| Australia, Victoria, Warrnambool — Warrnambool 150th Anniversary 1847-1997 |
| | This stone commemorating the Foundation of Warrnambool
Gazetted on 17 February 1847
was unveiled by
His Excellency The Honourable Richard E. McGarvie A,C.
Governor of Victoria
in the presence of His Worship the Mayor Cr Gerald Shanley — Map (db m52643) HM |
| Bahamas, New Providence, Nassau — The Bahamas Grant — 1629 1929 |
| | To commemorate the grant of these islands by His Majesty King Charles the First to Sir Robert Heath Attorney General of England on the 30th day of October 1629 — Map (db m32434) HM |
| Brazil, Bahia, Salvador — Igr. Basílica de N. Sr. do Bonfim — ["Basilica Church of Our Lord of the Good End"] |
| | Igreja de pergrinação do século XVIII, com arcadas laterais. Local de grade devoção popular, possui internamente coleção de ex-votos.
This simple 18th century church with arches on both sides has been the site of pilgrimages for many years and is dearly beloved by the Bahian people. It is believed to have special curative properties, and those seeking divine intervention often leave replicas of body parts or photographs of the infirm inside the church.
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Bahia Brasil Terra da Felicidade
VISA — Map (db m26089) HM |
| Brazil, Bahia, Salvador — Zumbi dos Palmares Monument |
| | Panel 1:
Zumbi dos Palmares
“É chegada a hora de tirar nossa nação das trevas da injustica racial.”
Nasceu livre, em 1655, na Serra da Barriga, união dos Palmares, Alagoas. Neto de Aqualtune, não permitiu a submissão de seu povo ao jugo da corda portuguesa, pois queria a liberdade para todos, dentro ou fora do Quilombo. Persistiu na luta e tornou-se líder do Quilombo, sento ferido em 1694, quando a capital Palmares foi destruída. Em 20 de Novembro de 1695, . . . — Map (db m26125) HM |
| Brazil, Rio de Janeiro — 01056031 — Ordem Terceira do Carmo Church — [Church of the Third Order of Carmel] |
| | The Venerable and Archiepiscopal Third Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmo [sic]was founded on July 19, 1648.
In 1749, the Order decided to have a new chapel built to practice spiritual exercises more comfortably. But it was only in 1752 that the marble cut stone was ordered for the high chapel. In 1755, the foundations of the new Church were built, and finally on July 22, 1770, the new temple was consecrated in a solemn procession with the images that adorned the old chapel, to the . . . — Map (db m31759) HM |
| Brazil, Rio de Janeiro — Praça 15 de Novembro — Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio De Janeiro |
| | Esta região guarda a memória do período colonial Brasileiro. No Século XVII, o núcleo original da cidade desloca-se do morro do Castelo para a várzea e consolida-se ao longo da Rua Direita, hoje Primeiro de Março. Junto à rua, na praia de N.S. do Ó, aterrado surge o Terreiro do Carmo, depois chamado Largo do Paço, por se ter instalado ali o Paço dos Governadores (1743), atual Paço Imperial.
O velho largo recebe o nome de Praça 15 de Novembro por ocasião da Proclamação da República em 1889, . . . — Map (db m26313) HM |
| Ontario, Hamilton — Sir John Harvey 1778 - 1852 |
| | From these heights, Lieutenant-Colonel John Harvey set out with about 700 men on the night of June 5, 1813, to launch a surprise attack on an invading United States force of some 3,000 men camped at Stoney Creek. His rout of the troops commanded by Brigadier-General John Chandler under cover of darkness in the early hours of June 6, is generally credited with saving Upper Canada from being overrun by the enemy. Harvey was knighted in 1834, served as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick 1834-41, . . . — Map (db m56743) HM |
| Ontario (Essex County), Windsor — 1748 |
| | The original cross
Was erected in
1748
By the Jesuit
Missionaries
— • —
Was re-enacted at the Old Boys re union Aug., 1909
Re-enacted and this permanent cross erected by the
Border Cities Old Boys in Aug., 1922 — Map (db m37519) HM |
| Ontario (Essex County), Windsor — Jesuit Mission to the Hurons |
| | In 1728 a mission to the Huron Indians was established near Fort Pontchartrain (Detroit) by Father Armand de la Richardie, S.J. The mission was moved to Bois Blane Island and the adjacent mainland in 1742. In 1747 it was destroyed by disaffected Hurons and a party of Iroquois, and the next year re-established in this vicinity. The Huron Mission became the Parish of Assumption in 1767 and was entrusted with the spiritual care of the French settlers on this side of the river as well as the . . . — Map (db m37386) HM |
| Ontario (Essex County), Windsor — The Siege of Detroit 1763 |
| | Shortly after the founding of Detroit in 1970 a village of Ottawa Indians was established on the south shore of the river in this vicinity and its inhabitants lived on friendly terms with the French garrison and settlers. However after the British took control of Detroit and other western posts in 1760, relations with the Indians deteriorated. In 1763 the great Ottawa chief, Pontiac, raised a strong confederacy of Indian tribes and attacked several British posts. Detroit was besieged from May . . . — Map (db m36944) HM |
| Ontario (Frontenac County), Kingston — Louis de Buade Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau — 1622-1698 |
| | One of the most influential and controversial figures in Canadian history, Frontenac was born at St-Germain-en-Laye, France. As a member of the noblesse d'epee he was able in 1672 to secure the appointment as Governor-General of New France. Devoted largely because of self-interest to promoting the colony's territorial expansion, Frontenac established a series of fortified fur-trading posts extending into the interior of North America, the first of which, Fort Frontenac, was constructed near . . . — Map (db m39978) HM |
| Ontario (Frontenac County), Kingston — The King's Royal Regiment of New York |
| | The largest Loyalist Corps in the Northern Department during the American Revolution, the King's Royal Regiment of New York was raised on June 19, 1776 under the command of Sir John Johnson. Originally composed of one battalion with ten companies, it was authorized to add a second battalion in 1780. The regiment, known as the "Royal Yorkers," participated in the bitter war fought on the colonial frontier. It conducted raids against settlements in New York and was also employed in garrison duty. . . . — Map (db m39977) HM |
| Ontario (Frontenac County), Kingston — The Market Battery |
| | Stood on this site from 1848 to 1875. With Shoal Tower opposite it defended Kingston Harbour and the Rideau Canal. From 1875 this was a public park. In 1885 the Kingston and Pembroke railway station was built. — Map (db m39979) HM |
| Ontario (Niagara Municipality), Niagara Falls — Charles Green — 1740 - 1827 — United Empire Loyalist |
| | “If the captain wants me, he may come himself and if he does I will shoot him.”
With these words, Charles Green refused induction into the N. Jersey rebel militia. Imprisoned, he escaped and joined the “King’s Rangers” a loyalist unit. He “suffered very considerably both in person and property”. At war’s end he walked from N. Jersey leading his wife and two children on horseback. His wife Rebekah, buried next to him, gave birth eight days later to a . . . — Map (db m59334) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Chippawa — Battle of Chippawa |
| | [Text on the West Side]:
Battle of Chippawa
5 July 1814
In memory of all those who fought on this ground, many of whom are buried nearby,
and to commemorate the peace that has prevailed between Canada and the United States
since that time.
This monument was erected and dedicated by
The Niagara Parks Commission.
October 2001.
Brian E. Merrett, Chairman
The Niagara Parks Commission
[Text on the South Side]: . . . — Map (db m49393) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Chippawa — Chippawa Battlefield Panel 1 — Background to a Battle |
| | On these fields and the surrounding woods 4,000 American, British, Canadian and Native forces fought the first major battle of the Niagara campaign of 1814. When the last shots died away on Samuel Street's farm, more than 800 lay dead and wounded. Since 18 June 1812, when the United States declared war on Great Britain, a small force of British Regulars, Canadian Militia and Native Warriors had turned back seven American invasions of Canada.
On 3 July 1814, Major General Jacob Brown, . . . — Map (db m49398) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Chippawa — Chippawa Battlefield Panel 2 — Opening Strikes — July 5, 1814 3:00 p.m. |
| | At dawn 5 July 1814, parties of Canadian-Militia and British allied Native Warriors scouted the American camp. They began sniping from the bushes on the north side of Street's Creek and this continued throughout the morning. Around noon, General Brown ordered General Porter to take some of his men and end this harassing fire.
At about 2pm, Porter led his New York and Pennsylvania Militia and allied Warriors into the woods to the west, crossed the creek and drove the scouting parties . . . — Map (db m49399) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Chippawa — Chippawa Battlefield Panel 3 — Advance to Contact — July 5, 1814 3:30 p.m. |
| | Major General Phineas Riall, the British commander, had repaired the bridge over the Chippawa and ordered his own Regular light infantry, the local Canadians of the 2nd Lincoln Militia and a force of Native Warriors, to clear out the now scattered American skirmishers. The remainder of Riall's brigade 1st, 8th and 100th Regiments of Foot (1,400 men) marched south along the river road toward General Brown and his outpost. Brown could not see the British troops through the strip of trees just . . . — Map (db m49400) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Chippawa — Chippawa Battlefield Panel 4 — Battle on the Plain — July 5, 1814 4:30 p.m. |
| | British General Riall was convinced that the greater part of Brown's army was still surrounding Fort Erie. He did not know the Fort had surrendered and he was facing the entire U.S. division. Still, the number of men deployed on both sides was virtually the same: 6 British guns verses 7 U.S., with each side mustering about 1400 regulars, 200 militia and 300 warriors.
Confident in the abilities of his regulars, Riall advanced towards the waiting grey-coated line. The Redcoats pushed to . . . — Map (db m49402) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Chippawa — Chippawa Battlefield Panel 5 — Final Stages — July 5, 1814 5:30 p.m. |
| | As the battle raged, more American artillery deployed to the middle of the plain between the 11th U.S. and the lone 25th U.S. company, less than 100 meters (109 yards) from the British line. General Brown then led Ripley's brigade across Street's Creek to the west in an effort to envelop the entire British Force. However, the creek was chest deep, the undergrowth thick and Ripley's men never did join the fight on the plain. Meanwhile, with point blank canister raking his line, the enemy's . . . — Map (db m49403) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Chippawa — Chippawa Battlefield Panel 6 — The Aftermath |
| | The Aftermath. In the days following the battle, General Brown's victorious troops advanced another 25 kilometers (18 miles) north to Fort George before retiring back to Niagara Falls when more British troops arrived in the area. They met the British forces again on 25 July along another farmer's lane where 1,800 more men were killed and wounded. Following the bloody Battle of Lundy's Lane the American forces passed the field and graves of the Battle of Chippawa as they withdrew to Fort Erie. . . . — Map (db m49404) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Chippawa — Fort Chippawa 1791 |
| | The fortifications which stood on this site were built in 1791 to protect the southern terminus of the Niagara portage road, and serve as a forwarding depot for government supplies. Known also as Fort Welland, the main structure consisted of a log blockhouse surrounded by a stockade. During the War of 1812 several bloody engagements were fought in this vicinity including the bitterly contested Battle of Chippawa, July 5, 1814, and possession of the fort frequently changed hands. A barracks, . . . — Map (db m49164) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Chippawa — Navy Island — Ile Navy |
| | The British used Navy Island from 1761 to 1764 as a shipyard in which to build the first British decked vessels to sail the upper lakes. These were essential in maintaining the supply lines westward during Pontiac's uprising, 1763-4. Thereafter the island remained undisturbed until 14 December 1837 when William Lyon Mackenzie, after being defeated at Toronto, led a "Patriot" army from Buffalo to occupy it. Swift reaction by local militia and British regulars prevented his moving to the mainland . . . — Map (db m49052) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Fort Erie — Capture of the "Ohio" and "Somers" — Prise des Goelettes "Ohio" et "Somers" |
| | On the night of 12 August 1814, as a prelude to a British attack on Fort Erie, an expedition was mounted against three armed American schooners anchored off the fort. Captain Alexander Dobbs, R.N., embarked with 70 seamen and marines in six batteaux which had been portaged from Frenchman's Creek, and by a ruse got close enough to cut the hawsers and board and capture the OHIO and SOMERS. The third vessel, PORCUPINE, escaped. Dobb's victory was the last naval action fought on the Great Lakes in . . . — Map (db m48913) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Fort Erie — Fort Erie |
| | Three fortifications occupied this site. The first (1764-1779) and second (c. 1783-1803), located at lower levels, were abandoned when ice and water inundated the works. The third Fort Erie, built between 1805 and 1808, was repaired in January 1814 but was captured by an invading American army in July of that same year. The Americans used it as a base for subsequent operations, retreated here after their defeat at Lundy's Lane, survived a siege by the British in August and September, and . . . — Map (db m48912) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara Falls — Holding the High Ground |
| | Early on the morning of July 26th, 1814, Lieutenant-General Sir Gordon Drummond awaited another attack on the Lundy's Lane hill near Niagara Falls. Throughout the previous night, this hill had been taken and retaken in the bloodiest, most hard fought battle of the War of 1812-14.
The expected attack did not occur. The Americans, exhausted, withdrew to Fort Erie. In November, they abandoned Fort Erie and retired across the Niagara River.
Drummond and his troop's had successfully . . . — Map (db m49693) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara Falls — Laura Secord |
| | [Front Side of the Monument]:
To perpetuate
the name and fame of
Laura Secord
who walked alone nearly 20
miles by a circuitous difficult
and perilous route, through woods
and swamps and over miry roads
to warn a British outpost at
DeCew’s Falls of an intended attack
and thereby enabled Lt. FitzGibbon
on the 24th June 1813, with less
than 50 men of H.M. 49th Regt.,
about 15 militiamen and a small
force of Six Nations and other . . . — Map (db m49694) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara Falls — Soldier's Monument — Lundy's Lane |
| | [Front Side of Monument]:
Erected by the
Canadian Parliament
in honour of the victory
gained by the
British & Canadian Forces
on this field on the
25th day of July, 1814
and in grateful remembrance
of the brave men
who died on that day
fighting for the unity
of the Empire.
————
1895
————
[Left Side of Monument]:
In enduring memory of . . . — Map (db m49790) WM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — A Fort Evolves — Fort Mississauga |
| |
The Tower
By 1813, the British were planning to build "a tower in small redoubt to command the entrance of the River...at Mississauga Point." Begun in the Spring of 1814, this tower rests on the remains of the first Capital of Upper Canada (today's Ontario). After the Americans burned the town of Newark in 1813, the British tore down the remaining brick walls and chimneys to provide a foundation. The tower was only two feet high in July when an American force under General . . . — Map (db m52200) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — A Strategic Location |
| | A Strategic Location
You are standing at Mississauga Point where the Niagara River flows into Lake Ontario. Long ago the lakes and rivers were military supply and transportation routes and forts were built to protect them.
The large stone fort across the river is Fort Niagara. The French built a fort here in 1687, and the present one was begun in 1720. In August 1759 the British captured the fort after a lengthy seige. Prideaux and Johnston streets in Niagara-on-the-Lake . . . — Map (db m52610) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — Action at Butler's Farm — Engagement a Butler's Farm |
| | On the 8th of July, 1813, an outpost of the invading force, encamped near Fort George, was defeated by a band of Six Nations and Western Indians led by Chiefs John Norton and Blackbird and interpreters Michel Brisebois, Louis Langlade and Barnet Lyons. Lieutenant Samuel Eldridge and 22 soldiers of the 13th United States Infantry were killed and 12 taken prisoners.
Le 8 juillet 1813, une bande d'Indiens des Six-Nations et d'Indiens de l'Ouest, conduite par les chefs John Norton et Blackbird . . . — Map (db m48747) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — Brown's Point |
| | Brown's Inn was located here. Both the Canadian York Militia and the American Army bivouacked near here on separate occasions during the War of 1812. Adam Brown later added a store to his inn, and built a wharf on the river shore below, where sailing ships loaded settlers' produce, potash and lime destined for Montreal and overseas. — Map (db m49166) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — Capture of Fort Niagara — 1813 |
| | In the early morning of December 19th, 1813, a force under Colonel John Murray, consisting of detachments of the 100th and 41st Regiments. Royal Scots, Royal Artillery and Canadian Militia embarked in bateaux at the foot of this ravine. Crossing silently to a point above Youngstown, New York, they attacked Fort Niagara killing or capturing its American garrison. — Map (db m49158) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — Fort George — Ie Fort George |
| | Constructed by order of Lieutenant-Governor Simcoe 1796-99, Fort George served as the headquarters for Major-General Brock in 1812. In May, 1813, it was bombarded and captured by the Americans who constructed fortifications of their own on the site. These in turn were retaken by the British in December 1813. In 1815 Fort George was described as "tumbling into ruins" and ordered abandoned. The present works are a reconstruction done in 1937-40, and represents the fort as it was in 1799-1813. . . . — Map (db m48743) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — Fort Mississauga — Le Fort Mississauga |
| | This tower and earthwork are all that survive of the barracks, guardroom, and cells of Fort Mississauga. Built between 1814 and 1816 to replace Fort George as the counterpoise to the American Fort Niagara immediately opposite, it was garrisoned until 1826. Repaired and rearmed following the Rebellion of 1837, it continued to be maintained until 1854 in response to border disputes with the United States. It was manned during the tense years of the American Civil War and the Fenian scare of 1866, . . . — Map (db m48745) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — Fort Mississauga is a National Historic Site — an impotant part of Canada's story! |
| | • Mississauga Point was the location of a Neutral First Nation fishing settlement by the 15th century.
• The area was under the control of the Seneca Nation during the late 17th century, and it became home to the Mississauga Nation by the 18th century.
• Fort Mississauga was begun during the War of 1812, and helped the British and Canadians defend the Niagara frontier against a powerful invading American army in 1814.
• It was completed after the War, and was a part of a defense . . . — Map (db m52236) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — Fort Mississauga Trail — Sentier du fort Mississauga |
| | Explore a part of our heritage - visit a fort almost 200 years old and discover part of the Lake Ontario shoreline.
Explorez un volet de notre patrimoine - visitez un fort qui a presque 200 ans d'histoire et decouvrez une partie du rivage du lac Ontario. — Map (db m48632) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — Navy Hall |
| | The facilities of this strategic location have served British and later Canadian troops stationed at Niagara from 1765 to the 1920's. — Map (db m49477) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — Niagara Harbour and Dock Company |
| | Formed by local businessmen in 1831, the Niagara Harbour and Dock Company created a shipping basin here on the Niagara River by hiring hundreds of labourers to excavate a riverside marsh. By the late 1830s the company employed close to 400 workers and was operating one of the busiest ports and shipyards in Upper Canada. The local economy boomed as the business prospered, then lapsed into recession after financial problems crippled the company in the late 1840s. The company's industrial complex . . . — Map (db m54049) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — Niagara National Historic Sites |
| | Brock's Monument and
Queenston Heights:
This striking commemoration and final resting place of Major General Brock marks the site of the Battle of Queenston Heights. Visitors can climb the 235 stairs to take in spectacular views, or set off on a self-guided tour which covers every major scene of the historic battle
Navy Hall
Navy Hall survives as the last building of what was once a large military complex and key supply depot for British forts on the Upper . . . — Map (db m54037) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — Point Mississauga Lighthouse — Le Phare de Point Mississauga |
| | The first lighthouse on the Great Lakes was built of stone at Point Mississauga in 1804 by John Symington, under orders from Lieutenant-Governor Peter Hunter. Demolished in 1814 to make room for this fort, its materials with debris from the ruined town of Niagara, were incorporated into this tower.
En 1804, John Symington, sur l'ordre du lieutenant-gouverneur Peter Hunter, construisit le premier phare des Grand lacs à Point Mississauga. Ce phare, qui était en pierre, fut démoli en 1814 . . . — Map (db m48746) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — Six Pounder Field Gun |
| | Field artillery was designed for mobility. Cannons mounted on carriages with large wheels could be moved quickly, even over rough terrain. This six pounder has a limber to carry ammunition and supplies and would be harnessed to a team of horses. Field guns like this were used by the Royal Artillery on battlefields around the world.
After the defeat of the British forces at the Battle of Fort George, field guns manned by the Royal Artillery and the local militia were critical in delaying . . . — Map (db m54000) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — The Field House |
| | One of the oldest brick houses in Ontario, this handsome Georgian structure was built about 1800. Originally a farm house, it was the home of Gilbert Field (1765-1815), a United Empire Loyalist who was in possesion of the land by 1790. During the War of 1812 the house was used by British forces and was subjected to a brief bombardment from an American battery. Though damaged, it was one of the few homes in the area to survive the hostilities. It remained in the Field family until about 1925, . . . — Map (db m56718) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — Ubique |
| | Everywhere
Artillery was vitally important to the defense of Upper Canada. Due to a shortage of heavy cannons available in the province, there were only five garrison guns mounted inside Fort George in May of 1813.
Moving large cannons weighing several tons was a challenge. The easiest way to move guns was by water. Movement by land was slow and labour intensive and could expose the men moving them to enemy fire. Bad weather and poor roads could also make the . . . — Map (db m53989) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — Vrooman's Battery — La Batterie Vrooman |
| | Manned by Captain Samuel Hatt's 5th Lincoln (Militia) Regiment and a small party of the Lincoln Militia Artillery under Lieutenant John Ball, and consisting of one 24-pounder cannon mounted within a crescent-shaped earthwork, this Battery was engaged in the Battle of Queenston Heights on the 13th of October, 1812. Commanding the Niagara river, its continuous fire harassed the Americans crossing from Lewiston, provided cover for the British when they were first repulsed from the heights, and . . . — Map (db m48750) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Niagara-on-the-Lake — Welcome to Fort George |
| | Built in 1796, Fort George was the scene of fierce engagements during the War of 1812. It was captured and destroyed then refortified by the Americans in 1813. It was re-taken by the British later that same year. The fort was abandoned in the 1820's, and only the original stone powder magazine survives today. Fort George was reconstructed between 1937-40.
Today we invite you to pass through the fort gates and re-live this exciting era in history. — Map (db m54038) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Queenston — 1. Attack — The Battle of Queenston Heights Walking Tour — Stop 1 of the 5-stop walking tour |
| | If you go to the lookout behind the Laura Secord monument you will see across the river and slightly to your right the area where a huge American force assembled for the invasion of Canada. In the early hours of October 13, 1812, six hundred American soldiers crossed the river and landed on the Canadian shore somewhere above the present docks. Queenston was chosen as the target because it was an important point on the British supply line and because the only other possible landing spot was the . . . — Map (db m55029) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Queenston — 5. The Decisive Battle — The Battle of Queenston Heights Walking Tour — Stop 5 of the 5-stop walking tour |
| | On the plateau before you, the British and Americans met for battle. The British formed a line to your right, the Americans to your left. General Sheaffe formed a British counter-offensive force of nine hundred men in a line shoulder to shoulder. The Americans were slightly greater in number but had not been reinforced with troops or arms since the arrival of the Indians. They had to meet the British with their backs to the river precipice. The British combined force advanced with fixed . . . — Map (db m55028) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Queenston — Brock's Monument |
| | Upper Canada has dedicated this monument
to the memory of the late
Major-General Sir Issac Brock K.B.
Provisional Lieut.Governor and commander of the forces
in this province whose remains are deposited in the vault beneath.
Opposing the invading enemy he fell in action near these heights
on the 13th of October 1812, in the 43 year of his age.
Revered and lamented by the people whom he governed
and deplored by the sovreign
to whose service his life had . . . — Map (db m49926) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Queenston — Brock's Monument - Queenston Heights Battlefield |
| | The monument towering above you is a memorial to Major-General Sir Isaac Brock commander of British forces in Upper Canada at the beginning of the War of 1812. Brock died on the slopes below Queenston Heights on October 13, 1812, during an engagement between British and American forces. It was a battle that had great significance for Canada. This monument was constructed between 1853-56. It is 56 metres (184 feet) high and is constructed entirely of cut stone. Parks Canada maintains the . . . — Map (db m52137) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Queenston — Home of Laura Ingersoll Secord |
| | [Text inscribed on stone monument]:
Home of
Laura Ingersoll
Secord.
[Text on lower plaque]:
This stone marker was placed in 1901 by the Women's Literary Club of St. Catharines
to honour Laura Secord and was re-
dedicated in 1972 by members of the
Club on the occasion of their 80th
annual pilgrimage. — Map (db m51612) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Queenston — Indians at Queenston Heights — October 13, 1812 |
| | Warriors of the Six Nations of Iroquois (Mohawks, Oniedas Onondagos, Cayugas, Senecas, Tuscaroras), mainly from the Grand River, fought as allies of the British in this historic battle with the Americans. Speaking distinctive dialects and with different religious beliefs, these Indians were drawn together for the battle by John Norton, a resourceful and courageous commander. Norton, a man of Cherokee and Scottish ancestry, was a Mohawk (Teyoninhokarawen) by adoption. With John Brant . . . — Map (db m49168) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Queenston — Laura Secord (1775-1868) |
| | [English text]:
The celebrated heroine of the war of 1812 is a renowned figure in Canadian History. Determined to warn the British of an impending attack on Beaver Dams, Secord set out from her home on June 22, 1813, on a dangerous mission. She traveled alone for over 30 kilometers, behind enemy lines, struggling to make it to the De Cew farmhouse, where she informed Lieutenant Fitzgibbon about the American plan. Later in the 19th century, a first generation of women historians . . . — Map (db m51613) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Queenston — Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe — 1763 - 1851 |
| | On October 13, 1812, following Isaac Brock's death in a preceding assault, Major-General Sheaffe assumed command and led a successful attack which dislodged an invading American force from Queenston Heights. Born in Boston, Mass., Sheaffe was commissioned in the British army in 1778 and fought in the American Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. Arriving in Upper Canada in 1812, he served as Administrator of the province 1812-13, and returned to England in the latter year. He was created a . . . — Map (db m49161) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Queenston — The "Colored Corps" 1812 - 1815 |
| | [Side of Marker Using English Text]:
When the War of 1812 began, people of African descent in the Niagara peninsular feared an American invasion. They were anxious to preserve their freedom and prove their loyalty to Britain. Many joined the militia; others offered to raise their own militia company. Authorities responded by forming a "Colored Corps" of about thirty men commanded by white officers. Based in the Niagara region throughout the war, it fought at Queenston Heights in . . . — Map (db m49162) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Queenston — The Battle of Queenston Heights — La Batatille des Hauteurs de Queenston |
| | In the early morning of 13 October 1812, American troops under Major-General Stephen Van Rensellaer crossed the Niagara River and took possession of Queenston Heights. Major-General Isaac Brock hurried from Fort George to lead a small force against the invaders and was killed in an attempt to regain the heights. In the afternoon, Major-General Roger Hale Sheaffe with his force of British regulars, militia and Indians from Fort George strengthened by reinforcements from Chippawa, took the hill . . . — Map (db m48908) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Queenston — The Battle of Queenston Heights — The Battle of Queenston Heights Walking Tour |
| | The Battle of Queenston Heights
The village below you and the heights on which you are standing were the stage for the famous Battle of Queenston Heights.
It took place during the Anglo-American conflict 1812-1815 known as the War of 1812. During the early morning hours of October 13, 1812 an American invasion force camped at Lewiston crossed the Niagara river and gained control of the heights of Queenston. After many hours of fierce combat, they were crushed by a combined . . . — Map (db m51682) HM |
| Ontario (The Regional Municipality of Niagara), Thorold — Beaver Dams |
| | Following their repulse at Stoney Creek the Americans sent a force from Fort George to destroy a British advanced post at Beaver Dams. Warned of their approach by an Indian scout and by Laura Secord, a force of Indians from Caughnawaga and the Grand River, led by Captains Dominique Ducharme and William Kerr, ambushed the attackers near here on 24 of June 1813, and compelled them to surrender to Lieutenant James Fitzgibbon of the regular British army. After this defeat the Americans did not . . . — Map (db m48909) HM |
| Quebec (Ile-de-Montréal County), Montreal — Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac |
| |
[The coat of arms of Quebec]
“Je Me Souvien”
Ici vécut -- Here lived
Antoine Laumet de Lamothe
Sier de Cadillac (1658-1730),
Fondateur de -- Founder of
Détroit, -- Detroit,
Governeur de -- Governor of
La Louisiane -- Louisiana
Commission des Monuments Historiques — Map (db m33976) HM |
| Quebec (Ile-de-Montréal County), Montreal — Le Château Ramezay - Château Ramezay |
| | [Royal Coat of Arms of Canada] Le gouverneur de Montréal Claude de Ramezay fit ériger ici en 1705, par Pierre Couturier, un édifice pour lui servir de demeure. La Compagnie des Indes occidentales, qui le posséda de 1745 à 1763, le fit rebâtir et élargir en 1756 selon les plans de Paul Tessier dit Lavigne. Les gouverneurs généraux résidèrent au Château de 1773 à 1844, les envahisseurs américains s’y logèrent en 1775-1776, et le Conseil exécutif y siégea en 1839. Il abrita après 1849, des . . . — Map (db m36937) HM |
| Ireland, Connacht (County Roscommon), Strokestown — Strokestown Brewery |
| |
Brewery here in
early 18th century — Map (db m27548) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Meath), Fordstown — Girley / Fordstown — Meath Villages |
| | An introduction to Fordstown
Fordstown is named after the Norman-Irish Ford family, who lived in the area. One part of the townland is sometimes referred to as Ballaghboy. Today, Fordstown is a growing, vibrant community. ‘Fordstown Street Fair’ is an old world fair, hosted by Fordstown in October each year since 2004. Fordrew Rovers
Fordrew Rovers Football Club was formed in 1997 and play in Drewstown. They progressed from Division 4A to Division 1 in four years. They won . . . — Map (db m27318) HM |
| Philippines, Cavite Province, Corregidor Island — Spanish Historical Marker — Corregidor Island |
| | Spanish text:
La isla de Corregidor paso a formar parte de la Corona de España el 19 de Mayo de 1571, al ser ocupada por el intrépido navegante Miguel López de Legaspi, fundador de la Ciudad de Manila.
Debido a su posición estratégica, Corregidor sivió como Fortaleza protectora guardian de la Bahía de Manila durante 327 años, hasta el 2 de Mayo de 1898. Durante esos años presenció gloriosas escenas de heroism, en las que la historia de Filipinas y la de España se . . . — Map (db m64787) HM |
| Philippines, Cebú Province, Cebu City — Fort San Pedro |
| | The Fort of San Pedro, described in an official report of 1739, is triangular in shape and made of stone and mortar. The three bastions are La Concepcion, San Ignacio de Loyola, and San Miguel - Powder Magazine.
[Inscriptions in the stone above the fort’s main [west side] gateway:]
Fuerza de San Pedro, 1565
Sereformo, Año, 1833
Siendoalca lndem
Dnmaniro …
[Coat of Arms of the Spanish monarch]
Note also, a statuette of the Santo . . . — Map (db m64435) HM |
| Philippines, Manila, Intramuros — Plaza de España |
| | Named Plaza de los Mártires de la Integridad Nacional in 1897 in memory of Spanish Soldier who died in the encounters of August 1896, was rebuilt by the Intramuros Administration and opened on July 1982.
Manuel C. Elizalde Jr. donated the stone paving. — Map (db m25288) HM |
| Turks and Caicos Islands, Grand Turk, Cockburn Town — #14 — Victoria Public Library |
| | The Library was built in 1887 - the year of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee - on the old parade ground used by the local militia, yet it was not completed until 1889. It was reputed to have cost UK £568. Public events such as cultural concerts are held on the library grounds, commonly referred to as the Library Tennis Court. — Map (db m30354) HM |
| Alabama (Baldwin County), Fort Morgan — The Pride of Seven Flags |
| | (East Face):
Tribute dedicated to the memory of the soldiers who gave their lives in the defense of our country here at Fort Morgan.
Here lies the pride of seven flags entombed in our ancestor’s worth, who heard the thunder of the fray break o’er the field beneath knew the watchword of the day was “Victory or Death.”
(North Face):
Dates of battles and some events relative to Fort Morgan.
1711 – Battle, France – England
1719 – Battle, . . . — Map (db m4649) HM |
| Alabama (Chambers County), Lanett — 141-10 — Ocfuskooche Tallauhassee |
| | A flourishing, ancient town of the Muscogee Indians known as Ocfuskooche Tallahassee (Old Town) stood on this site. English traders from Charles Town visited it about 1685. A trail known as "Old Horse Path" led from this village to the Tallapoosa. Ocfuskooche
is known to have existed through Colonial and Revolutionary times but, soon after 1790, the town was abandoned and its inhabitants moved westward to settle on the Tallapoosa River. The westward surge of settlers and bitter frontier fighting forced the move. — Map (db m36315) HM |
| Alabama (Dallas County), Selma — British West Florida, 1764-83 |
| | Colony’s north boundary
crossed present-day
Alabama - Mississippi
at this point on 32° 28’
by edict of British king.
Colony extended south to Gulf.
France had ceded area in 1763.
Spain invaded, seized area in 1780.
Britain ceded it to Spain in 1783.
Spain ceded part to U.S. in 1795. — Map (db m37644) HM |
| Alabama (Dallas County), Selma — Ecor Bienville — 1702-1743 — The first recorded name of Selma |
| | This tablet commemorates the engagement between
Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville,
Governor of the Province,
and
The Alibamo Indians.
In 1714 Bienville made a friendly visit to this section. — Map (db m37658) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Hoover — Hale - Joseph Home — Built in 1910 |
| | William M. and Evan Hale built this home on the 400 acres purchased by Gardner Hale in 1862. The Hales descended from two signers of the Mayflower compact, 1620. Purchased in 1993 by Carlo and Dianne Joseph, it was placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in 1994. — Map (db m28487) HM |
| Alabama (Lawrence County), Oakville — Cherokee Council House Museum |
| | The Oakville Indians Mounds Museum is based on a seven sided Cherokee council house. This type of council house was used during the cooler months and an open sided rectangular pavilion during warmer weather. The descriptions used for the museum's construction came from Lt. Henry Timberlake, who visited the Cherokee capitol at Chota in 1761 and William Bartram who visited Cowe in 1765. Timberlake's description " The townhouse, in which are transacted all public business and diversions, is raised . . . — Map (db m36033) HM |
| Alabama (Marengo County), Demopolis — St. Leo’s Catholic Church |
| | Catholicism was first introduced to this
region in 1540 by the priests who accompanied
Hernando DeSoto. Napoleonic exiles of the
Vine and Olive Colony held religious services
and attempted to establish a Catholic mission
in Demopolis in 1817. Services were held in
homes and in a small frame structure before
the present building was constructed in
1905. This church remained a mission until
St. Leo’s Parish was permanently established
in 1936. — Map (db m37994) HM |
| Alabama (Monroe County), Perdue Hill — Piache |
| | Piache, an Indian town visited by DeSoto in 1540 was near here.
DeLuna made a settlement here, Nanipacna in 1560.
Fort Claiborne was erected on the south bluff, in 1813.
LaFayette was entertained here, 1825.
Erected by the Alabama Society of Colonial Dames.
March 1939 — Map (db m47639) HM |
| Alabama (Talladega County), Lincoln — Lincoln, Alabama |
| | (Side A) Historical records indicate that DeSoto and his men, as they traveled the South in search of gold, were the first white men to see the Lincoln area. With the ceding of the Creek Indian Territory in 1837, the population of the area increased. The community was known as Kingsville until 1856 when the name was changed to Lincoln. the name Lincoln came from Revolutionary War General Benjamin Lincoln who accepted the sword of surrender from the British at Yorktown, Virginia in . . . — Map (db m33282) HM |
| Alabama (Tallapoosa County), Jacksons Gap — Fort Okfuskee — ←— 6 mi. west —« |
| | Built in 1735 by British from Carolina in futile attempt to gain trade of the Creek Indians from the French, located at Fort Toulouse, 40 miles south. Okfuskee was the largest town in Creek Confederacy. — Map (db m22232) HM |
| California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — 469 — Branciforte |
| | These school grounds were the center of Villa de Branciforte founded in 1797 by Governor Diego de Borica of California on orders from Spain through Viceroy Branciforte in Mexico. The settlement existed as political entity until American occupancy of California. Remained as township until 1905, when it was annexed to the city of Santa Cruz. — Map (db m2347) HM |
| Colorado (Pueblo County), Vineland — San Carlos de los Jupes |
| | By 1700 Comanches moved south from the northern Rockies onto the plains of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. They raided the Apaches and Spanish settlements from the late 1600s until 1779 when the Governor of New Mexico, Don Juan Bautista de Anza, decisively defeated a large group, led by Cuerno Verde in a battle near the mountains to the southwest of here. The Comanches signed a peace treaty in 1786, and a year later the asked for Spanish assistance to build a permanent farm village. . . . — Map (db m64775) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Brookfield — Brookfield |
| | Brookfield
Parish of Newbury
The land which comprises the geographical area of Brookfield belonged to the towns of Danbury, Newtown, and New Milford. In 1754 the Parish of Newbury was incorporated by decree of the General Assembly with boundaries and area similar to those of the town as it is today. In October, 1755 the Assembly approved as a site for the Newbury meeting house the location of the present Congregational Church. In 1788 the Parish of Newbury was incorporated as the Town of . . . — Map (db m35170) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Cos Cob — Second Oldest Cemetery in Greenwich |
| | The Second Oldest Cemetery
in Greenwich
Laid out by the Selectmen
1723 – 24
Historic Society
Town of Greenwich 1982 — Map (db m38745) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — Danbury |
| | Marker Front:
Eight families came from Norwalk in 1685 to settle this area which the Indians called Pahquioque. They built their first homes a half mile south of here and made this green their common. The General Court in October 1687 decreed the name “Danbury” although the settlers had chosen “Swampfield.” Beans and other crops helped make Danbury an inland trading center by 1750 with a population of two thousand.
At the start of the American Revolution this . . . — Map (db m22836) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — Oldest Cemetery 1684 |
| | Oldest Cemetery 1684 Danbury Erected by Mary Wooster Chapter N.S.D.A.R. — Map (db m23050) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), East Norwalk — A Calf Pasture Primer |
| | Norwalk’s first European settlers grazed their cattle on this property – hence the name “Calf Pasture.” Among these earliest arrivals was Matthew Marvin, who moved to Norwalk in 1651 (the year the town was founded). His son, Matthew Jr., bought a parcel between the Norwalk and “Saketuck” rivers from the native Americans in 1669. Seven generations later, in December 1836, William and Amanda Marvin settled into a 19-room farmhouse on the family property. William . . . — Map (db m53465) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), East Norwalk — Roger Ludlow |
| | This stone, erected December, 1895, commemorates the purchase from the aboriginal inhabitants, made February 26, 1640-1, by Roger Ludlow, Deputy-Governor of the Colony of Connecticut, framer of its first Code of Laws, and Founder of Norwalk, of “All the lands, meadows, pasturinge, trees, whatsoever there is, and grounds betweene the twoe rivers, the one called Norwalke, the other Soakatuck, to the middle of sayed rivers, from the sea a days walke into the country.” — Map (db m53440) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Easton — Easton |
| | [ front ]
Easton
North Fairfield, a part of the town of Fairfield, was purchased from the Aspetuck Indians in 1670 for thirty pounds and an amount of trucking cloth. In 1762 the Connecticut General Assembly established the parish of North Fairfield. The Legislature in 1787 combined the parishes of North Fairfield and Norfield into the town of Weston. In 1845 the former parish of North Fairfield was divided from Weston and became Easton. It is still governed by the town meeting.
. . . — Map (db m30939) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Fairfield — Andrew Roland House |
| | Built By
Andrew Roland
And His Wife Elizabeth
Daughter of Governor Fitch
1760
Their Son Saw the British Land
And Gave the Alarm — Map (db m65124) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Fairfield — Andrew Ward Memorial |
| | In memory of
Andrew Ward
Born in England 1597
One of the founders of
Wethersfield and Stamford
———
An honored citizen of
Fairfield Conn.
where he died in 1659
———
Member of a Commission graunted to
sev'al p'sons to governe the people att
Conecticott by the General Court
of Massachusetts Bay under
John Winthrop Jr. Governor, 1635 – 1636
Erected by the Association of Descendants
of Andrew Ward 1907 — Map (db m27172) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Fairfield — Burr Homestead |
| | Home Of
Thaddeus And Eunice Dennie Burr
Here
Dorothy Quincy and John Hancock
President
Of The Continental Congress
Were Married in 1775
Burned By British in 1779
Rebuilt in 1790 — Map (db m27371) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Fairfield — David Ogden House |
| | This Dwelling
Erected Prior to 1750
Is a Gift
to
The Fairfield Historical Society
from
Lillian Wadsworth
In Memory of Her Husband
Dudley Leland Wadsworth
In whom the vision and self-reliance of
The early settlers lived again — Map (db m27419) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Fairfield — Dr. Hosea Hurlburt House |
| | Home Of
Dr. Hosea Hurlburt
1753
Surgeon in Connecticut
Continental Line — Map (db m27565) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Fairfield — Fairfield |
| | Marker front:
In 1639 Roger Ludlow and five companions, after serving in the Pequot War, purchased from the Indians a rich and abundant expanse of land which they called by the Indian name "Uncowaye." Shortly thereafter the name "Fairfield" replaced "Uncowaye." Originally this land consisted of present-day Fairfield, Greens Farms, Weston, Redding, Easton, and the western section of Bridgeport.
The following years brought rapid development, and Fairfield with its fine harbors became . . . — Map (db m27176) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Fairfield — Fairfield Boulder |
| | This boulder commemorates
the settlement of Fairfield
by Roger Ludlow in 1639
and the burning of the Town
by the British July 8, 1779.
From the founding of the Town
the religious, military and civic life
of the people
has centered around this Green — Map (db m27227) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Fairfield — George Hull Home Lot |
| | Site Of Original
Home Lot Of
George Hull
1590 – 1659
Farmer, Trader
Judge, Surveyor
And Legislator — Map (db m27373) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Fairfield — Moorlands — c. 1836 |
| | Former site of the
Buckley Tavern, c.1750 — Map (db m27157) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Fairfield — Nathan Bulkley House |
| | Built 1750 By
Nathan Bulkley
Pre-Revolutionary
Spared By British
When Town Was Burned — Map (db m27153) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Fairfield — Pequot Swamp Fountain |
| | 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 — Map (db m27377) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Fairfield — Reverend John Jones Memorial |
| | In
memory of
Revd John Jones
AB MA
The Revd
John Jones
was born in
Southampton England
in 1595 and was a graduate of
Queens College Cambridge
A Puritan divine of the
Church of England he was
the first pastor of the
First Church of Christ
in Fairfield
which he faithfully served
from 1644 until his death
in 1664
"A Valiant Leader of
Christ's Soldiers
A Holy Man of God" — Map (db m27174) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Fairfield — Roger Ludlow |
| | Roger Ludlow
Father of Connecticut, Author of the Fundamental Orders, Compiler of the Code of 1650, and Pioneer in the Development of American Constitutional Law.
Founded Fairfield and Made His Home Here from 1639 to 1654
Erected 1939 — Map (db m27141) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Fairfield — Site of "Verna" |
| | Site of "Verna"
Home of Timothy Dwight
Chaplain in Continental Army
Pastor of Greenfield
Founder of Academy
Poet of "Greenfield Hill"
President of Yale 1795 - 1815 — Map (db m27421) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Fairfield — Site of Old Tavern of Greenfield |
| | Site of Old Tavern Of Greenfield
1792 – 1812
At the Sign of The Black Horse
Here Rufus Putnam, Tallyrand,
Don Juadenes, Rufus King,
Joel Barlow and Tapping Reeve
Were Guests — Map (db m27563) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Fairfield — Site of Trinity Church |
| | Site Of
Trinity Church
1790 – 1844
Rev. Philo Shelton
Rector For Forty Years
First To Be Ordained By
First American Bishop
Samuel Seabury — Map (db m27376) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Fairfield — Thomas Sherwood Memorial |
| | In memory
of
Thomas Sherwood
1586 – 1655
Puritan – Pioneer – Ancestor
A founder of New England
A first settler of Fairfield
Deputy to the General Court
Committeeman
Soldier of the Pequot War
and his wives
Alice Seabrooke 1587 – 1639
Mary Fitch 1619 – 1693 — Map (db m27173) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Greenwich — Founders and Proprietors Monument — 1640 - 1935 |
| | In memory of the courageous men
who founded the first settlement of
the Town of Greenwich
in the Connecticut Colony
July 18-1640
Everardus Bogardus •
John Bowers •
Robert Feaks •
Jeffre Ferris •
Angell Husted •
Robert Husted •
Andrew Messenger •
Daniel Patrick •
Robert Williams •
John Winkelman
27 Proprieters of 1672
John Asten •
John Bowers •
Walter Butler •
Thomas Close •
James Ferris •
Joseph Ferris •
Joseph Finch •
Angell Husted •
William . . . — Map (db m18669) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Greenwich — Old Greenwich Yacht Club |
| | On July 18, 1640, Daniel Patrick and Robert Feaks landed on these shores in the name of the New Haven Colony to start a new settlement, later called Greenwich. This neck of land is called Elizabeth’s Neck after Mrs. Feaks.
The anchor above this tablet was given to the Club by Clyde B. Ford, a founder. It was taken from the Thames-Sugar boat which sank by the point in April 1930. — Map (db m2048) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Monroe — Monroe |
| | [ front ]
Monroe
On May 23, 1823 the General Assembly granted the incorporation of this town and named it in honor of the then President, James Monroe. The town’s roots, however, are much deeper as it was an offspring of the mother-town of Stratford settled in 1639. About 1720, descendants of Stratford’s early proprietors, farmers and millers, claimed a share of this North Division and brought their families to new homesites here. To determine their religious and educational . . . — Map (db m26096) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), New Canaan — New Canaan |
| | This region was established in 1731 as Canaan Parish, a separate ecclesiastical society of the Congregational Churches of Norwalk and Stamford. Incorporated as a town in 1801. New Canaan encompassed the area of Canaan Parish with additional land annexed on the southern and western boundaries.
During the early nineteenth century, New Canaan was one of the important shoe making centers of New England. In the latter half of the nineteenth- century, considerable numbers of summer residents . . . — Map (db m46878) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), New Fairfield — New Fairfield |
| | Front
In the year 1724 twelve men from Fairfield, Connecticut , came to this area to purchase land from the Indians who then inhabited it. They negotiated with Chief Squantz of the Schaghticoke tribe, who lived near the pond in this town which still bears his name. returning in the spring of 1725 with the necessary documents, they learned that Chief Squantz had died, but his four sons and heirs refused to sign any deeds. Four years later, on April 24, 1729 the Indians finally . . . — Map (db m23060) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Newtown — Newtown |
| | This area, then known as Quanneapague, was purchased from the Pohtatuck Indians in 1705. Settled from Stratford and incorporated in 1711, Newtown was a stronghold of Tory settlement during the early Revolutionary War. French General Rochambeau and his troops encamped here in 1781 on their way to the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, which ended the Revolution. An important crossroads throughout its history, the village of Hawleyville briefly emerged as a railroad center and the town’s population . . . — Map (db m21235) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Newtown — Newtown Meeting House |
| | Newtown Meeting House
Has Been Placed On The
National Register
Of Historic Places
By The United States
Department Of The Interior
Built 1720 Moved 1792 Rebuilt 1816 & 1845 — Map (db m26813) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Norwalk — St. Paul’s Historic Graveyard |
| | This historic graveyard is one of the oldest in Norwalk. It predates the Revolutionary War and is the resting place of several patriots of the American Revolution. It is situated on the original grant of land given to the professors of the Church of England in 1733-34. It was used as a public sheepfold in the early days of the colony. Anne Kemper, the wife of the first missionary Bishop of the American Church, is buried here. Her husband, Jackson Kemper was rector of St. Paul’s from 1830 – 1835. — Map (db m53461) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — John Read, Gentleman |
| | Home site of
“Lonetown Manor” where
John Read, Gentleman
after whom the town is named
settled in 1711
Title to the original 500 acres
was secured by colony grants
confirmed in 1714 by an Indian
deed from Chief Chickens
This tablet placed by Town of Redding
in 1935
Connecticuts Tercentenary — Map (db m26870) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — Redding |
| | Originally part of Fairfield and unclaimed land, Redding was settled about 1711, made a parish in 1729, and incorporated in 1767. It was named for John Read, gentleman, lawyer, early landowner, and spokesman for the settlers. One of his land purchases was from the Mohawk Indian sachem Chickens in 1714. In 1777, during the Revolutionary war, General Tryon led British troops over Redding Ridge on their way to burn Danbury. The right wing of the Continental Army under General Israel Putnam . . . — Map (db m26814) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Ensign James Benedict House |
| | c. 1730
Ensign
James Benedict
Cobbler's Shop and Home — Map (db m32243) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Old Hundred |
| | Old Hundred
1783
This Structure Was Originally
The Store of Lts. Joshua King And
James Dole, Later Used As A Resi-
dence Known As "Old Hundred." — Map (db m30464) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — 13 — Out of the Ashes … — Ridgefield, Connecticut — The Museum in the Streets |
| | The Fire District in Ridgefield was organized in 1896 following the devastating fire of 1895. Ex-Governor Phineas Lounsbury was an early benefactor of the Department and the new engine company took his name. The firehouse is also the site of the old Sholes and Smith Shirt factory, later moved to the Big Shop then located at the corner of Main Street and West Lane. The eastern section is the original 1908 Georgian Revival Style building of brick and wood with granite corner quions. . . . — Map (db m32050) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — 28 — Ridgebury – George Washington Slept Here — Ridgefield, Connecticut — The Museum in the Streets |
| | Ridgebury, "The New Patent," was one of the last land purchases made by the Proprietors. Tradition says that the First Congregational Church in Ridgebury had its beginnings in the "New Patent Meeting House" as early as 1738. In 1768 the congregation voted to construct a new church, which was completed in 1769. Services at the Episcopal Church in Ridgebury began at the same time as those in Ridgefield, often sharing the same minister. The building continued to be used, except for the . . . — Map (db m32052) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — 24 — Ridgefield's Colonial Plans — Ridgefield, Connecticut — The Museum in the Streets |
| | The First Recorded Plan for settlement was in 1697 when a group of Congregationalists primarily from Norwalk petitioned "to purchase of the Indians a certain tract of land lying about 14 miles northward of the town of Norwalk to settle a plantation there." On May 13, 1708 a petition for purchase of the land was submitted to the General Assembly in Hartford. On September 30, 1708 the purchase was formalized and plans for settlement were being drawn up. Each of the original Proprietors . . . — Map (db m32048) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — 6 — Smith Tavern – A Colonial Meeting Place — Ridgefield, Connecticut — The Museum in the Streets |
| | The Smith Tavern stood on the site of the present library. Ebenezer Smith arrived from Milford in 1709 and was assigned Lot # 26. He opened a small tavern in his home. By 1797 a new building was erected on the site by Amos Smith, who ran a tavern and inn, as well as a cider mill behind the tavern and a vineyard on the western side of Main Street. Taverns were used for more than eating and drinking; they were important centers for community activities. In 1900 the Smith Family sold the . . . — Map (db m24806) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — The Gilbert House — Circa 1790 |
| | Built by Benjamin Stebbins for his daughter Sarah and her husband Amos Baker, a Revolutionary War Hero, the first surgeon in Ridgefield and the originator of the famous Baker Apple. — Map (db m23602) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Shelton — Fort Hill |
| | Fort Hill
On This Point Of Land
The Pootatuck Indians
Built A Fort In 1673
To Prevent The White Man
From Coming Up
The Ousatonic River — Map (db m28322) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Shelton — Shelton |
| | [ front ]
Shelton
1639 – Stratford area settled, with present-day Shelton as the northern part.
1717 – Northern settlers established Ripton parish.
1789 – Ripton separated from Stratford and became the town of Huntington, named for Governor Samuel Huntington.
1870 – Derby-Shelton dam built., allowing industrial development along the Housatonic River.
1915 – The borough of Shelton incorporated as a city, named for Edward N. Shelton, . . . — Map (db m25614) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Sherman — Sherman |
| | Originally part of New Fairfield, which was purchased from the Indians in 1729, the area then known as the Upper Seven Miles was separately incorporated as the Town of Sherman in 1802. The town was named for Roger Sherman who, as a young man, had a cobbler shop at the north end. He was to become the only statesman to help draft and sign all of the following documents: the Articles of Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States . . . — Map (db m23070) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Stamford — First Congregational Church |
| | 1776 1976
First Congregational Church
A crude, square, wooden structure surrounded by a stockade was erected near this site in 1641-2. It was the first meeting house of the Church of Christ. Later the First Congregational Church. Four members of the Wethersfield Church, including the Rev. Richard Denton, withdrew and came to Rippowam (Stamford), bringing the church records with them. Thus the Stamford and Wethersfield churches share the distinction of being the first organized churches in . . . — Map (db m38752) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Stamford — St. John's Episcopal Church |
| | 1776 1976
St. John's Episcopal Church
In 1774, St John's, the first Episcopal Church in this area, was built here on land granted by the town. Struck by lightning that same year, the original building was repaired and endured for a hundred years.
In 1765, the area around Broad Street and Washington Boulevard was deeded as glebe land to the church whose first rector, the Reverend Ebenezer Dibblee, was to serve for 51 years. Though in sympathy with the loyalist cause, as were many of his . . . — Map (db m38767) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Stamford — The Settlement of Stamford in 1641 |
| | This tablet has been placed by Stamford Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution to commemorate
The Settlement of Stamford in 1641
During that year, twenty nine men and their families came from Wethersfield to this place. Imbued with the spirit of the founders of of New England, they built a permanent and enduring settlementof landowners and freemen. The eleventh colony to be founded in Connecticut.
The names of the original settlers are.
Robert Bates • Francis . . . — Map (db m38609) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Stratford — "Mac’s Harbor" |
| | "Mac’s Harbor”
Traditional Landing Place of Stratford’s First Settlers
In the spring of 1639 under leadership of the Rev. Adam Blakeman
On the right, at the inner end of the harbor stood the First Meeting House and burial ground, and across the harbor at the stone embankment was erected the first Tide Mill in this the village of Cupheag, in 1643 renamed Stratford after Stratford-on-Avon, England — Map (db m48426) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Stratford — Academy Hill Historic District |
| | Academy Hill
Historic District
Established April 14, 1988
First known as Watch House Hill, where the first settlers manned a blockhouse and a palisade to guard the town from threats of Dutch and Indian attack.
Renamed Meeting House Hill when the townsmen built a new meeting house on its southeast corner in 1680.
And called Academy Hill since the Stratford Academy opened here in 1805.
This common has been a gathering place for Stratford’s people for over 350 years. — Map (db m25814) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Stratford — Boothe Homestead |
| | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
May 1, 1985
This Estate Owned by the Boothe Family
For Many Generations Was Willed
To the Town of Stratford by
David Beach Boothe and
Stephen Nichols Boothe.
In 1914 the brothers initiated
A building and collection program
Resulting in the present
Boothe Memorial Park Museum — Map (db m25907) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Stratford — Boothe Homestead |
| | This 1820’s home was built over the original foundation of the 1683 house and has been altered four times since then. David and Stephen Boothe’s renovations of 1913 added stained glass windows, four safes in the walls, and several “puzzle” floors. — Map (db m25911) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Stratford — Captain David Judson House |
| | The Captain David Judson House
Built 1723
Has been entered into the
National Register of Historic Places
By the United States Department
Of the Interior – 1973
A priceless reminder of Stratford’s cultural heritage — Map (db m25764) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Stratford — Captain John Carpenter |
| | In Memory Of
Captain John Carpenter
Born in London, England, 1628
Settled In
Stratford, Connecticut
Before 1646
He commanded the Jamaica Fusiliers
In the Defense of Fort James, New
York, When the Dutch Fleet Of
William of Orange Recaptured
New York From the English
--------
Presented by
The Connecticut Chapter
Of The National Society
Daughters of Founders and
Patriots of America
Memorial Day 1952 — Map (db m25766) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Stratford — Home of William Samuel Johnson |
| | Home of
William Samuel
Johnson
One of the Framers
Of the Constitution — Map (db m25899) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Stratford — Old Congregational Burying Ground |
| | [Left Plaque]
In honor of
the men and women
who planted in the wilderness
the early homes of Stratford,
who fought bravely and suffered patiently
in the War of the American Revolution,
and who left to their descendents
a proud memory of courage,
endurance and faith in God.
[Right Plaque]
1676 1906
Erected by The
Mary Silliman Chapter
Daughters of The
American Revolution — Map (db m26099) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Stratford — Ye Olde King’s Highway — Oldest Mail Route In America |
| | This Tablet Marks Ye Olde King’s Highway Which Follows, In General Indian Trails and is the Oldest Mail Route in America The First Post Rider Made The Trip From New York to Boston In January 1673 Placed by Mary Silliman Chapter D.A.R. 1915 — Map (db m25818) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Trumbull — Jonathan Trumbull |
| | Jonathan Trumbull
1710 – 1785
Revolutionary Patriot Statesman Merchant
Governor of Connecticut
1769 – 1784
“The Constitution State” “The Nutmeg State” “The Provisions State”
The securing and delivery of supplies to George Washington’s Continental Army is attributed to Jonathan Trumbull
Donated by The Jennie and Ethel Mallett Memorial Trust
Trustees The Honorable Abram H. Tellalian, Jr. Fleet National Bank
Dedicated November . . . — Map (db m26305) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Weston — Weston |
| | [ front ]
Weston
Originally the Nor'field parish of old Fairfield (1639) to the south, present Weston was divided into long lots circa 1670, commencing our agricultural development. By 1757 there were enough families to become a separate ecclesiastical society. During the Revolution British General Tryon's forces passed nearby en route to and from the burning of Danbury. To escape, Weston mothers fled with their children to the Devil's Den, a wilderness landmark since earliest . . . — Map (db m30800) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Westport — Disbrow Tavern — Jennings Trail |
| | Jennings Trail
Disbrow Tavern
Here stood the inn where
General Washington stopped
for refreshment June 28, 1775
The church was built in 1862.
Architect – P. L. Moulnier
Westport Historical Society
Westport Young Women's League — Map (db m30789) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Westport — Jesup Green — Jennings Trail |
| | Jennings Trail
Jesup Green
Here stood the William H. Jessup House
Later owned by William Taylor.
On the river the Jessups built wharves
and warehouses in the late 18th
century where grain was stored awaiting
export by sail. The Saugatuck River
became a shipping lane resulting
in the incorporation of Westport
in 1835 from parts of Norwalk,
Fairfield and Weston.
Westport Historical Society
Westport Young Women's League — Map (db m30645) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Westport — Wheeler House |
| | Wheeler House
Orig Date 1795
Remodeled 1860's
Westport Historical Society
[ lower medallion ]
The National Register
Of Historic Places
Recorded Property — Map (db m31203) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Wilton — Captain Clapp Raymond |
| | Commemorating
Captain Clapp Raymond
Of the Wilton Militia
Who Resided in This House
And All Officers and Men
Who Served During
The War for Independence
From the Parish of Wilton, Conn.
Presented by
Drum Hill Chapter NSDAR
1976 — Map (db m30643) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Wilton — Wilton |
| | [ front ]
Wilton
Although this region was settled in 1651 as part of Norwalk, the first dwelling house here was built in 1706. The village of Wilton with parish privileges was granted by the general Assembly on May 12, 1726. The Town of Wilton was incorporated by the Assembly as a separate body politic on May 2, 1802. In the American Revolution 223 officers and soldiers who lived in Wilton fought against the British. The enemy troops marched through Wilton in April, 1777 along the . . . — Map (db m32256) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Avon — Avon |
| | Avon
This area, formerly Northington or the North Parish of Farmington, was settled in 1645non land that had belonged to the Tunxis Indians. It prospered as a farming community and, in 1830, after the construction and opening of the Farmington Canal, Avon was incorporated as a separate town with a population of 1,025. It was named after the Avon River in England. The Albany Turnpike (Route 44) was a heavily traveled thoroughfare, and its junction with the canal gave Avon considerable . . . — Map (db m33019) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Berlin — Berlin |
| | Berlin
This land, granted to settlers in 1661 and 1668 by the General Court of Connecticut, was also purchased from the local Mattabesett Indian tribe. Founders of the community include Sergeant Richard Beckley, who came north on the trail from New Haven before 1660 and built a home in the northeast section; Jonathan Gilbert, owner of a tract of land along the Hartford-New Haven path; and Captain Richard Seymour, who led a group of families from Farmington in 1686 to begin the settlement at . . . — Map (db m46041) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Bristol — Bristol |
| | [ front ]
Bristol
Bristol was originally a part of Farmington. In 1663 an easterly portion called "Poland" was granted to Thomas Barnes and three others. The area which later became Bristol was allotted in 1721 to Farmington settlers. In 1727 Daniel Brownson built a house on the Pequabuck River near West Street but did not remain long. The first permanent settler was Ebenezer Barnes, son of Thomas, whose home was built in 1728 at the foot of king Street. He was followed soon by . . . — Map (db m33237) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Bristol — Come Ye To The Waters |
| | Come Ye To The Waters
Site Of
1749 – Old Mill – 1921
In Memoriam
Ephraim Downs
And
Franklin Downs — Map (db m33625) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Bristol — New Cambridge (now Bristol) |
| | New Cambridge (now Bristol)
Was Settled 1727 – 8
Since Early Days
The Federal Hill Green
Has Been Used As A
Training Ground For Soldiers And A
Playground For Children
This Boulder Was Placed
By Katherine Gaylord Chapter
Daughters of The American Revolution
1934 — Map (db m34240) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Burlington — Burlington |
| | [ front ]
Burlington
The original inhabitants of the part of Farmington known as West Woods were Tunxis Indians. Early settlement by white man was scattered. The first house of record, noted in an estate inventory of 1725, was that of John Wiard, who had bought land in 1721. The settlers petitioned for an ecclesiastical society in 1774, citing their distance from Farmington. It was granted and the Society of West Britain was established. Their first church was built in 1783. A . . . — Map (db m33174) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Farmington — Farmington |
| | [ front ]
Farmington
On January 16, 1640 the Connecticut General Court empowered a committee to "view those parts by Vnxus Sepus wch may be suitable" for settlement. Soon afterward a small group of families traveled nine miles westward over the hills from Hartford and made a settlement beside the Tunxis River. On December 1, 1645 the Court voted "that the Plantation cauled Tunxis shalbe cauled Farmington" and set its boundaries. The original name "Tunxis Sepus" was from the Indian . . . — Map (db m33066) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Farmington — Farmington |
| | Farmington
Laid Out 1640
As Tunxis Plantation
A Trading Center
Of Frontier Area — Map (db m34239) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — Abel Buel |
| | Abel Buel
1742 – 1825
Engraver, Counterfeiter
Coined the 1786 Fugio Cent
And the Connecticut Cooper,
Had a shop on this site — Map (db m52555) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — Adriaen Block |
| | Adriaen Block
A short distance from
where you are standing,
in 1614
Adriaen Block, captain of the ship Restless
sails up a river from the Atlantic Ocean
which native peoples of the region have named
"Quinnehtukqut", meaning the Great Tidal River,
and Block names "DeVersche, " Freshwater River.
His mission is to chart this land for
the Dutch West Indian Company.
The Dutch establish a fort near here in 1633
known as the House of Hope.
This marks the beginning of European . . . — Map (db m53151) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — Adventurers |
| | In Memory of the Courageous
Adventurers
Who Inspired and Directed by
Thomas Hooker Journeyed Through the
Wilderness from Newtown Cambridge)
In the Massachusetts Bay to
Suckiaug (Hartford) – October 1635
Mathew Allyn • John Barnard • William Butler • Clement Chapin • Nicholas Clarke • Robert Day • Edward Elmer • Nathaniel Ely • Richard Goodman • William Goodwin • Stephen Hart • William Kelsey • William Lewis • Mathew Marvin • James Olmstead • William Pantry • Thomas Scott • . . . — Map (db m52432) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — Captain Joseph Wadsworth |
| | Captain Joseph Wadsworth
Where You Are Standing
On October 31, 1687
Came Sir Edmund Andros to the
meeting house built on this site,
sent by the British Crown
to revoke Connecticut's Charter
and establish the Dominion of New England.
Captain Joseph Wadsworth, determined to
protect Connecticut's liberties,
stealthily removes the Charter from the room.
He tucks the precious document inside his cloak
and hurries through the night looking
for a safe hiding place. . . . — Map (db m53150) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — Center Church |
| | Center
Church
Organized 1632
Founded Hartford in 1636
First Minister
Thomas Hooker
Served
1633-1647 — Map (db m52439) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — Charter Oak Monument |
| | Near This Spot
Stood The
Charter Oak
Memorable in the History
of the
Colony of Connecticut
As The Hiding Place Of The
Charter
October 31, 1687
The Tree Fell
August 21, 1856
[ back ]
1905
This Monument
Erected by The
Society of Colonial Wars
The State of Connecticut
1633 1775 — Map (db m52339) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — George Wyllys |
| | [ south side ]
George Wyllys
Born 1590 in Fenny Compton Co Warwick England
Came to Hartford 1638
Deputy Governor of Connecticut 1641
And Governor 1642. Died March 9, 1645
Bridget Young his wife died at Fenny Compton
March 1629 and is there buried
Mary Smith his second wife died in Hartford
[ north side ]
Samuel Wyllys born in Fenny Compton Feb 1651 Died in Hartford May 30, 1709
Member of Governor's Council thirty-six years. Ruth Haynes his wife
Hezekian . . . — Map (db m43771) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — Hartford |
| | Hartford
Hartford was named in 1637 after the English town of Hertford. The Indian name was Suckiaug. The first colonial settlement, called House of Good Hope, was made by the Dutch in 1633. The Reverend Thomas Hooker arrived overland from Newtown (Cambridge) Massachusetts with his congregation in 1636. At first the settlement was called Newtown. In 1639 the Fundamental Orders were adopted, often considered the first written constitution creating a government.
Hartford served as capital of . . . — Map (db m43708) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — In Memory of the First Settlers of Hartford |
| | In Memory of the First
Settlers of Hartford
Jeremy Adams • Matthew Allyn • Francis Andrews • William Andrews • John Arnold • Andrew Bacon • John Barnard • Thomas Barnes • Robert Bartlett • John Baysey • Thomas Beale • Nathaniel Bearding • Mary Betts • John Bidwell • Richard Billing • Thomas Birchwood • Peter Blachford • Thomas Blackley • Thomas Bliss, Sr. • Thomas Bliss, Jr. • William Blumfield • James Bridgeman • John Bronson • Richard Bronson • Thomas Bull • Thomas Bunce • Benjamin Burr • . . . — Map (db m43769) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — John Haynes |
| | John Haynes
1594 – 1654
Of Copford Hall. Essex England. Third Governor of Massachusetts. A founder of this commonwealth & its first Governor. A lover of religious liberty. A man trusted and honored.
Near this place he was buried & by this tablet The Connecticut Society of The Colonial Dames of America commemorates his public services.
A.D. 1915 — Map (db m44068) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — Latin School — Free School — Hartford Grammar School |
| | On this site, from 1869 until 1963, stood the Hartford Public High School, the second oldest secondary school in the United States. Founded in 1638 as a Latin Grammar School. It became, in 1847, the Hartford Public English and Classical High School. This memorial stone was erected by the Girls League of the Hartford Public High School on the school lawn facing Asylum Avenue in 1938 as a tercentenary commemoration of the place where thousands of Hartford's citizens had received their secondary . . . — Map (db m28374) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — Rev. Samuel Stone — 1602 – 1663 |
| | Rev. Samuel Stone 1602 – 1663
First Church Teacher and 2nd Pastor
Co-Founded Hartford with Thomas Hooker
Born in Hertford England — Map (db m43742) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — Sacred to the Memory — African Americans |
| | Sacred to the Memory of
the Three Hundred or more
African Americans
Free People, Slaves, and
five Black Governors
Who rest in Unmarked
Graves in Hartford's
Ancient Burying Ground
1640 - 1810
[ back ]
School children in Hartford
conducted the research and
raised the funds to create
this Monument in 1998
[ inscribed on the tablet ]
African Americans Interrred In
Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground
Maid, Mar, 1691 • Child, Apr, 1693 • Negro, Dec, 1693 . . . — Map (db m43803) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — Scion of the Charter Oak |
| | Scion of the Charter Oak
Planted 19 October 1871 by
First Company Governor's Foot Guard
White Oak (Quercus atba L)
In the earliest days the great oak served both as a council tree and agricultural guide for Native Americans. The annual spring planting of corn would not begin until the great tree's leaves were the size of a mouse's ear thus ensuring proper soil temperature and germination. The venerable oak was considered both sacred and sagacious.
Connecticut received its charter from . . . — Map (db m64924) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut |
| | In 1636
The Church in Newtown, Massachusetts
Thomas Hooker, Minister
was transplanted to this locality, called
Meeting House Yard,
Old State House Square
City Hall Square.
Near this site on May 31, 1638.
Thomas Hooker preached his
Famous Sermon:
"The Foundation of Authority is Laid
In the Free Consent of the People."
Near this site on January 14, 1639,
representatives of the three river towns adopted
The Fundamental Orders
Of Connecticut.
"The first written . . . — Map (db m52695) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — The Safe Arrival |
| | In June 1636, about one hundred members of Thomas Hooker's congregation arrived safely in this vicinity. With one hundred and sixty cattle, they had followed old Indian trails from the Massachusetts Bay Colony to the Connecticut River to build a new community. Here they established the form of government upon which the present Constitution of the United States is modeled. Their deeply religious principles found expression in the emblem and motto of the seal which the colony soon adopted. . . . — Map (db m52557) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — Thomas Hooker |
| | Thomas Hooker
1586 – 1647
A leader of the founders in this commonwealth. A preacher of persuasive power. A statesman who based all civil authority on the free consent of the people.
This tablet is placed near the site of his burial by The Connecticut Society of The Colonial Dames of America. A.D. 1915 — Map (db m44070) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartford — Thomas Hooker |
| | Thomas Hooker
1586 – 1647
Founder of Hartford
Pastor – Statesman
[ east side ]
Leading his people through
the wilderness, he founded
Hartford in June 1636.
On this site he preached
the sermon which inspired
the fundamental orders.
It was the first written
constitution that created
a government.
[ west side ]
"The foundation of authority
is laid firstly in the free
consent of the people"
Given by the Society
of the Descendants of . . . — Map (db m52917) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Hartland — Hartland |
| | [ front ]
Proprietors from Hartford, those whose names appeared on the tax lists of 1720, were originally given the western land grants called Hart(ford)land, now known as the Town of Hartland. The first permanent settler in this area was Thomas Giddings, who came here from Lyme, June 12, 1754. The town was incorporated in 1761 and grew rapidly in population. Only a few short years thereafter, 359 troops were raised for Revolutionary War service in the Continental Army.
The streams . . . — Map (db m29853) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Newington — Newington, Connecticut |
| | Newington, Connecticut
1636 – Newington valley used by Wethersfield settlers as a source for pipe staves, building materials and pasture lands. Pipestave Swamp, Cow Plain and West Farms were early names for the area.
1671 – Land first divided among 76 Wethersfield householders. (The Mile – in – Breadth).
1677 – Permanent settlement in Newington began with the establishment of a sawmill at Mill Pond Falls.
1721 – Town legally named Newington (New . . . — Map (db m46065) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Rocky Hill — Rocky Hill |
| | Rocky Hill
This area was first settled in 1650 as part of Wethersfield and became known as Rocky Hill because of the ridge that rises in the northeast. In 1722 the village became Stepney Parish of Wethersfield but attained separate town status as Rocky Hill in 1843. Early growth was linked with the Connecticut River. The ferry to Glastonbury, still in operation, was begun about 1655. Floods in 1700 changed the course of the river and hindered travel upstream so that Rocky Hill became the head . . . — Map (db m46181) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Southington — Southington |
| | [ front ]
Southington
To the fertile valley south of Farmington came Samuel Woodruff in 1698 to hunt and fish. Shortly thereafter Woodruff established a homesite, and with his settlement came other families from surrounding areas. The organization of a parish apart from Farmington led to the incorporation of Southington as a separate township in 1779.
In June, 1781 Lieutenant General Count de Rochambeau, leading an auxiliary French army, camped in Marion for several days prior to . . . — Map (db m33757) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), West Hartford — Goodman Green |
| | Goodman Green
In 1747 this oblong of land was given by Timothy Goodman to the West Hartford Parish of the Congregational Church for use as a parade ground of the local militia company. Still owned by the parish, it is maintained by the town. For nearly two hundred and fifty years it has been the heart of West Hartford, and formerly was surrounded by buildings that sustained the life of an old New England town: the meeting house, town hall, parsonage, academy, district school, general store, . . . — Map (db m53156) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), West Hartford — Meeting House Corner |
| | Meeting House Corner
This park is the site of the first three meeting houses of the First Church of Christ, Congregational, organized in 1713. The parish of the west Division (West Hartford), the fourth in Hartford, was established in 1711. The first meeting house, used for both civic and religious functios, probably was erected in 1712. The second, erected in 1742-1744 on land given by Timothy Goodman, was a typical New England meeting house with a tower and a spire. The third, built in 1834 . . . — Map (db m53158) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), West Hartford — West Hartford |
| | West Hartford
In 1672-1677 Hartford created the West Division by sub-dividing a tract bounded by Quaker Lane, Mountain Road, and the towns of Bloomfield and Newington. Later this was enlarged by lands from Hartford and Farmington. Our first settler, Stephen Hosmer, in 1679 built a mill on Trout Brook west of North Main Street. The West Division became a parish in 1711. The State Legislature named it West Hartford in 1806, and in 1854 made it a town. In 1919 West Hartford became the first place . . . — Map (db m53370) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Wethersfield — Nathaniel Foote |
| | Nathaniel Foote
The Settler
Born In England 1593
Died In Wethersfield 1644
Erected By The
Foote Family Association
Of America
On The Original Home Lot
September 7, 1908 — Map (db m46180) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Wethersfield — Wethersfield |
| | Wethersfield
First Settled 1634
As a Trading Post
By John Oldham
And Associates — Map (db m46099) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Wethersfield — Wethersfield Settlers Memorial |
| | To The Memory
Of The Adventurers From
Watertown, Massachusetts
Who Settled Wethersfield
In 1634
John Oldham • Robert Seeley • John Strickland • Andrew Ward • John Clarke • Leonard Chester • Nathaniel Foote • Abraham Finch • Robert Rose • William Swayne
Erected By
The Wethersfield Historical Society
June 8, 1934 — Map (db m46179) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Windsor — Old Fort Marker — 1633 - 1933 |
| | On the brow of the hill overlooking the meadow
stood the Old Stone Fort or Stoughton House. It was
in two portions, one stone, probably the older, and one wood. At the north end was a door of heavy oak
timbers studded with iron spikes, which bore the
hacks and cuts of indian tomahawks. The house was
torn down in 1809 — Map (db m28364) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), Windsor — Windsor Pilgrims |
| | Original homestead of John and Thomas Hoskins,
father and son, who arrived on the Mary and John
from England in 1630. They were members of the
Dorcester party that settled Windsor north of the
Rivulet in 1632. Goodman John Hoskins served as
a delegate to Connecticut's General Court in 1637.
John married Ann Filer, raised four children here,
and passed away in 1648. Thomas married Elizabeth Gaylord Birge, raised one child, and passed away in 1666. John's great grandson built the present . . . — Map (db m28369) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Barkhamsted — Barkhamsted |
| | Barkhamsted
Named for Barkhamsted in Hertfordshire, England, this area was part of the Western Lands granted by the proprietors of Windsor to 108 persons of that town in 1732. The first highway through the town was the New Country Road, better known as the Old North Road, ordered by the General Assembly in 1760. Early settlements included Barkhamsted Center, Wallens Hill (Winsted), Ratlum, Pleasant Valley, Riverton (Hitchcocksville), and Shawtown. Among early industries was the manufacture of . . . — Map (db m29849) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Bethlehem — Bellamy - Ferriday House |
| | In This House
Rev. Joseph Bellamy
Held the Earliest
Theological School
1738 – 1789 — Map (db m48430) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Bethlehem — Bethlehem |
| | Marker Front:
The spring session of the 1703 General Assembly granted to the town of Woodbury the right to enlarge its bounds. Negotiations with the Indian inhabitants were successfully concluded and in 1710 a deed of sale, signed by Nunawague and five other chiefs, conveyed to Woodbury nearly eighteen thousand acres, known thereafter as the North Purchase. This included the present town of Bethlehem and parts of the later Judea, now Washington. Surveyed in 1723 and, after proprietors . . . — Map (db m26488) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Bridgewater — Bridgewater |
| | In 1722 Samuel Clark, an original proprietor of New Milford, had a portion of his share of land surveyed in the southerly part of that town known as Shepaug Neck. Although this later became known as Bridgewater, it was not incorporated as a separate town until 1856. Among the earliest settlers was Joseph Treat, grandson of Robert Treat, a colonial governor of Connecticut. Others included the four sons of Jeremiah Canfield, Sr. Descendants of these families played a prominent role in the early . . . — Map (db m20259) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Colebrook — Colebrook |
| | [ front ]
Colebrook
The last town in colonial Connecticut to be settled, Colebrook was named after a town in Devonshire, England. The reason is now unknown, The year 1765 saw Benjamin Horton, leader of a trickle of settlers, arrive amid virgin forests. Samuel Rockwell, among those who shortly followed, two years afterward built one of the outpost's first houses. Here, before long, was born Colebrook's first child, a boy whose parents fittingly named him Alpha. Iron forges soon . . . — Map (db m30003) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Colebrook — Hale Barn and Trail |
| | Hale Barn and Trail
In front of you stands the Hale Barn, a vanishing example of 18th century barns that once graced much of the Connecticut countryside. Today, it is owned by the Colebrook Land Conservancy and is protected along with the 38 acres upon which it sits. During its most recent past this farm was one of Colebrook's last working dairy farms and was owned and operated by the Hale family. The Conservancy also acquired four acres diagonally across the road that are preserved as open . . . — Map (db m30240) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Cornwall — Cornwall |
| | Cornwall
This area was once part of the Western Lands ordered surveyed by the Legislature in 1731. Yale Lands were surveyed and three hundred acres were set aside for income for Yale College in 1732. At an auction in Fairfield in 1738 the town was sold in fifty shares, named Cornwall, and incorporated in 1740.
After the church "gathered" in 1740 schools began to open. In time there were seventeen school districts. The Foreign Mission School in 1817 numbered among the students an Hawaiian, . . . — Map (db m41824) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), East Canaan — Birth of an Industry — The Iron Works of The 1700's — Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument |
| | Birth of an Industry
The Iron Works of The 1700's
Iron forges came early to the Blackberry River, with the first Catalan forge built in 1739 downstream from this point. About this time young Samuel Forbes (1729-1827) arrived on the scene, first learning and then leading the development of the industry. Drawing on the high quality iron ore from nearby Salisbury, limestone from local quarries and charcoal made from the surrounding hardwood forests, the forges and furnaces of East Canaan were . . . — Map (db m41979) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Falls Village — Canaan |
| | Canaan
The Town of Canaan, established in 1738, is known as Falls Village because of the Great Falls of the Housatonic where a power company dam was built in 1912-13. Early industrial prominence resulted from a saw mill and grist mill built at the Falls in 1741, an iron works in 1743, and a fulling mill in 1747. This region's iron ore, limestone, and foretst were important to America during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. The Housatonic, meaning "place beyond the mountains" in the Indian . . . — Map (db m41850) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Goshen — Goshen |
| | [ front ]
Goshen
The town was settled in 1738 and incorporated in 1739. Many of the early residents came from Wallingford and Farmington. The Congregational Church was founded in 1740. An Episcopal society existed prior to 1776. During the 1800's a Methodist society flourished, with churches in North and West Goshen. The Catholic Church was established during this period. The most recent addition to Goshen is the Mormon Church.
Early Goshen was a prosperous business and farming . . . — Map (db m30229) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Harwinton — Harwinton |
| | Harwinton
The town was settled in 1731, named in 1732 from Harry(tford) and Win(dsor), and became incorporated in October, 1737. Located on the Hartford-Litchfield Turnpike, Harwinton was primarily an agricultural community with many part-time industries carried on in conjunction with farming. Items produced included bricks, tinware, pitchforks, hats, cutlery, whetstones, barrels, and clocks by Hopkins and Alfred, Orson Barber, and Sheldon Osborne. Lead Mine Brook and its tributaries provided . . . — Map (db m29788) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Harwinton — Liberty Tree Memorial |
| | Liberty Tree Memorial
This American Liberty Elm was named after "The Liberty Tree: Our Country's first Symbol of Freedom." On the morning of August 14, 1765, the people of Boston awakened to discover two effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of the hated Stamp Act. From that day forward that elm became known as "The Liberty Tree." It stood in silent witness to countless meetings, speeches and celebrations, and became the rallying place for the Sons of Liberty. In August of 1775, as a . . . — Map (db m29765) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Litchfield — Earliest American Law School |
| | Earliest American
Law School
1775 – 1833
Tapping Reeve
And James Gould — Map (db m28522) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Litchfield — Litchfield |
| | [ front ]
Litchfield
The "Greenwoods" or "Western Lands" of Connecticut were explored in 1715 by John Marsh of Hartford, purchased for fifteen pounds from the Potatuck Indians, who called the area "Bantam", and first settled in 1720. In 1751 this village was designated the seat of the newly organized county of Litchfield. A location on the inland stage routes between New York and the towns of New England promoted a healthy commerce, and during the American Revolution the town served . . . — Map (db m28521) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Litchfield — Litchfield |
| | Litchfield
Settled 1720
Oliver Wolcott Home
Reeve’s Law School
On South St. — Map (db m58643) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Litchfield — Oliver Wolcott Jr. Home |
| | Oliver Wolcott Jr. Home
Presented By
Helen J. Fitzgerald
to the
Litchfield Historical Society
In Loving Memory
Of Her Husband
Harold Fitzgerald
1878 - 1948 — Map (db m28400) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Litchfield — Site of Pierce Academy |
| | Site of
Pierce Academy
In 1792 Sarah Pierce
Opened First Academy
For Girls in America — Map (db m29128) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Morris — Morris |
| | [ front ]
Morris
Originally called South Farms, this area was settled in the 1720's as part of the frontier town of Litchfield. The land was surveyed by Captaiin John Marsh in 1715 and was purchased for fifteen pounds from the bantam tribe of the friendly Pootatuck Indians by a committee from Hartford and Windsor.
South Farms built its first school in 1747; the first church, Congregational, in 1764; and established its first cemetery in 1748. The earliest library was opened in . . . — Map (db m28399) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), New Milford — Home Site Of Roger Sherman |
| | Marker on New Milford Town Hall building:On the site of this building
once lived
Roger Sherman
Born 1721 – Died 1793
One of the Signers of the
Declaration of Independence
*************
Placed by the Roger Sherman Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Marker on street near New Milford Town Hall:
Home Site of Roger Sherman 1721 – 1793. Signer of the Declaration of Independence — Map (db m20922) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), New Milford — New Milford |
| | Front
This beautiful valley known to the Potatuck Indians as Weantinock, was purchased from them in 1703 by a company of individuals chiefly from Milford, Connecticut, hence the name New Milford. Its earliest white inhabitant, Zachariah Ferriss, arrived in 1706, followed in 1707 by the first permanent settlers, John Noble, his daughter Sarah, and John Bostwick. The area, originally a plantation, was incorporated with the first twelve families in 1712 as the forty-seventh Connecticut . . . — Map (db m22750) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Norfolk — Norfolk |
| | [ front ]
Norfolk
In the heart of the Green Woods on what was later the Hartford-Albany Turnpike, Norfolk was settled in 1744 by Cornelius Brown of Windsor. The town was incorporated in 1758 with forty-four voters at the first town meeting. A meeting house was built, and in 1761 the Reverend Ammi R. Robbins became the first minister, serving for fifty-two years. Twenty-four men from Norfolk marched to aid Boston in April, 1775, and over one hundred and fifty fought in the . . . — Map (db m29687) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Plymouth — Plymouth |
| | Plymouth
First settled in the 1720's on land acquired from the Tunxis Indians, the Town of Plymouth, originally named Northbury, was incorporated in 1795. It includes the communities of Plymouth, Terryville, Pequabuck (formerly Susanville), East Church, and Greystone. In 1793 Eli Terry began making clocks in Plymouth, a craft carried on by his three sons, notably Eli Terry, Jr., for whom Terryville was named. The 1830's here saw the beginning of lock making, which became a major enterprise . . . — Map (db m28095) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Roxbury — Roxbury |
| | 1713 - First structure by white settlers built near Shepaug River.
1732 - 33 – First meeting house erected. Old Roxbury Road.
1743 – Roxbury parish established by Connecticut General Assembly.
Birthplace of three cousins of Revolutionary war fame: Captain Remember Baker 1737-1775
Colonel Ethan Allen 1738 - 1789
General Seth Warner 1743 - 1784
1796 – Town of Roxbury incorporated, separating from Woodbury. General Ephraim Hinman of the Connecticut Militia, . . . — Map (db m17761) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Salisbury — Salisbury |
| | Salisbury
The Town of Salisbury was incorporated in 1741. The Congregational meeting house, built 1749-1751, in the exact center of the town, survives as the core of the present Town Hall. The original agrcultural settlement was rich in iron ore deposits, including Ore Hill Mine, Lakeville, opened 1731. Lamb's forge and furnace were built in Lime Rock, 1734. The first blast furnace in Connecticut was built in Lakeville in 1762, and the Riga forge and furnace in 1802.
The Salisbury iron . . . — Map (db m42047) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Sharon — Sharon |
| | Sharon
The first grant of land in Sharon, later known as the "Jackson Patent" near Amenia Union, was surveyed in 1732, at which time the boundaries of the Town were established. The patent was granted in 1734 by the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut. In 1738 the original homelots in the Town were auctioned by order of the General Assembly to fifty purchasers, who in 1739 incorporated as "The Proprietors of the Common and Undivided Land of the Township of Sharon."
The Sharon . . . — Map (db m42122) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Thomaston — Thomaston |
| | [ front ]
Thomaston
Originally part of the Farmington Proprietors' purchase in 1684 of Mattatuck Plantation, the Thomaston area achieved independence in 1739, being set off as the Northbury Parish. In 1780 Northbury and Westbury united to form Watertown. By 1795 Northbury separated again to become Plymouth, with the Thomaston section designated "Plymouth Hollow."
Seth Thomas came to the Hollow in 1813 to manufacture clocks on the present factory site. His influence helped to . . . — Map (db m28139) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Torrington — Torrington |
| | Named in 1732 for Torrington in Devonshire, England, this was one of the townships of the Western Lands allotted to Windsor. Since the early settlers were taxpayers in that town, their shares in the division of land depended upon the amount of taxes paid to Windsor. Torrington was incorporated as a town in 1740 and became a city on October 1, 1923. Industries were established on the banks of the Naugatuck River and smaller streams, among them the manufacture of brass, needles, tacks, hooks and . . . — Map (db m56057) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Warren — Warren |
| | [ front ]
Warren
This area was settled in 1737 as part of the Town of Kent. A separate ecclesiastical society called the Society of East Greenwich, established in 1750, led to the founding of a church in 1756 and a separate town in 1786. It was named in honor of General Joseph Warren, hero of the Revolutionary War, who was slain in the battle of Bunker Hill.
In the first century and a half of its life, Warren not only sent forty-three of its men into that war but later, even . . . — Map (db m29171) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Washington — Washington |
| | Side A
This township includes the villages of Woodville, New Preston, Marbledale, Washington, and Washington Depot. The eastern section, first settled by Joseph Hurlbut in 1734, was known as the Parish of Judea and belonged to Woodbury. The western section, first settled in 1741, was called the Parish of New Preston and belonged to New Milford. The present town was incorporated in 1779, being named in honor of General George Washington, who traveled through this area several times during his . . . — Map (db m17437) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Watertown — Jonathan Scott and Hannah Hawkes |
| | [ west side ]
To commemorate the suffering and torture inflicted by the Indians upon Jonathan Scott and Hannah Hawkes, his wife, the first permanent settlers of Watertown, this memorial is erected by the Waterbury and Watertown Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution and descendants of Jonathan Scott
June 1908
[east side, left]
Here lies the bo-
dy of Mr Jonathan
Scott Who Died
May y 15th
A D 1745
Aged 79 years
[ east side, right] . . . — Map (db m31165) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Watertown — Rev'd John Trumbull |
| | Sacred to the Memory
of the Rev'd John Trumbull
senior Pastor of the Church of Christ
in Westbury
And one of the Fellows of the Corporation
of Yale College;
Who died December 8th AD 1787
In the Seventy third Year of his Age,
And the Forty eighth of his Ministry
If distinguished Learning, Industry and Abilities;
The most unaffected Piety of heart;
The firmest Attachment to the Doctrines
of the Gospel;
The most unblemished moral Character;
A studious Attention . . . — Map (db m31162) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Watertown — Watertown |
| | The local Paugasuck Indians sold this area of land to Thomas Judd and thirty-five other proprietors in 1684. The First Ecclesiastical Society of Westbury was formed in 1738 and in 1780 Westbury separated from Waterbury, was named Watertown, and soon became the crossroads of a number of early highways. John Trumbull, poet of the Revolutionary War, lawyer, and judge, was born here in 1750. Products that were first manufactured in Watertown include: Merritt Heminway’s spooled silk thread in 1847, . . . — Map (db m18931) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Winsted — Winchester |
| | [ front ]
Winchester
In 1686 the General Court of the Connecticut Colony granted to the town of Hartford and Windsor "… lands on the north of Woodbury … and on the west of … Simsbury … to make a plantation or villages theron." Later (1732) the Hartford proprietors, named in a patent of 1729, executed a deed which provided for division of the Hartford share, including the part which became Winchester. The General Assembly in May, 1786 authorized an ecclesiastical society in Winchester . . . — Map (db m29904) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Woodbury — Ancient Trading Path |
| | In past times the ancient paths in Connecticut were formed by large animals as they moved with the seasons and migrated to salt deposits. The Native Americans followed these same paths as they hunted these animals, traded with other tribes and also made war in troubled times. European colonials found these paths and used them to trade and migrate into the interior of this state and new nation. This foot path, Main Street, was used by local tribes as they traded and hunted, and colonials as they . . . — Map (db m17638) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Woodbury — Glebe House |
| | ¼ Mile West At The GLEBE HOUSE The Episcopal Clergy Chose Samuel Seabury First Bishop, 1783 — Map (db m17639) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), Woodbury — Woodbury |
| | In 1659 citizens of Stratford purchased from the Pegasset Indians the land, then called Pomperaug Plantation, that is now occupied by Woodbury, Southbury, Roxbury, Bethlehem and parts of Washington, Middlebury and Oxford. It was re-named Woodbury in 1673 and became the twenty-third town of Connecticut. The first congregation was gathered to a church near this marker, and townspeople were called to worship by the town drummer stationed on the rock to the east.
The streams of Woodbury provided . . . — Map (db m17607) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Ansonia — Ansonia |
| | Here the first settlers came in 1654 and established a settlement called Uptown Derby. It is now part of the City of Ansonia, incorporated in 1889.
South of this green is the home of General David Humphreys who, as aide-de-camp to General George Washington, accepted the British colors in surrender at Yorktown.
Many of the private homes on Elm Street are pre-Revolutionary and the Episcopal cemetery has gravestones dating back to 1741.
During the Revolution, men who lived here served with . . . — Map (db m25564) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Beacon Falls — Beacon Falls |
| | The lands of Beacon Falls first appear in history when Milford was settled in 1639. Northern boundary of Milford was Beacon Hill Brook, separating the hunting grounds of the Paugasuck and Tunxis Indians. In 1675 the land became part of Derby.
First landowner, Captain Ebenezer Johnson, purchased three parcels in the vicinity of Pinesbridge in 1678. Ensign Riggs and Jeremiah Johnson bought land in 1680.
Toby’s Mountain (High Rock) was purchased in 1693 by an Indian named Toby, for twelve . . . — Map (db m21932) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Bethany — Bethany |
| | In 1738 Amity Parish in New Haven and Milford, including most of present-day Woodbridge and Bethany, was incorporated by the General Assembly of Connecticut Colony. The earliest schoolhouse was built in 1750 in the northern half of Amity Parish. It was located first at Rocky Corner, near the intersection of Meyer and Old Amity Roads. In 1762 the northern part of the Parish was made a distinct ecclesiastical society and was named Bethany for the Biblical village at the foot of the Mount of . . . — Map (db m22566) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Branford — Branford |
| | Branford
In 1638 the New Haven Colony traded "eleven coats of trucking cloth and one coat of English cloth made in the English fashion" to the Mattabesec Indians for land known as Totokett (Tidal River). The First permanent settlement was established in 1644 when people from Wethersfield came to Totokett, later renamed Branford after the town of Brentford in Middlesex County, England.
The Sound provided many of the settlers with a livelihood of shipbuilding and coastwise trade. Industry . . . — Map (db m35588) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Cheshire — Cheshire |
| | Settled in 1695 as Wallingford “West Farms”, this area obtained status as the village of New Cheshire in 1723. It was incorporated as a town in 1780. Cheshire became famous for its agricultural productivity and light manufacturing. Copper was mined here in the eighteenth century, the mineral barytes in the nineteenth. The Farmington Canal was completed through town in 1825. Cheshire is renowned for the Episcopal Academy, now Cheshire Academy, founded in 1794 by Samuel Seabury, first . . . — Map (db m22371) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Cheshire — First Church Of Cheshire |
| | The First Church Of Cheshire Congregational Second Meeting House On This Site 1737 --- 1826
Marker Placed May 1991 — Map (db m22382) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Derby — Derby |
| | [Marker front]: Birthplace of two distinguished wartime heroes
General David Humphreys, aide-de-camp to General George Washington, accepted the British colors at the surrender at Yorktown, Virginia. Friend of both Washington and General Thaddeus Kosciuszko, Polish patriot and hero of the American Revolutionary War.
Commodore Isaac Hull, commander of the frigate Constitution (“Old Ironsides”) which destroyed the British frigate Guerriere in . . . — Map (db m25568) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Derby — Ye Ancient Common |
| | Ye
Ancient Common
of the
Founders of Derby
1654 – 1904
Erected by
Daughters of Founders
and
Patriots of America — Map (db m25607) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), East Haven — East Haven |
| | [ front ]
East Haven
This area, purchased by the Reverend John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton in 1638, was later known as East Farms. It was obtained from Indian sachems Momaugin and Mantowese. In 1639 Thomas Gregson, the first landowner, purchased Solitary Cove, later called Morris Cove. The first Connecticut ironworks was located in 1655 by Lake Saltonstall, formerly named Lonotononket, then Furnace Pond. East Farms became known as Iron Works Village, the third iron industry in the . . . — Map (db m35312) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Guilford — Andrew Leete Home Site |
| | 1643 • 1702
On this site lived Andrew Leete, principal preserver of the Charter of Conn. from usurper Sir Edmund Andross, 1687, member of the Conn. General Court granting charter to Yale College 1701 — Map (db m57125) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Guilford — Guilford |
| | Guilford
This town, the seventh oldest in Connecticut, was founded in 1639 by an oppressed but optimistic band of English Puritans. Henry Whitfield, a minister in Ockley, near London, was the moving spirit behind their emigration. About forty of his friends and sympathizers formed a joint stock company to sail across the Atlantic. They were mostly young and energetic men, farmers, well-educated, and all of them persons of high standing in their community. In a deed of sale dated September 29, . . . — Map (db m57225) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Hamden — Hamden |
| | Hamden
Incorporated in 1786, this town was originally part of New Haven and was named for John Hampden, noted English statesman. In 1798, at the foot of Lake Whitney, Eli Whitney pioneered in the use of interchangeable parts in the manufacture of arms for the United States Government and created the American concept of assembly line production. The first truss bridge in the United States, constructed after the patented design of Ithiel Town, eminent architect, was erected in Whitneyville in . . . — Map (db m28696) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Meriden — Meriden / Lexington Alarm |
| | [Marker front]:
1661 – Meriden area first settled when Jonathan Gilbert is granted land by Connecticut Colony and employs Edward Higbee to operate an inn.
1670 – Greater part of present-day Meriden lands placed under jurisdiction of Wallingford.
1728 – Separate church parish, named after Gilbert’s farm Merridan, is established by the General Assembly.
1806 – Meriden separated from Wallingford and organized as a town.
1867 – Meriden . . . — Map (db m26594) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Middlebury — Middlebury |
| |
The name of the town derives from the central
position its meeting house occupies, six
miles from three older neighbors, Waterbury,
Southbury and Woodbury.
Winter ecclesiastical privileges, permitting
local church services, were established for
West Farms, originally the southwest portion
of Waterbury, in 1768. In 1790, West Farms
and adjoining portions of Woodbury and South-
bury became a distinct ecclesiastical society
under the name of Middlebury. The first
house in . . . — Map (db m19689) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — A Connecticut Minuteman’s Homestead |
| | A Connecticut
Minuteman’s Homestead
At 139 North Street lived Revolutionary War “Minuteman” John Downs (1745 – 1819). A “minuteman” was a patriot who, with the local militia, would respond quickly to an alarm. With musket in-hand they were ready “in a minute” to defend against attacks. From a diar he wrote in every day for 47 years (1763 to 1810), which still exists today, Downs recorded that he answered the call of duty several times during the . . . — Map (db m56917) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Eells - Stow House — Ye Home of Freelove Baldwin Stow |
| | This historical site is identified with three markers. On the Eells-Stow house is a wooden marker that reads:
Eells – Stow House
Circa 1700
Home of Samuel Eells and
Captain Stephen and Freelove
Baldwin Stow. 1752
Also on the the house is a blue oval plaque identifying that the Eells-Stow house is a:
Recorded Property
on the
The National Register of Historic Places
A boulder-mounted marker near the Milford Historical Society . . . — Map (db m26439) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Home Site of Jonathan Law |
| | Near This Site Stood
The Home Of
Jonathan Law
Governor And
Deputy Governor
Of Connecticut
1714 - 1750 — Map (db m54718) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — King’s Bridge — 1711 |
| | Site of
King’s Bridge - 1711
connecting
Peacocke Lane (Maple Street)
to Governor’s Lane (Avenue)
Freelove Baldwin Stow Chapter
D.A.R.
July 4, 1962 — Map (db m26331) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Landing Site |
| | Near This Site The
Early Settlers Landed
Their Tools Utensils And
Building Materials
For The Common House
August 1639 — Map (db m54719) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Memorial to Three Milford Men — 1639 1939 |
| | [ east side of the column ]
This Bridge Dedicated
On the 300th Anniversary
Of the Settlement Of
The Town of Milford
A Memorial to Three
Milford Men Who Were
Governors of the Colony
and
State Of Connecticut
[ north side of the column ]
Jonathan Law
Born 1672 Died 1750
Served the Colony Of
Connecticut
For 25 Years
Deputy Governor 1725 1742
Governor 1742 1750
[ south side of the column ]
Charles Hobby Pond
Born 1781 Died 1861 . . . — Map (db m26445) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Milestone — On Original Boston Post Road |
| | Milestone
On Original Boston
Post Road
Set By Order Of
Benj Franklin
Postmaster General
1735 — Map (db m26327) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Milford |
| | This area was settled in 1639 as an independent colony by a congregation of English Puritans led by their minister, the Reverend Peter Prudden. Land was purchased from Ansantawae, a sachem of the Paugusset Indians and originally named Wepewaug. It was renamed Milford in November, 1640, joined New Haven Colony in 1643, and Connecticut Colony in 1664.
Among the Regicides responsible for the trial and execution sentence of English King Charles I were William Goffe and Edward Whalley, who were . . . — Map (db m26324) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Peter Pond |
| | Peter Pond
1740 – 1807
Somewhere in the adjacent cemetery lies the unmarked grave of Peter Pond, a veteran of the French and Indian War, fur trader, explorer and cartographer born in Milford. He helped organize expeditions west of the Great Lakes. He became internationally renowned for maps he drew of the Northwest and Canada based on his explorations and input from others, including Native Americans. His exploits ultimately prompted President Thomas Jefferson to send Lewis and Clark . . . — Map (db m54721) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — The First Meeting House |
| | Near this site stood
the first Meeting House
erected in Milford
1641 — Map (db m26330) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — The Regicides |
| | The Regicides
Whalley
and
Goffe
Were Hidden In
A House
Located on This Site
Presented by
The Class of '37
Milford High School — Map (db m54716) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Naugatuck — Naugatuck |
| | (Front)
These lands were settled in 1702 by Samuel Hickox, Jr. of Mattatuck, now called Waterbury. Eight years later he began operation of a fulling mill, the first of many and diverse industries to follow. The earliest school was built in 1731 and the first meeting house, or church, was erected in 1781. As Salem Society, the area remained tied to Waterbury until 1844, when its first governing body was elected by the freemen at the initial town meeting on The Green. In 1893 the . . . — Map (db m23917) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), New Haven — A Quinnipiac Indian |
| | A Quinnipiac Indian
family walks to the
harbor to meet the English
newcomers – April 24, 1638
as their way of life
changes forever
Montowese • Sawseunek • Momaugin • Sugcogisin • Quesaquaush • Carroughood • Weesaucuck • Shaumpisuh
[ back ]
In Memory of Captain Charles H. Townsend, John Menta
and Lyent W. Russell
Chroniclers of the Quinnipiac Tribe — Map (db m35535) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), New Haven — Col Edward Whalley |
| | In Memory of the Regicide
Col Edward Whalley
Son of Richard Whalley Esq a member of Parliament in the last days of Queen Elizabeth and first cousin of Oliver Cromwell. A stalwart Puritan he rose to high command in the Civil Wars. He was the fourth signer of the death warrant of King Charles 1st was one of the major generals governing England under Cromwell and after serving two Parliaments was elevated to Cromwells Other House. In 1660 at the restoration of the monarchy he fled to America . . . — Map (db m34822) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), New Haven — Col William Goffe |
| | In Memory of the Regicide
Col William Goffe
A member of the High Court of Justice which in 1649 tried and condemned King Charles 1st of England and a signer of the kings death warrant. He served with distinction in the Parliamentary Army and in 1655 was appointed one of the major generals who governed England under Cromwell. He was in turn a member of both Houses of Parliament. At the restoration of the monarchy he fled to New England with his father in law Col Edward Whalley. After several . . . — Map (db m34817) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), New Haven — Connecticut Hall |
| | [ marker at the east end of the building ]
In This Hall
Was The Room Of
Nathan Hale
Of The Class Of
1773
[ marker at the west end of the building ]
Connecticut Hall
Corner Stone Laid
1750
--------
Restored By The Graduates
1905 — Map (db m34838) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), New Haven — First Meeting House |
| | Near this spot stood the
First
Meeting House
of this
Settlement
1639 –– 1670 — Map (db m34814) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), New Haven — Fort Nathan Hale — Black Rock Fort |
| | Fort Nathan Hale
Black Rock Fort
Entered the National Register of
Historic Places October 28, 1970 — Map (db m35726) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), New Haven — Fort Wooster Park — The Quinnipiac Tribe |
| | Fort Wooster Park
Sacred grounds of the Quinnipiac Indians and one of the earliest reservations in the New World Battle site of the American patriots against the British forces during the invasion of New Haven on July 5, 1779 Location of a hilltop beacon to warn of approaching enemy ships during the War of 1812, site of earthen ramparts and a black powder cellar
The Quinnipiac Tribe
This coastal Algonquian tribe numbered about 250 members when the English colonists arrived in 1638. They . . . — Map (db m35538) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), New Haven — In Memory of George Pardee |
| | In Memory Of
George Pardee
1630 – 1700
Farmer, Ferryman and Teacher
Of Latin and Good Manners
Who First Owned This Land
and of
William Bradley Pardee
1821 – 1893
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this tablet is placed under the will of
William S. Pardee
Their Loyal Descendent — Map (db m35550) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), New Haven — Isaac Allerton |
| | In Memory Of
Isaac Allerton
c. 1586 – 1659
A Mayflower Pilgrim and Colonial Merchant
Who came to New Haven in 1649
He was Interred in the
Old Burying Ground on the New Haven Green
And was the Only Member of the
Mayflower Company to be Buried in Connecticut
Erected by the Society of Mayflower Descendants
In the State of Connecticut, 1941 — Map (db m38555) HM |
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