| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Bethel — Bethel Railway Station – 1912 |
| | The above photo depicts Bethel’s second train station that was completed in 1899 and provided passenger service until 1996 when a new station was constructed further north along the line. Bethel’s original train station occupied this same spot from the time the Danbury & Norwalk Railroad began service in 1852 until the building was destroyed by fire in December of 1898. The station depicted above also once served the Shepaug Railroad that operated from 1872 until 1911. This line connected train . . . — Map (db m26820) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Bethel — Bethel Soldier’s Memorial |
| | [ north face ]
In Memory
Of The
Soldiers & Sailors
Of Bethel
Who Gave Their Lives
In Defense Of The Union
1861 1865
[ south face ]
Albert Woodruff 2nd Conn. Art.
Adam Grimm 7th Conn.
James Smith 7th Conn.
Wm. H. Smith 7th Conn.
John J. Lane 9th Conn.
Nathan Keeler 10th Conn.
Wm. H. Holley 12th Conn.
Bethel S. Barnum 17th Conn.
Theodore Blackman 17th Conn.
Richard D. Taylor 17th Conn.
Philo G. Roswell 20th . . . — Map (db m26819) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Bethel — Bethel World War I Monument |
| | Erected By The Community Association Of Bethel In Honor Of Her War Veterans 1928 — Map (db m21233) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Bethel — In Memory of All Bethel Veterans |
| | This monument is dedicated to the brave men and women of the town of Bethel who, in times of war and peace, have faithfully served their country. We honor and express gratitude for their courage and the sacrifices they made to keep America a free nation. The contributions of our veterans will never be forgotten. The preservation of peace and freedom for generations to come, rests not just with our veterans, but in the hands of out youth. Dedicated on the 21st of May 2000 — Map (db m21234) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Bridgeport — Bridgeport Soldiers and Sailors Memorial |
| | [ south plaque ] Dedicated To The Memory Of The Heroic Men Of Bridgeport, Who Fell In The Late War For The Preservation Of The Union. July, 1876 "It is for us the living to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion in that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, . . . — Map (db m27137) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Bridgeport — Pro Patria |
| | [ battle names on the banner at the top ]
Fort Sumter • Vicksburg • Mobile Bay • Antietam • Gettysburg • Appomattox
First Conn Cavalry
Richard R Crawford Lt D d Oct 30 1863 In Hospital Va
Eugene W Starkweather Corp L d Sept 30 1864 Andersonville Ga
George W Clark Pvt A d Aug 20 1864 Andersonville Ga
Joseph Heaton Pvt D d Dec 5 1864 Salisbury N C
George Wagner Pvt F d Dec 24 1864 Harper's Ferry Va
Henry Kreger Pvt K d Aug 24 1864 Washington D C
John . . . — Map (db m27213) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Bridgeport — U.S.S. Maine Memorial |
| | In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15, 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine — Map (db m27128) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Brookfield — Brookfield Veterans Monument |
| | Dedicated to the Men and Women of Brookfield who Served in our Country’s Armed Service in Defense Of our Freedom — Map (db m21230) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — Black Soldiers Memorial |
| | Dedicated to the Memory Of the Black Soldiers of Greater Danbury who Served in the 29th and 30th Regiments, Conn. Volunteer Infantry During the Civil War 1861 – 1865
[ Names inscribed on the back ]
29th Conn Infantry
Pvt James Adams • + Cpl Charles Aray • Pvt William Armstrong • Pvt William Avery • Cpl Allen Banks • Pvt Willis Banks • Pvt Joseph Barker • Cpl James Brewster • + Pvt Elbert Brown • Pvt Jerome Brown • Pvt Thomas Burr • Pvt Henry Butler • Cpl . . . — Map (db m23052) |
| 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) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — Danbury 9-11 Memorial |
| | Dedicated in loving memory to Connecticut victims of the terrorist attack on the United States September 11, 2001
Mayor Mark D. Boughton Danbury 9-11 Memorial Committee September 11, 2004 — Map (db m22833) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — Danbury Area Korean War Memorial |
| | Korean War
1950 – 1953
to those who died
Honor and Eternal Rest
to those still missing
Rememberance and Hope
to those who returned
Gratitude and Peace
[Inscribed on the left panel]
Danbury
Richard Q. Braman PFC USMC KIA 22 Sep 1950
Lee R. Hartell 1st Lt USA KIA 27 Aug 1951 Medal of Honor
Richard C. Newton Pfc USA KIA 22 Jul 1953
Donald J. Cunha Cpl USMC KIA 17 Sep 1951
Leonard C. Hull Cpl USA MIA 20 Jul 1950
Albert W. Plumb Pvt . . . — Map (db m23404) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — Danbury Area Vietnam War Memorial |
| | 1964 Vietnam War 1975
Dedicated this 29th day of May 1988 by the people of the greated Danbury area to those men and women who served their country during the Vietnam War.
This memorial symbolizes the courage and sacrifices made by individuals as well as the humanity and compassion shown towards the people, and in particular, the children of the Republic of Vietnam.
Bethel
Harold F. Gentile, Cpl, USA KIA 6/24/68
Gary C. Griswold, PFC, USMC KIA 10/14/67
William B. Mitchell, PFC, . . . — Map (db m23401) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — Danbury City Hall Wall |
| | Between 1886 and 1970 the Danbury City Hall was situated in the site of the present library courtyard. This wall, part of the original structure, stands as an enduring symbol preserving our City’s historic heritage. — Map (db m22790) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — Danbury Veterans Monument |
| | Center Marker:In Honor of
The Men and Women
of Danbury
who served in the World War
1917 – 1919
In Memory of these men who
made the supreme sacrifice
for liberty
Toby Asmar Co. M. 325th Infantry Killed In Action October 11, 1918
Martin J. Brennan Headquarters Co. 138th Field Artillery Died in France October 26, 1918
George A. Byrnes Merchant Marine Service Died at Brookline, Mass. September 21, 1918
Joseph T. . . . — Map (db m23084) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — Danbury World War II Memorial |
| | In Memory of All Danbury
World War II Veterans
This memorial is in honor of all of World War II Veterans who were involved in the fight for the freedom of America and the free world.
Whether they fought in the Pacific or European theater, they face a resolute and often brutal enemy; yet they possessed the inner strength and courage that kept them going on the beaches at Normandy, in the deserts of North Africa and on the islands of the South Pacific.
The actions of those who were . . . — Map (db m23398) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — David Wooster Monument |
| | [ North face ]
David Wooster First Maj. Gen. of the Conn. Troops in the Army of the Revolution. Brig. Gen. of the United Colonies. Born at Stratford, Mar. 2, 1710-11. Wounded at Ridgefield, April 27, 1777, while defending the liberties of America, and nobly died at Danbury, May 2, 1777. Of his country Wooster said, “My life has been ever devoted to her service from my youth up. Though never before in a cause like this – A cause for which I . . . — Map (db m23074) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — Monument to Soldiers in Unknown Graves |
| | [ Front ]
In Memoriam
Danbury’s Memorial To Her Soldiers and Sailors Who Rest on Unknown Graves
[ Left column ]
William Pendley Co. L 1st Ct. Cav.
Eli W. Stevens Co. L 1st Ct. Cav.
William R. Potter Co. B 1st Ct. H.A.
Thomas G. Sherman Co. B 1st Ct. H.A.
D.B. DeForest Co. D 1st Ct. H.A.
James Kane Co. E 1st Ct. H.A.
F.M. Richardson Co. M 1st Ct. H.A.
Thomas Hyer Co. B 2nd Ct. H.A.
E.W. Converse Co. D 2nd Ct. H.A.
John R. . . . — Map (db m23051) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — Oldest Cemetery 1684 |
| | Oldest Cemetery 1684 Danbury Erected by Mary Wooster Chapter N.S.D.A.R. — Map (db m23050) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — Soldiers and Sailors Memorial |
| | [ Inscribed around the bronze base ]
Dedicated to the Soldiers and Sailors of Danbury 1776 1861 1898 1917 Donald E. Curran SC — Map (db m22785) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — Sybil Ludington |
| | Sybil Ludington
On April 26, 1777 this brave sixteen year-old girl rode through the enemy-infested countryside for thirty miles in Putnam County, New York, to warn the local militia that British troops were attacking and plundering Danbury, Connecticut.
Donated by Anna Hyatt Huntington — Map (db m25374) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — The Danbury Raid |
| | The revolutionary village which centered about this green with its stores of supplies for the army was sacked and burned by a force of two thousand British April 26, 1777 Warned of the gathering militia the raiders departed next morning in haste but were attacked and harassed by the rising colonials and driven to the shelter of their boats on the sound They kindled a fire that blazed at Saratoga — Map (db m23542) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Danbury — To Our Brothers — Defenders of The Union |
| | [ front ]To Our Brothers, Beloved, Honored, Revered Who
Died That Our Country Might Live
[ back ]The Defenders of The Union
[ Inscribed around the column ]
Bull Run • Wilderness • Antietam • Fredericksburg • Gettysburg • Chancellorsville • Appomattax • Petersburg • Port Hudson — Map (db m22788) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Monroe — Barton L. Weller |
| | May 27, 1991
This gazebo is presented to the citizens of
Monroe by the Weller Foundation, Incorporated
in memory of
Barton L. Weller (1916 – 1990)
Mr. Weller, founder of Vitramon, Incorporated
and the Weller Foundation, was a long time
supporter of area organizations, students and
the community through his personal
involvement and generous donations.
Board of Trustees
Alexander Fraser • Brian E. Skinner • Louis J. LaCroce • Michael J. Smith • Michael P. . . . — Map (db m26097) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Monroe — Birdsey’s Plain / Stepney Cemetery |
| | Stepney
1794
Birdsey’s Plain /
Stepney Cemetery
Noah and James Burr, Jr. donated this land for a burial ground. Over 1,400 men, women & children are interred including many of the areas first settlers. Veterans include: Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, WWI & II, Korea & Vietnam. The oldest surviving tombstone is that of Nathaniel W. Knapp, (1797) — Map (db m25329) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Monroe — Birdsey’s Plain Methodist Church |
| | [ South side ]
Stepney
1839
Birdsey’s Plain
Methodist Church
(Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel)
This Greek Revival-style church, one of the “twin” churches on the Stepney Green, was built by Hanford Hull. This was the second Methodist Church in Monroe. In 1973, the church was closed and sold to the orthodox Roman Catholic movement where the traditional Latin Mass is celebrated.
Stepney Heritage Trail
[ North side ]
Stepney
1836 . . . — Map (db m25331) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Monroe — Birdsey’s Plain Stepney Baptist Church |
| |
[ North side ]
Stepney
1848
Birdsey’s Plain
Stepney Baptist Church
This two-story Greek Revival-style church was built under the direction of Hanford Hull, a noted joiner. The congregation was formed by the unification of the Stepney Baptist & the Monroe Baptist Societies. It was identical to the Methodist Church across the Stepney Green.
Stepney Heritage Trail – The Sippin Family
[ South side ]
Stepney
Ca 1845
Birdsey’s Plain . . . — Map (db m25340) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Monroe — Bridgeport / Newtown Turnpike |
| | Stepney
1801
Bridgeport / Newtown Turnpike
The forerunner of CT Route 25. Five toll stations were located along this road. Travelers would be stopped by a pole or “pike” across the road attached to a base. Upon paying a few cents toll the attendant would turn the pike allowing the travellers to continue, thus the name “turnpike.” This turnpike was a catalyst for Stepney’s commercial growth & for moving goods from Bridgeport to Danbury.
Stepney Heritage . . . — Map (db m25342) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Monroe — Burr Hawley & Burritt General Store |
| | Stepney
ca 1855
Site of the Burr Hawley &
Burritt General Store
At this site farmers assembled horse teams & wagons to bring milk to the milk station & to buy feed, hay and grain; residents purchased sewing supplies, groceries & lumber. Tradition has it that Mark Twain of Redding, visited here to listen to local tales around the potbelly stove. The only motor-driven grain mill in town was located in the back of the store.
Stepney Heritage Trail – The Sippin Family — Map (db m25338) |
| 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) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Monroe — Monroe Korean War Memorial |
| | In Honor Of All Those Men And Women
Who Proudly Served Their Country
During the Korean War
June 25, 1950 --- July 27, 1953
From Monroe
Died in Battle
Master Sgt Ray C. Bailey
U.S. Army Oct 19, 1952
Wounded in Battle
Corp. Albert J. Arsenian
U.S. Army
Sgt. Rudolph C. Wrabel Jr.
U.S. Marines
Dedicated Nov 11, 1985
By the Town of Monroe — Map (db m26093) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Monroe — Monroe Veterans Memorial |
| | [ Left column]
To All Of
Those Veterans
From The
Town of Monroe
Who Served
Their Country:
Honor, Hope,
Remembrance,
Gratitude, Peace
And Eternal Rest
[ Right column]
Those Who Have
Made the Supreme
Sacrifice
Revolutionary War
1775 – 1783
War of 1812
1812 – 1815
Civil War
1861 – 1865
World War I
1917 – 1918
World War II
1941 – 1945
Victor Sippin
David P. Winspur . . . — Map (db m26095) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Monroe — Monroe World War I Memorial |
| | In grateful recognition of the valor and devotion of the young men of this community who served in the World War for liberty and justice
1914 – 1919
Adams Fred Leroy • Anderlot William • Bachman George • Beardsley L Ben • Beardsley Ray M • Bevens Howard • Blakeman Philip S • Crouch William • Fohrenbach Fred W • Fohrenbach Henry • Fuller Leonard * • Jacot Herman • Judson Frank L • Levine Louis • Levine Max • Lucas Joseph P • Lucas Vincent S • Michlein John C • Pulaski Joseph • . . . — Map (db m25332) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Monroe — Monroe World War I Memorial |
| | In Grateful Recognition
Of the Valor and Devotion of The
Young Men of this Community Who
Served in the World War
For Liberty and Justice
1914 -- 1919
Adams Fred Leroy • Anderlot William • Bachman George * • Bachman John Jr • Beardsley L Ben • Beardsley Ray M • Bevens Howard • Blakemas Philip S • Crouch William • Fohrenbach Fred W • Fohrenbach Henry • Fuller Leonard • Jacot Herman • Judson Frank L • Levine Louis • Levine Max • Lucas Joseph P • Lucas Vincent S • Michlein . . . — Map (db m26091) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Monroe — Monroe World War II Memorial |
| | 1941 1945
Dedicated to Those Who
Made the Supreme Sacrifice
Victor Sippin
David P. Winspur
And to All Those From The
Town of Monroe
Who Served Our Country
In World War II
Sponsored by The
American Legion Post #176
Through Subscription by The
Townspeople of Monroe
May 30, 1953 — Map (db m26094) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Monroe — Original Bell of Stepney Baptist Church |
| | Original Bell Of Stepney Baptist Church In Service From 1885 to Sept. 9, 1964 — Map (db m25341) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Monroe — PFC John K. Goett |
| | Dedicated To
PFC John K. Goett
Who Gave His Life
And All Those From
Monroe Who Served
During the Vietnam conflict
From 1964 – 1973
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1984 — Map (db m26092) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Monroe — Stepney Fire House #1 |
| | Stepney 1916 Stepney Fire House #1
The first volunteer fire company in Monroe included 45 men. The group’s 1st fire truck was purchased 2nd hand from a Bridgeport fire-fighting company with money raised in part from the proceeds of the annual firemen’s “karnival.”
Stepney Heritage Trail – The Sippin Family — Map (db m25343) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Monroe — The Rochambeau Route 1781 – 82 |
| | The
Rochambeau
Route
1781 – 82
In the Vicinity
French Troops Under
Duc De Lauzon
Enroute From Newport
To Yorktown
Encamped During
June 29 Through
July 1st 1781
Erected by The
Sons of the American Revolution
Gen. Gold Selleck Silliman Branch
Bridgeport, CT — Map (db m26098) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), New Canaan — Pinney Corners |
| | Site of the Home of Henry A. Pinney (1836-1905). The shoe factory owned by Mr. Pinney was located on land opposite his home on slightly over three acres of land at the corner of Lukes Wood and Oenoke. The factory, built in 1870, produced women’s fine shoes for thirty years and employed up to fifty people. During the period New Canaan was a major shoe manufacturing center. — Map (db m26136) |
| 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) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), New Fairfield — New Fairfield Fire Department Memorial |
| | Upper marker:
The New Fairfield
Volunteer Fire Department
Dedicated To All Members
Past and Present 2003
Lower marker:
The New Fairfield Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. was formed in 1934 consisting of seven districts – Center, New Fairfield bay, Squantz Pond, Balls pond, Pine Hill, Haviland Hollow and Wood Creek each district was given an allotment of pails, ladders, hooks, rope and salt.
In 1935 land next to the town cemetery was given to the company to build . . . — Map (db m23061) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), New Fairfield — New Fairfield Veterans Memorial |
| | They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn them.
French & Indian War Samuel Fairchild Militia K.I.A. Aug. 4, 1759 Burmell Barnum Militia K.I.A. Aug. 4, 1761 Civil War Frederick C. Barnum Cpl. U.S. Army K.I.A. June 22, 1863 Augustus E. Bronson U.S. Army K.I.A. June 1, 1864 Edward Griffin Pvt. U.S. Army K.I.A. July 5, 1863 William B. Leach U.S. Army K.I.A. June 19, 1864 Henry H. Hyatt U.S. Army K.I.A. June 22, 1864 Homer B. Barnum . . . — Map (db m23063) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Newtown — In Commemoration |
| | 1732 ---- 1932
In Commemoration Of
The Two Hundredth Birthday Of
George Washington
----
Rochambeau
Established a Camp Here
June 28 To July 1, 1781
----
Soldiers Commanded By
Lafayette
Camped At This Spot
Placed by Mary Silliman Chapter
N.S.D.A.R. — Map (db m26914) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Newtown — Newtown Veterans Memorial |
| | Newtown Remembers With Grateful Prayers And Solemn Vows Her Sacred Dead Her Honored Living Who Ventured All Unto Death That We Might Live A Republic With Independence A Nation With Union Forever A World With Righteousness And Peace For All — Map (db m21339) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Newtown — Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route — Housatonic Crossing |
| | French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans in the War for Independence. After wintering in Newport, Rochambeau’s troops marched through Connecticut to join General George Washington’s Continental Army just over the New York border. The combined forces moved down the eastern seaboard and confronted Lieutenant General Earl Cornwallis and the British army in . . . — Map (db m26915) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Old Greenwich — Old Greenwich |
| | Under the jurisdiction of the New Haven Colony, the first settlers in 1640 purchased land from the Siwanoy Indians. Under New Amsterdam’s protection, this settlement was a dutch manor during 1642–56. In the years 1656–65, it was combined with the town of Stamford. In 1665, Greenwich was recognized as a distinct and separate town in the Colony of Connecticut. A tax-supported church (First Congregational Church) was established. By 1690, this village was frequently called . . . — Map (db m2484) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Old Greenwich — Sound Beach Railroad Station |
| | Built 1892, moved to this location 1895. Renamed Old Greenwich Railroad Station 1931. Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. — Map (db m2485) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — 12 — Bake Oven and Upper Level Structures — Putnam Memorial State Park |
| | With the exception of the Bake Oven, which produced bread for camp, the identity and locations of numerous other buildings on the upper level is uncertain. We know that the Bake Oven was located in this ravine. It needed water from the stream flowing near it.
Other buildings on the upper level: Carpenters, Shoemakers, Taylors, Soap Boilers, Quarter Guards and Sulters. — Map (db m26903) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — 11 — Barlow Circle — Putnam Memorial State Park |
| | A resident of Redding, Joel Barlow graduated from Yale in 1778. An accomplished poet and writer, Barlow was thought to have visited the Redding army camps during the winter of 1778-89. He was a chaplain for three years in the Continental Army. — Map (db m26902) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — 2 — Camp Guardhouse — Putnam Memorial State Park |
| | Camp Guardhouse
A log hut which was reconstructed about 1890 on the remains of a hut from 1778. The actual purpose of the original structure is in question, although local lore said it was the Guardhouse. The construction and size of the hut gives the visitor an approximation of one of the 116 enlisted men’s huts inside the park. Each hut contained 12 soldiers. — Map (db m26893) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — 13 — Cemetery / Command Officer’s Quarters — Putnam Memorial State Park |
| |
The two mounds of stones inside the square formed by the granite posts, were thought to be the camp cemetery. Accordingly, a memorial marker was erected to mark the site in 1902.
Archaeology work has proven this site to be that of a double-ended (two chimneys) officer’s quarters. Further research has pointed to the distinct probability that the hut belonged to Lt. Col. Henry Dearborn. — Map (db m26909) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — Charles Burr Todd — Putnam Memorial State Park |
| | This Tablet is Placed by the Commissioners
Of Israel Putnam Memorial Camp
To Perpetuate the Memory Of
Charles Burr Todd
1849 – 1928
Historian and Biographer
A Native of Redding, Inspired By Love For His Town
And State, He Was a Leader In The Movement
To Establish This Memorial Camp Ground
September 1931 — Map (db m26898) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — 6 — Company Street (Fireback Row) — Putnam Memorial State Park |
| | The enlisted men’s encampment consisted of 116 log huts set in a double row for almost a quarter mile down the company street. The only above ground remains of those huts today are the piles of collapsed stone chimneys. Each stone pile of “fireback” marks the location of a 1778 log hut.
The huts were 12x16 feet. Each hut was occupied by twelve soldiers. — Map (db m26896) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — First Church of Christ Congregational |
| | About This Church
This church was built in 1837 by the Methodist Episcopal Society of Redding. The building committee consisted of Thomas B. Fanton, John Read Hill, Gershom Sherwood, Jesse Banks, and David Duncomb. It served the Methodist Society until 1921 and a Federation of Methodist and Congregational Societies until 1959. Then the remaining Methodists, with Christian generosity, gave the property to the First Church Of Christ Congregational. — Map (db m26816) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — Guard House |
| | On this site stood the Guard House of 1778-9. A soldier was shot & killed by the sentry on duty when attempting to escape. — Map (db m12006) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — Israel Putnam |
| | Donated A.D. 1969 by sculptress Anna Hyatt Huntington in her 93rd year in timeless memorial to Israel Putnam Senior Major General in the Continental Army who at Greenwich, Connecticut, in February of 1779, made good a dramatic mounted escape from pursuing British Dragoons down the perilous 100 stone steps carved into the precipice at Horse Neck. — Map (db m11994) |
| 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) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — 14 — Lake McDougall — Putnam Memorial State Park |
| | The stone dam which makes this pond was installed at the time of the park’s creation. But the stream was in existence during the 1778-79 army encampment. It is one of two main streams, one at either end of the camp, which provided water for the troops.
McDougall had been commander of Putnam’s Division prior to going into winter quarters. Gen. Washington placed the division under Putnam and kept McDougall in command of the Hudson Highlands. — Map (db m26910) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — 5 — Memorial Monument — Putnam Memorial State Park |
| | Memorial Monument
Constructed in 1888, one year after the commissioning of the park, this monument honors the three different camps in Redding during the winter of 1778 – 79. This monument is the very first structure erected at the park.
The obelisk is built of native granite and is forty-two feet high with a two foot granite ball on top. — Map (db m26895) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — 7 — Museum — Putnam Memorial State Park |
| | This building contains exhibits and historical materials including artifacts unearthed at the campsite during archaeological excavations.
The museum was built in 1921. The structure was a repository for the artifacts found in the park.
This building replaced the original museum housed on the second floor of the old 1893 Pavilion (today’s Park Visitor Center). — Map (db m26897) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — 8 — Officers Quarters — Putnam Memorial State Park |
| | The chimney remains mark the site of a company officer’s hut. The hut was a replica built in 1890 on the original site.
The company-level officer’s huts were located behind the enlisted hut line. There are several other firebacks of these junior officers hut remains in the woods behind the enlisted hut line. — Map (db m26899) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — 10 — Officers Quarters / Magazine — Putnam Memorial State Park |
| | This structure was reconstructed in 1890 on the foundations of the original 1778 building. Long thought to be an officer’s barracks, recent information is now leading archaeologists to believe that it was actually the camp magazine which held the kegs of gunpowder. The location far away from the troop quarters and being semi-enclosed in the earthen bank support this theory. — Map (db m26901) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — 9 — Philips Cave — Putnam Memorial State Park |
| | Local legend says a shallow cave in this rock outcrop was used by one Mr. Philips. Philips was a soldier who returned after the war to live in this cave.
He led the life of a lonely hermit, including liberating an occasional chicken, or produce from local farmers. He was evicted by the community. Another version said he was “permanently removed!” — Map (db m26900) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — 4 — Putnam Memorial State Park |
| | Putnam Memorial State Park
This park commemorates the three winter encampments in 1778 – 79 of Major General Isreal Putnam’s division of Continental Army troops during the Revolutionary War. The memorial park was created on the actual site of one of the three encampments.
Gen. Washington positioned his troops in a crescent shape around the British army in NY City. The troops camped in Redding were used to protect the Long Island Sound, the Hudson Highlands and, especially, the . . . — Map (db m26890) |
| 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) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — The Hill Academy |
| | This tablet is placed to perpetuate the memory of
Aaron Sanford Hill
1800 – 1893
Interest in his native town and in public education inspired him to found
The Hill Academy
Erected on this site in 1883, this building, remodeled by the town and the trustees of the Hill Academy Corporation, was transferred to the Town of Redding, March 4, 1932, to be used forever as a public school, and by a vote of the town to be named The Hill School — Map (db m26871) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — Town of Redding World War I Memorial |
| | Town of Redding
1914 Roll of Honor 1918
Erected in Appreciation of The
Services of Our Men and Women
Who Served in the World War
Harold Albin • Carl A. Anderson • Hubert Anderson • Sigurd Anderson • Edward Babcock • Harry Barrett • Benjamin H. Bell • Elsie Bennett • Sarah Bennett • Douglas Boddie • Edward M. Bradley • Howard Brown • John H. Carson • William B. Claflin • Harold Connery • Seth Couch • Raymond Cunningham • Niles Curtis • Robert Darragh • Thomas . . . — Map (db m26815) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — Unknown Heroes |
| | In memory of the Unknown Heroes buried here. — Map (db m11999) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — 1 — Visitor Center (1893 Pavilion) — Putnam Memorial State Park |
| | Visitor Center
(1893 Pavilion)
This building was originally built in 1893 as the park pavilion. It was used as a shelter for park visitors during inclement weather, for dances and picnics.
The upstairs was used as the original park museum. The building was dismantled board by board in 2005, and reconstructed into a four-season climate-controlled visitor center. — Map (db m26891) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Redding — Winter Quarters of Putnam’s Division |
| | . . . — Map (db m11997) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — 9 — Ballard Park — Ridgefield, Connecticut — The Museum in the Streets |
| | Philip Burr Bradley was one of the earliest owners of the property. Bradley, a cousin of Aaron Burr, was placed in command of the Fifth CT Regt. in the Revolutionary War, and commanded a battalion at the Battle of Ridgefield. He also served in the State Legislature, was a Justice of the Peace, the first Postmaster, and a friend of George Washington. Lucius H. Biglow, music publisher and partner in the firm of Biglow & Main in New York City, came here at the urging of his partner who lived . . . — Map (db m24808) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Battle of Ridgefield — April 27, 1777 |
| | The Third and Chief Engagement Occurred on This Ridge — Map (db m23395) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Battle of Ridgefield Dead |
| | In defense of American Independence at the Battle of Ridgefield April 27, 1777 died Eight Patriots who were laid in this ground companioned by Sixteen British Soldiers Living, their enemies, Dying their guests, in honor of service and sacrifice this Memorial is placed for the strengthening of hearts. — Map (db m23396) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Gen. David Wooster |
| | On this spot fell Gen. David Wooster Mortally Wounded April 27,1777, at the Battle of Ridgefield — Map (db m23397) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Keeler Tavern |
| | The Keeler Tavern served as headquarters for the Patriots during the Battle of Ridgefield, April 27, 1777. It is now owned by the Keeler Tavern Preservation Society and maintained as an historical building. — Map (db m23410) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — 25 — Keeler Tavern and the “Big Shop” — Ridgefield, Connecticut — The Museum in the Streets |
| | Built as a farmhouse in 1713 on Lot#2 by David Hoyt, it was sold to his grandson Timothy Keeler, who converted it into an inn/tavern in 1772. The Keeler Tavern, which also served as a post office, was inherited by Anna Keeler, Timothy’s daughter, who with her husband, Abijah Resseguie and their daughter Anna Marie operated it as a hotel. For many years the building was a stagecoach stop on the line from New York to Boston. Its reputation for hospitality and service made it a favorite . . . — Map (db m23411) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — 11 — Main Street in the Late 1800s — Ridgefield, Connecticut — The Museum in the Streets |
| | Looking south from Prospect Street, where the shops and offices of Yankee Ridge are today, stood homes at the beginning of the 20th century. From the left are the Osborn house, owned by Richard Osborn, owner of the Ridgefield Lumber Company; the home of Dr. Howard P. Mansfield; the Dauchy house, which was torn down in the 1960s to make way for a commercial building at 440 Main St.; and the Lannon house. Gone are the fields that existed back then and all but one of the elm trees that lined . . . — Map (db m24807) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Place Where Wooster Fell |
| | David Wooster, in command of the Conn Troops Born in Stratford March 13, 1711 Mortally wounded April 27, 1777 while defending the liberties of America and nobly died at Danbury May 2, 1777. Give me Liberty of give me death. — Map (db m23431) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Ridgebury Congregational Church |
| | Gathered Built 1760 1851 This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior < Second Plaque: > Connecticut Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route 1780 - 1782 — Map (db m23423) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Ridgefield |
| | This town was founded in 1708 by a group of families from Norwalk who purchased twenty thousand acres from the Ramapoo Indians for one hundred pounds sterling. They were aided by John Copp, a surveyor, who explored the land now lying between High Ridge and East Ridge and recommended it as a promising agricultural area, suitable for settlement. In 1777 at the Battle of Ridgefield, Colonial militia fought British and Hessian troops returning from a raid on American military stores in Danbury. . . . — Map (db m23409) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Ridgefield Veterans Memorial |
| | Center Panel: Honor Roll
World War II and Korean War Action
“Into the Mosaic of Victory, These Priceless Jewels Were Set”
In Supreme Sacrifice
World War II
Acocella, Charles •
Bell, William P. •
Birarelli, James J. •
Blume, Robert N. •
Cogswell, Charles G. •
Frulla, Armondo •
Hall, William H. •
Nelson, John E. •
Polverari, Geno J. •
Rose, Walter •
Schere, Meinhard H. •
Scott, Harold •
Ward, Thomas A. •
Vance, Lee P.
“I do . . . — Map (db m23875) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — 26 — Settler’s Rock — Ridgefield, Connecticut — The Museum in the Streets |
| | The first surveyors came north from Norwalk to determine the suitability of the land for settlement as a plantation. Tradition says that they spent their first night on top of Settler’s Rock and that fires were built at its base to protect them against wild animals. It is probable that they singled out the rock as a prominent landmark in the wilderness because of its great size and elevated location along the Indian trail to the Titicus River. Titicus was part of the second purchase of . . . — Map (db m23420) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Settlers Rock |
| | On this rock the original settlers scouting party spent their first night 1708 – 1958 A.D. — Map (db m23418) |
| 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) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — The Battle of Ridgefield — April 27, 1777 |
| | The chief engagement of Connecticut’s only inland battle during the War for Independence was fought approximately 100 yards from this site. Several hundred hastily-mustered militia joined a handful of Continental troops under Generals Benedict Arnold and Gold Stilliman to face British regulars more than thrice their number led by Major General William Tryon. Only an hour before, American General David Wooster fell mortally wounded during his second attack on the British rearguard as it . . . — Map (db m23400) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — 8 — The Battle of Ridgefield, April 27, 1777 — Ridgefield, Connecticut — The Museum in the Streets |
| | British General Tryon’s Raid on Danbury occurred on April 26, 1777. The beginning of the 1777 campaign was the first British invasion and the only pitched battle in Connecticut. Following the burning of Danbury the British troops marched through Ridgefield the next day on their way back to their ships moored at Compo Beach in Westport. The first skirmish, under the leadership of American General David Wooster occurred at the intersection of Barlow Mountain Road and North Salem Road. The . . . — Map (db m23412) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — The Confederate Bell |
| | The Confederate bell was captured during the Civil War by Colonel Alexander Warner who later presented it to Governor Phineas Lounsbury. For many years the bell stood on the Grounds of the Lounsbury Mansion, which in 1953 became the Community Center. After cleaning and repairing the bell, it was mounted on this pedestal and rededicated to the Town of Ridgefield in a ceremony held July 4, 1971 — Map (db m23575) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — 7 — The Elms Inn and Stebbins Homestead — Ridgefield, Connecticut — The Museum in the Streets |
| | In 1799, Thomas Rockwell opened a small carpentry shop which later became part of the Elms Inn. It was also a shoemaker’s shop and later, a tin shop operated by Francis Rockwell. Francis was also a vintner whose vineyard was across the street between Catoonah and Gilbert Streets. In 1860 John Rockwell opened the Elm Shade Cottages to serve wealthy New Yorkers arriving to vacation in the country during the summer months. The restaurant and inn still serve the public. Dr. Amos Baker was . . . — Map (db m23435) |
| 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) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — The Lounsbury House |
| | Lounsbury House Circa 1896 has been placed on the
National Register Of Historic Places — Map (db m23877) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — 27 — Titicus: An Industrial Center — The Museum in the Streets — Ridgefield, Connecticut |
| | Mills first appeared along the Titicus River in the early part of the 18th century. Sawmills, the first to come, permitted the proprietors to build frame houses instead of rough log cabins. Titicus also boasted the largest tannery in town, which was owned by Jabez Mix Gilbert, known as “Uncle Mix.” Uncle Mix was known for his generosity towards the poor, and was a founder of the Methodist Church here. Later, his business was sold to David Valden whose homestead, built in 1857, . . . — Map (db m23609) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Ridgefield — Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route — Ridgefield |
| | French General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans in the War for Independence. After wintering in Newport, Rochambeau’s troops marched through Connecticut to join General George Washington’s Continental Army, just over the New York border. The combined forces moved down the eastern seaboard and confronted Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis and the British army in . . . — Map (db m23416) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Shelton — City of Shelton Emergency Services Memorial |
| | City Of Shelton
In Memory Of
Our Departed Emergency Services Members
Who Have Given Their Lives In The Line Of Duty
While Protecting the Lives and Property of Our Citizens
Shelton Fire Department Daniel E. Wannagot 1991
Shelton Police Department William E. Rich 1964 • James J. Mattioli 1997
Dedicated This Date Oct. 12, 1991
Mayor Michael E. Pacowta — Map (db m25612) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Shelton — Commodore Isaac Hull Bridge |
| | Commodore Isaac Hull
Bridge
Named for the Heroic Commander
Of the U.S. Frigate “Constitution”
During Its Great Naval Victories
In the War of 1812
Born in Derby March 9, 1773
Resided in Shelton 1785 – 1794
This Memorial Tablet Placed by The
Derby Historical Society
1951 — Map (db m25381) |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Shelton — Freedom Tree |
| | Freedom Tree
To Honor Iranian Hostages
Released On January 20, 1981
After 444 Days In Captivity
Proclamation & Historical Records
Are Contained In Vault On This Site
Eugene M. Hope
Mayor
[ Inscribed on the edge ]
Vault & Stone Donated by Joseph A. Pagliaro Sr. — Map (db m25609) |
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