.99′ W. Marker is in Fairfield, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. Marker is at the intersection of Center Street and Harbor Road, on the left when traveling east on Center Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fairfield CT 06824, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Southport Wharves (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Fairfield Sons Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Site of Trinity Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Jonathan Sturges Cottage (approx. 1.2 miles away); Andrew Roland House (approx. 1.6 miles away); George Hull Home Lot (approx. 1.6 miles away); Burr Homestead (approx. 1.8 miles away); John J. Sullivan (approx. 1.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Fairfield.

Also see . . . The Great Swamp Fight. (Submitted on February 11, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

By Michael Herrick, February 1, 2010

2. Pequot Swamp Fountain

north side

By Michael Herrick, February 1, 2010

3. Pequot Swamp Fountain

west side

By Michael Herrick, February 1, 2010

4. Pequot Swamp Fountain

south side

Credits. This page originally submitted on February 11, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 574 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 11, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.