| Connecticut (New Haven County), Ansonia — American Liberty Elm |
| | American Liberty Elm
Dedicated by the Derby Historical
Society July 10, 2002
on the 250th Anniversary of the
Birth of General David Humphreys
1752 – 1818
Sponsored by
The City of Ansonia — Map (db m25567) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Ansonia — Anna Sewell Memorial Fountain |
| | Inscribe around the globe topping this memorial are the words:Blessed are the merciful
Halfway up the column, on the street side, is inscribed:
In Memoriam Anna Sewell Author Of “Black Beauty” — Map (db m25543) |
| 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) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Ansonia — Ansonia Veterans Memorial |
| | Dedicated By The Grateful Citizens Of Ansonia To The Memory Of Those Who Served In Our Armed Forces In All Wars Of The United States Especially To Those Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice For The Glory Of Our Nation Dedicated Nov, 11, 1959 — Map (db m25405) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Ansonia — Ansonia Veterans Monument |
| | [ Center Panel ]
Lest We Forget This memorial is dedicated by the grateful citizens of the City of Ansonia to preserve and honor the memory of all those brave men and women who served our country so selflessly in time of conflict.
[ Left Panel ]
Friends, Neighbors and Relatives Who
Gave Up Their Lives In Time of War
World War I
Berggren, Frederick Brandon, Frank Bresnan, William Comcowich, Michael Conklin, John Ferron, Frederick Fosberg, Carl . . . — Map (db m25537) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Ansonia — Ansonia Volunteer Firemens Monument |
| | Ansonia Volunteer Fire Dept. Dedicated To All Members Of The Ansonia Volunteer Fire Dept. For Unselfish And Devoted Service To Their Community Presented By The Ansonia Centennial Commission April 29, 1990 — Map (db m25406) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Ansonia — Birthplace of David Humphreys |
| | Birthplace of David Humphreys 1752 – 1818, Soldier, Poet, Diplomat, Industrial Pioneer — Map (db m25563) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Ansonia — Charter Oak Seedling |
| | In observance of the U.S. Bicentennial, Elizabeth Clarke Hull Chapter NSDAR marks the site of a Charter Oak seedling given to the City of Ansonia Oct. 27, 1966, by former Mayor Frank P. Fitzpatrick
May 15, 1976 — Map (db m25407) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Ansonia — Elm Street School Veterans Memorial |
| | [Marker Front]: To The Memory
Of These Pupils of The
Elm Street School
Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice
For Their Country During
The World War
This Monument Is Dedicated
William F. Bresnahan 18th. Inf. 1st. Div, Killed at Meuse – Argonne Oct. 4, 1918
Edward OBrien 102nd. Inf. 26th Div. Killed at Argonne Forest Oct. 21, 1918
Frederick W. Berggren 326th Inf. 86th Div. Killed at Argonne Forest Oct. 15, 1918
Edward C. Lyons 1st . . . — Map (db m25566) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Ansonia — In Memory of Warren J. Carver |
| | In Memory of
Warren J. Carver
4th Regt. U.S. Marine Corps
Killed in action Jan. 25, 1942
at Mariveles Bataan
Philippine Islands
The first Ansonia boy
to die for his Country
in the War with Japan — Map (db m25539) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Ansonia — Soldiers Monument |
| | Ansonias Tribute
To the Memory of Her Sons
Who Gave Their Lives
To Their Country
In the Rebellion Of
1861. – 1865.
[ Battle names on base of pedestal: ]
Malvern Hill Gettysburg Antietam Mobile — Map (db m26306) |
| 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.
Tobys Mountain (High Rock) was purchased in 1693 by an Indian named Toby, for twelve . . . — Map (db m21932) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Beacon Falls — Beacon Falls Veterans Monument |
| | In Grateful Tribute to the Men and Women of Beacon Falls Who Served In the Armed Forces During National Crises
— Map (db m21978) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Bethany — 1981 — 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) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Bethany — Bethany Veterans Monument |
| | To the Memory of Those Citizens of Bethany Who Left Home With the Armed Forces In Defense of This Nation Erected by Beletzky - Hoppe VFW Post 2448 — Map (db m22567) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Cheshire — “Stepping Stone” |
| | This old stone was brought from the center of Prospect early in 1899 by a group of Cheshire young men to serve as a “Stepping Stone” for those attending the church which then stood on the east edge of the present green. — Map (db m22513) |
| 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) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Cheshire — Cheshire Civil War Monument |
| | [South face] Lincoln [North face] Foote (Connecticut Governor Samuel A. Foote) [East plaque] Erected to The Memory of Those Who Enlisted From The Town of Cheshire in The Civil War 1861 – 1865 Capt. Timothy Guilford Lieut. William J Bassett Lieut. Elkanah Doolittle Lieut. Edward A Doolittle Lieut. William W Spencer Lewis Allen Jeremiah Henry Scully Edwin A Thrall Christopher Bernard Isiah Baker William M Preston Henry C Higgins Frederick E Hoadley Charles H . . . — Map (db m22380) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Cheshire — Cheshire Revolutionary War Monument |
| | To Commemorate the Service of All the Patriotic Men of Cheshire Who Served In the American Revolution 1775 – 1783
Placed by Lady Fenwick Chapter No. 48 Daughters of the American Revolution And the Town of Cheshire 1965 — Map (db m22404) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Cheshire — Cheshire World War I Monument |
| | On This Tablet Are Inscribed The Honored Names Of the Men of Cheshire Who Went Forth To Fight in the Great War For Humanity and Justice 1917 – 1919
Wilbur W. Adkins Richard H. Atwood Earle W. Barnes George S. Barton William H. Bassett, Jr. Robert E. Becker Alfred M.C. Bennett Mark Bishop Allison E. Borel Clifford L. Borel Stanley Borel Reginald M. Brainerd John E. Brandt Archille E. Brodeur Edmond Brodeur Walter H. Brooks William E. Buckingham George . . . — Map (db m22403) |
| 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) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Cheshire — The Medal of Honor Plaza and “Living Classroom” |
| | The Medal of Honor Plaza and “Living Classroom” Dedicated May 26, 1996
Alfred C. Adinolfi, U.S. Air Force, Chairman and Town Councilman
S. Kenneth Baril, U.S. Army Harold Mosher, U.S. Army John White, U.S. Navy Henry E. Carson, U.S. Army Lori Rusnack, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Thomas Williams, U.S. Air Force Robert Coccolini, Parks and Recreation Director Sandra Mouris, Mayor Kevin Simmons, Parks and Recreation Staff Monument Design: Jerry Lloyd Lodynsky — Map (db m22456) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Cheshire — Town of Cheshire Memorial Plaza |
| | Honoring Our Veterans
1754 French and Indian War 1763
Reuben Hitchcock Edward Parker Ephraim Parker
1775 Revolutionary War 1783
Asa Bellamy Justus Bellamy Reuben Bellamy Silas Bellamy Asa Bronson Elisha Cowles Amos Parker Edward Parker Elisha Parker Samuel Parker Elisha Parker, Jr. Jesse Parker, Jr. Jesse Parker, Sr.*
1861 Civil War 1865
Nelson Beach
1940 World War II 1946
Francis R. Rocco
1950 Korea 1955
Roger (Deschesnes) Deshane . . . — Map (db m22406) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Derby — Birmingham Iron Foundry Veterans Memorial |
| | [ Right tablet ]
Roll of Honor
Employees Of
Birmingham Iron Foundry
Who Served Their Country
In the World War
1917 – 1919
Dominick Ferrazzoli J. Kanconvitch August Romagnoli Theodore V. Busk Joseph Scarpa Peter Melina Antonio Giordano Fred Kelly William E. Moran Herman H. Wheller Andrew Purcella Edward Reilly John T. Baldwin Homer Raymond Percival E. Borden, Jr. Allen McAller Francis Feeney Nicholas H. Bugel C. Romano . . . — Map (db m25608) |
| 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) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Derby — Derby and Huntington Civil War Memorial |
| | [ West Face ] In
Memory of The
Men of Derby and Huntington
Who Fell
In the Service of Their Country
In The
War of the Rebellion
1861 – 1865
As
Defenders of Liberty And
Nationality Gettysburg
[ South Face ] Roll of Honor Killed
Charles S. Munson, 1 Cav. June 15, 64 Lucius B. Truesdale, 1 Art. Sept. 12, 64 Thomas Hyland, 1 Art. June 27, 62 Col. Elisha S. Kellogg, 2 Art. June 1, 64 John Wilcox, 5 Regt. May 15, 64 Frederick Miller, 6 . . . — Map (db m25384) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Derby — Derby Firemens Memorial |
| | Memorial to Derby Firemen
Dedicated 1974
[ Northwest Facet ]
Hotchkiss Hose Co. 1 Org. 1837
[ Southwest Facet ]
Storm Engine Co. 2 Org. 1851
[ Northeast Facet ]
East End Hose Co. 3 Org. 1950
[ Southeast Facet ]
Paugassett H&L Co. 4 Org. 1903 — Map (db m25402) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Derby — Derby Korea – Vietnam Memorial |
| | Dedicated to Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice and Advanced the American Ideals of Liberty and the Brotherhood of Man
Korea
James Ellingwood Towle 1st Lt. U.S.A.F.
Vietnam
Norman Edward Dawson Jr. P.F.C. U.S.M.C. George Albert Kurtyka T. Sgt. U.S.A.F. John Joseph Healey Jr. Sp. 4 U.S.A. Joseph Carinci P.F.C. U.S.M.C. Aldo Anthony Doria Pvt. U.S.M.C. Henry John Doneski Sgt. U.S.A. Ronald J. Sheehy Sp. 4 U.S.A. Carl Packaard P.F.C. U.S.M.C. — Map (db m25404) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Derby — Derby Veterans Monument |
| | [ West Face ]
Dedicated To The Memory
Veterans
Derby, Conn.
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam
[ Northwest Face ]
Always Faithful
[ Southwest Face ]
This Well Defend
[ Northeast Face ]
From Knowledge Seapower
[ South Face ]
Mans Flight Through Life Is Sustained By The Power Of His Knowledge — Map (db m25386) |
| 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) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Fair Haven — The Connecticut Twenty-Ninth Colored Regiment, C. V. Infantry |
| | [Center obelisk, west face:]
Bronze relief depicting soldiers in battle beneath the regimental colors of the "29th Reg't Connecticut Volunteers - QUI TRANSTULIT SUSTINE."
Battle Engagements
New Market Road - October 13, 1864
Darbytown Road - October 13, 1864
Kell House/Fair Oaks - October 27-28, 1864
Chaffins Farm - September 29, 1864
Petersburg - September 24, 1864
Richmond - September 29, 186[4]
Officers Died of Disease - 1
Officer Killed or . . . — Map (db m23085) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Meriden — Abraham Lincoln |
| | Abraham Lincoln
In Search of the Nomination for the
Presidency Addressed a Rally in the
Town Hall of Meriden – March 7, 1860
" – and that government of the people,
by the people and for the people,
Shal not perish from the earth."
In Memory of the Civil War veterans
Of Meriden, May 30, 1948 — Map (db m27288) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Meriden — Ancient Burial Ground Meriden School For Boys |
| | The 30 to 40 boys buried on this site were forgotten children of their time. Delinquent, orphaned or abandoned they came to live at the Connecticut School for Boys, a reform school that occupied these grounds from the early 1800s until 1973. The boys who lie here died of childhood diseases or accidents. Often, there was no family to claim their bodies, and they were buried in unmarked graves. The names of most of the boys are unknown, the tall trees surrounding this spot were planted in 1947 as . . . — Map (db m26508) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Meriden — Center Congregational Church |
| | Center
Congregational Church
The Oldest Meeting House
In Meriden, Conn.
Dedicated June 16, 1831 — Map (db m26638) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Meriden — Connecticut Police Memorial |
| | [ inscribed on the obelisk in the center of the pavilion ]
Dedicated To Those
Who Have Made
The Supreme
Sacrifice
Off. Milton Hodder Hamden 04/22/1943
Tpr./Trn. Stanley C. Heilberg C.S.P. 06/01/1929
Lt. Paul J. Beaupre Bloomfield 12/19/1967
Off. Matthew J. McNally Waterbury 11/20/1930
Off. Ellsworth G. Dietz Bridgeport 03/08/1910
Off. Joseph OBrien Windsor Locks 12/24/1968
Off. Gerald Di Joseph Bridgeport 11/28/1980
Constbl. . . . — Map (db m26504) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Meriden — Count Casimir Pulaski |
| | [Plaque on the south side]:
Count Casimir Pulaski
“Father of the American Cavalry”
Born in Poland 1747; came to America 1777, entering as a volunteer; distinguished himself at Battle of Brandywine, promoted to the Rank of Brigadier General. Was mortally wounded in the seige of Savannah, Georgia. He died 1779.
Freedom shrieked when Pulaski Died.
[Inscription on the north side]:
Casimir Pulaski
Polish – American
Patriot
Aided the . . . — Map (db m26589) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Meriden — Cristoforo Colombo |
| | Cristoforo
Colombo
1492 500 1992
“In search for a better tomorrow,
we must discover today.”
Presented to
the people of Meriden, Connecticut
by
Unison Club
October 12th, 1992 — Map (db m26640) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Meriden — First Masonic Lodge in Meriden |
| | Near This Site
Meridian Lodge No. 77
A. F. & A. M.
Was Instituted As
The First Masonic
Lodge In Meriden
On Jan. 1, 1851 — Map (db m26597) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Meriden — Gold Star Assoc. Memorial |
| | [ front ]
To Live
In The Hearts Of Those We Leave Is Not To Die
[ back ]
Erected By The Gold Star Assoc. Group No. I Meriden, Conn. May 14, 1950 — Map (db m26635) |
| 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 Gilberts farm Merridan, is established by the General Assembly.
1806 – Meriden separated from Wallingford and organized as a town.
1867 – Meriden . . . — Map (db m26594) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Meriden — Meriden Korea – Vietnam Memorial |
| | In memory
of
the citizens
of Meriden
who answered
their
countrys call
Vietnam
1961 – 1975
Earl Bauchmann Michael Chmura Albert Christy Wayne Cyr Louis Dagle Richard Hensley Edward Jurek Frank Kiewlen Patrick King Warren Leining Gerald Levy Mark Lilienthal Charles Lurvey Robert Marx Walter McDonald Wayne McKenzie Donald Mitchell Gerald Murray Gary Purcell Roland Richard William Rozzi Joel Sandberg John Shoneck . . . — Map (db m26598) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Meriden — Meriden Spanish American War Memorial |
| | This memorial presented by the City of Meriden to the veterans of the Spanish American War
Company L., First Regiment, Connecticut Vol. Infantry.
Bowen, Charles B. Jones, Delbert R. Keeney, Raymond G. Abel, Alfred A. Abel, Arthur A. Aichler, Joseph G. Amann, Louis C. Anthony, George H. Banner, William H. Bartram, Howard H. Benson, Axel M. Benziger, Frederick C. Bevins, Walter L. Bickford, Louis H. Bofird, Maxwell Bolton, Edwin F. Borchardt, L. Ferdinand . . . — Map (db m26601) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Meriden — Meriden World War I Memorial |
| | Dedicated To
The Memory of Those
From Meriden Who Made
The Supreme Sacrifice
In the Service Of
Their Country During
The World War
1917 ––– 1918
[ Soldiers names are listed on the central column ]
Anderson, Leslie H. Anderson, Verner Bambax, James Barsneck, Fred M. Bemis, Leslie C. Berberich, John W. Bonarek, Frank Bournique, Constantine J. Brenner, Felix E. Briscoe, Nicholas Brown, Richard H. Bullus, John B. . . . — Map (db m26637) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Meriden — Meridens Traffic Tower |
| | Meridens Traffic Tower
Erected on September 21, 1925, Meridens Traffic Tower was an innovative traffic control device designed to provide safe travel for the vehicles and pedestrians of the growing city. The unique character of the tower quickly made it a local landmark and a symbol of the city.
The traffic towers original location, a short distance north of this site was in an area rich in historical significance for both Meriden and Connecticut. One of the earliest colonial roads ran . . . — Map (db m26642) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Meriden — Red Bridge |
| | Length 78 feet – width 16 feet
Listed on the Register of
Historic Places
by the U.S. Department of
the Interior,
National Park Service
Erected in 1891
by
the Berlin Iron Bridge Company
Red Bridge is of lenticular pony truss design. It replaced a high sided wooden bridge at this location and remained in constant use until 1964 when the concrete and steel bridge just to the east was constructed. For many years Red Bridge and Oregon Road was the main route between the . . . — Map (db m26587) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Meriden — The Patriots |
| | The Patriots
whose names this tablet bears
and whose remains rest in
this burial ground
assisted in establishing American
independence by their
wervice in the War of the
American Revolution
Archelaus Allen Stephen Atwater James Baldwin Jared Benham Captain Divan Berry Captain Daniel Collins Captain John Couch Brenton Hall Benjamin Hart Insign Hough, M.D. Phineas Hough Captain Bezaliel Ives Gideon Ives Captain Samuel Ives Israel Johnson Phineas Lyman . . . — Map (db m26588) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Meriden — World War II Roll of Honor |
| | City of Meriden
World War II Roll of Honor
[ The memorial consists of twelve bronze tablets. 5,280 names are listed. A small plaque labeled “Omissions” lists 102 additional names. ]
[ The 144 names listed below have a star indicating they did not return. ]
Athorne, Albert E Baranski, Leonard Beirle, Emile E. Bergeron, Joseph E., Jr. Berwick, William F. Bieluczyk, Edward T. Biesak, Arthur J. Bishop, Welles Blachuta, Vincent J. Bogacz, . . . — Map (db m26913) |
| 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) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Middlebury — Rochambeau Route 1781 – 82 |
| |
In this vicinity
French Troops under
Rochambeau
enroute to Yorktown
encamped during June 1781
Erected by the state
and
Mattatuck Branch,
Sons Amer. Rev.
Cooperating — Map (db m19690) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Arctic Engine Co. No. 1 1838 1938 |
| | Memoriam
The
Milford Fire Co.
Founded
On This Site
May 23, 1838
Arctic Engine Co. No. 1
1838 1938 — Map (db m26326) |
| 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) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Jefferson Bridge |
| | Jefferson Bridge
Over Mill (Wepawaug) River
First Bridge 1802
Built During
Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
As a Part Of
Milford – New Haven Turnpike
Freelove Baldwin Stow Chapter
N S D A R
Milford, Conn. July 4, 1976 — Map (db m26441) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Kings Bridge 1711 |
| | Site of
Kings Bridge - 1711
connecting
Peacocke Lane (Maple Street)
to Governors Lane (Avenue)
Freelove Baldwin Stow Chapter
D.A.R.
July 4, 1962 — Map (db m26331) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Liberty Rock |
| | History of Liberty Rock
Liberty Rock as we call it today was one known as “Hog Rock”. With a little imagination, the rock appears to be in the shape of a hog. Somewhere in the rock can be found the imprint of a hogs foot.
The site served as a lookout post and signal station. From Liberty Rock, Milford patriots watched the Housatonic River, then called the Stratford River, to guard against invasion by British forces during the Revolutionary War. The Spot was the highest . . . — Map (db m26308) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Milford Korea - Vietnam Monument |
| | [ southeast side ]
“We mourn the fallen,
We grieve for the missing,
We celebrate the return of
Our valiant men and women”
[ northeast side ]
Vietnam 1961 – 1973
[ southwest side ]
Korea 1950 – 1953
[ northwest side ]
“We Remember, We Care” November 11, 1986 Commemorated By Korea – Vietnam Memorial Committee — Map (db m26309) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Milford Memorial Flag Pole |
| | [ panel 1 ]
In Grateful Remembrance
World War II 1941 – 1945
and
Korean Conflict 1950
Adams, Thomas D.
Allison, Eli
[ panel 2 ]
Almquist, Edward F. Anderson, Christian A. Jr. Anderson, James H. Beaudette, Lloyd W. Benson, Clifford W. Blunt, Douglas S. Boettecker, Henry R. Brown, Eugene R. Buchannan, Howard M. Buckingham, Daniel T.
[ panel 3 ]
Burns, Frank N. Campbell, Thomas D. Chapell, William T. Chatfield, . . . — Map (db m26312) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Milford Remembers |
| | [ south side ]
Milford Remembers
New York City
Erected by the People of Milford, Connecticut in memory of the innocent victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001. With special honor to those who, in the face of certain death or grave harm, risked and sacrificed their lives that day for others, and with particular tribute to the brave men and women of police, fire, medical, and other public safety services.
No greater . . . — Map (db m26336) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Milford Town Halls |
| | Since Its Founding In 1639
Milford
Has Erected Five Town Halls
All Of Which Have Stood On This Site
Their Dates Of Erection
And Destruction Are
1645 – 1734
1734 – 1758
1760 – 1832
1832 – 1915
1916 — Map (db m26325) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Milford Volunteer Fire Department Est. 1838 |
| | This bell obtained by Arctic Engine Company, No. 1, in 1887, served as the City of Milfords first fire alarm warning system from 1887 into the 1930s.
It summoned the towns volunteer firemen to the call of duty when an emergency arose. It was located in all of Arctic Engine Companys fire stations, most recently at Fire Headquarters Station 1 on New Haven Ave.
It is now at its final resting place here on the town green, so all the residents of Milford can share this piece of history. . . . — Map (db m26314) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Milford World War I Memorial |
| | [ south side plaque ]
Our Honored Dead
May Every Generation
Of Young Americans Be Given
Power to Translate Their Lives In
Terms of Sacrifice for Mankind
List of Milford Dead
Blackhall, Geo B. Clark, Charles S. Crary, Frederick W. Doris, Thomas G. Ellison, Roy. Gunn, Leon L. Hartman, Charles. Higginson, Leroy C. Hiltz, Floyd. Holmes, Thomas D. Hubbell, Harry P. McFarland, Frank J. Jr. Maher, Thomas M. Matson, George B. Moody, David . . . — Map (db m26395) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Milford World War II Memorial |
| | Dedicated To All Who Served
1941 1945
World War II — Map (db m26315) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — Soldiers and Sailors Monument |
| | [ North Side ]
A Tribute
To the Memory of the Men
Who Risked Their Lives That
The Nation Might Live
1861-1865
[ South Side ]
Erected By
George Van Horn Post
No. 39. G.A.R.
And Friends [ Battle names at the base of the soldier on top: ]
Gettysburg Port Hudson Fort Fisher Appomattox — Map (db m26311) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Milford — The First Meeting House |
| | Near this site stood
the first Meeting House
erected in Milford
1641 — Map (db m26330) |
| 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) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Naugatuck — Naugatuck Soldiers' Memorial |
| | [ East face ]
Erected by the Citizens of
Naugatuck
A.D. 1885.
In Memory of Her Sons
Who Fought to Maintain
The Union
1861-1865.
[ North face ]
The Deeds of Those
Who Died in Defense
Of the Government
Of the People
Are Immortal.
[ West face ]
The Citizen Soldier,
Fearless in War,
Industrious in Peace.
[ South face ]
May the God of Nations
Preserve
Our Country in the
Bond of Peace
Now . . . — Map (db m23920) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Naugatuck — Naugatuck Veterans Monument |
| | Naugatuck Honors the Men and Women who Served Their Country in Time of Need
[ Center panel ]
Vietnam
Alho, Antonio L. Brewer, Samuel A. Carney, James P. Fabrisi, Pail E. Holland, Joseph P. Schultz, John P.
[ Left panels ]
Lebanon
Wigglesworth, Duane
Grenada
Afghanistan
World War II
Adamaitis, Frank J. Adamski, Chester Ashmore, James L. Barboza Joseph Baummer, Robert A. Booker, Bruce H. Boyd, Robert R. Cowan, . . . — Map (db m23918) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Naugatuck — Naugatuck World War I Memorial |
| | [ east face ]
Victory is Consecrated by a Righteous Peace
[ north face ]
In Time of Peril the State is Fortified by Discipline Learned in Peace
[ south face ]
Armed and Resolute Might Triumphs Through Unselfish Valor
[ west face ]
In honor of the Men of Naugatuck who gave their lives in the Great War For the Chaining of Savagery and the Liberation of a Menaced World
Matthew C Bickerdike Thomas J Caine . . . — Map (db m23961) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), New Haven — Defenders' Monument |
| | Here July 5, 1779 citizens of New Haven with cannon prevented an invading British Army from crossing West River and thereby saved the town from destruction — Map (db m17289) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), New Haven — Knight Hospital Monument |
| | Erected A.D. 1870 by the state of Connecticut to commemorate the services and perpetuate the memory of the two hundred and four Union soldiers who died in the Knight Hospital in New Haven in the years 1862, 3, 4 & 5 and were buried in these grounds. — Map (db m17600) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), New Haven — Soldiers' Memorial |
| | Erected by the state of Connecticut in loving and grateful memory of her sons who offered their lives that the Union should not perish 1861-1865 — Map (db m17599) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Oxford — Our Hero Dead World War II |
| |
Our Hero Dead World War II
Sgt. David S. Miles Pvt. Albert Vaivoda Capt. Kenyon S Congdon 1st Lieut. Cornella A. Wyckoff, M.D. P.F.C. Edwin H. Cassidy P.F.C. S. Robert ODonovan Pvt. Alvin H. Treat S/Sgt. Louis F. Smith P.F.C. Sidney A. Burt P.F.C. Michael J. Stakum
* * * * * *
Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. — Map (db m19477) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Oxford — Oxford |
| | Originally part of Derby, Oxford was settled by people pushing inland from Derby, Stratford, and New Haven. Land was acquired in five purchases from the Paugussett and Pootatuck Indians. The first grant of settlement appears in Derby records of 1678. Bounds were set with Mattatuck, now Waterbury, in 1680. In 1741 the “Oxford district” was made a parish but did not become a separate town until 1798. Oxford long remained rural with grist and saw mills, wool growing, and coastal . . . — Map (db m19478) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Prospect — Prospect |
| | Marker Front:
On the boundary where Waterbury and Cheshire met, homes were built as early as 1712. Schools were opened and, in 1778, a separatist church. The Congregational Church, “Columbia Parish,” was established in 1797 by Act of the Legislature. The governing body was “Columbia Company.” Its work included laying taxes, assuring support for church and school, electing constables, school officials, road surveyors, grave diggers and a tavern keeper. In May, . . . — Map (db m22516) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Prospect — Prospect Soldiers' Monument |
| | [ West plaque ]
Prospect 1906 To the Loyal Sons Of Prospect Who Served in the Wars Of Our Country “The noblest motive Is the public good.”
[ South plaque ]
Our World War Veterans Beers, Harry J. Berglund, Reuben W. Blanning, Howard A. Boardman, Henry D. Burnham, Henry N. Coer, Richard W. Hager, Fred Hotchkiss, Edward D. Huckins, Raymond F. Morse, W. Ronald Moshier, Charles C. Neumaier, Charles Nichols, Robert H.H. Nichols, Russell B. Nichols, Edward A. Jr. . . . — Map (db m22519) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Prospect — Site of the First Meeting House |
| | Site of the First Meeting House Columbia Parish Prospect Congregational Church 1778 — 1841 — Map (db m22518) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Prospect — W.O. Michael Aaron Kight |
| | This Military Display is Dedicated to the Memory of Fellow Veteran, W.O. Michael Aaron Kight Who Lost His Life In Vietnam on May 19, 1967 — Map (db m22458) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Seymour — Seymour |
| | High hills and deep valley – broad river and rocky falls.
In 1650 “Nawcatock”, an Indian village. Today the river bears the name.
In 1678, “Amaugsuck”, the fishing place where the waters pour down.
From 1738, Chusetown, after Chief Chuse, a scout in the French and Indian War.
In 1803, Rimmon Falls, and land with mill and shop, were purchased by General David Humphreys, friend and aide to General Washington.
In 1805, Humphreysville, to honor the General. . . . — Map (db m19991) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Seymour — Seymour School Bell |
| |
This bell called Seymour children to school for almost a century September 1886 to June 1976
— Map (db m21960) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Seymour — Seymour Soldiers Monument |
| | This Monument Is Erected
By The Citizens Of Seymour
In Honored Memory Of The
Defenders Of Our Country
1861 – 1865
[ Battle names around the top of the column: ]
Antietam Gettysburg James Island Atlanta — Map (db m27124) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Seymour — Seymour Veterans Monument |
| |
This Monument is Dedicated to Vietnam and Korean Veterans For Their Bravery And Courage In Fighting for Freedom
— Map (db m21959) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Southbury — Bullet Hill School |
| | Bullet Hill School, 1789 One of New Englands Oldest Schoolhouses Still in Use — Map (db m17309) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Southbury — Rochambeau Route 1781-82 |
| | In 1781 and 1782 Jean Baptiste Count de Rochambeau and his French Troops marched by here enroute to and from Yorktown, Va. — Map (db m6429) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Southbury — Russian Village Churaevka |
| | Russian Village: A Brief History
Formerly known as “Churaevka,” Russian Village was established in 1925 as an artistic community for Russians who fled to America after the Revolution of 1917. The village was created by two Russian writers, Count Ilya Tolstoy, the son of Leo Tolstoy, and the famous Siberian novelist George Grebenstchikoff.
Although Tolstoy was first to discover the area while visiting his translator in Southbury, it was Grebenstchikoff who dreamed of . . . — Map (db m26865) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Southbury — Southbury |
| | In 1659 this area was part of a large tract of land bought from the Paugussett Indians by prospective settlers from Stratford. The boundaries of this purchase, from which several towns were later formed, extended from the Pootatuck River on the southwest to the Naugatuck River on the northeast. The first settlers arrived in 1673 and the area was named Woodbury in the following year.
The Southbury Ecclesiastical Society was formed in 1733, when a new meetinghouse was erected. In 1787 Southbury . . . — Map (db m12255) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Southbury — Southbury Veterans Memorial |
| | In memory of the Veterans of all wars
In honor of those from Southbury who served in the Korean Conflict 1950 – 1955 (east face)
In honor of those from Southbury who served in the Vietnam Conflict 1964 – 1975 (west face) — Map (db m19270) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Southbury — Southbury World War I Memorial |
| | In honor of those from Southbury who served in the World War 1917-1919
Joseph Alseph Jesse M. Bailey
Thomas Bale William C. Ballard
Edward Bayon
Ernest H. Beardsley Harold A. Benedict
Joseph Birtkus
Edward L. Bradley
Howard G. Brewer
J. Edward Coer Miton E. Coer
Arthur Colepaugh
Edward Coon
* Harold Davis Thomas Derry John T. Fleming
William J. Furey
George J. Grisgraber Grover C. Harrison
William H. Harrison Ely B. Hicock . . . — Map (db m19258) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Southbury — Southbury World War II Memorial |
| | In honor of those from Southbury who served in the World War 1941-1945 — Map (db m19259) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Southbury — Where Rochambeau Crossed the Housatonic River 1781 * 1954 |
| | Near this point
Le Comte de Rochambeau
crossed the Housatonic River
leading the French Army
enroute to victory at Yorktown. — Map (db m6432) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Watebury — Liberty – Victory House |
| | During World War I and II, millions of dollars worth of Liberty, War and Victory Bonds were sold from this tiny house on The Green, demonstrating the commitment of Waterburians to freedom. Young men were encouraged to sign up for the duration at recruitment drives there. Between wars it has been cared for in Hamilton Park. During the 350th anniversary of the state in 1985, it was part of the exhibition in Hartford Civic Center. It was named after the bond drives – Liberty House in World War I and Victory House in World War II. — Map (db m22367) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Waterbury — Dedicated to the Memory of the Unknown Dead |
| | Dedicated to the Memory of The Unknown Dead Who Fell During the War of 1861 – 1865 Presented to the Womans Relief Corps, By the Associate Members of Wadhams Post, No. 49, G.A.R. May 30, 1912 — Map (db m23296) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Waterbury — First Settlement of Waterbury |
| | The first settlement of Waterbury was made on land in this region about 1675. The settlement was abandoned during King Philips War and was resumed around the present Waterbury green after 1677. — Map (db m23600) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Waterbury — Harrub Pilgrim Memorial |
| | East - Right Side
Plymouth Rock does not mark a beginning or an end. It marks a revelation of that which is without beginning and without end. A purpose shining through eternity with a resplendent light undimmed even by the imperfections of men and a response an answering purpose from those who oblivious disdainful of all else sailed hither seeking only for an avenue for the immortal soul. Calvin Coolidge
West - Left Side
Moved by the illustrious record of the Pilgrim . . . — Map (db m24216) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Waterbury — John Lyman Chatfield |
| | John Lyman Chatfield Col. 6th Conn. Vols. Born at Oxford, Sept. 13, 1826 Died at Waterbury, Aug. 9, 1863
From Wounds Received at Fort Wagner “Fidus ad Extremum.”
( Faithful to the end ) — Map (db m23295) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Waterbury — POW / MIA Soldiers from Waterbury |
| | (Center):In memory of the POW / MIA Soldiers from Waterbury who bravely served our nation in all conflicts.
You Are Not Forgotten!
(Left):Sgt. Victor J. Choinere U.S. Army
DoB Nov. 1931 – Date MIA Nov. 1950
Cpl. Dennis Rush U.S. Army
DoB Feb. 1930 – Date MIA Nov. 1950
Cpl. Donald L. Humiston U.S. Army
DoB May 1929 – Date MIA July 1952
And all prisoners of war and missing in action
Korean War 1950 – 1953
First Lieutenant U.S.A.F. . . . — Map (db m20134) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Waterbury — Reverend Michael Joseph McGivney |
| | Reverend Michael Joseph McGivney 1852 – 1890
Founder of The Knights of Columbus New Haven, Conn. March 29, 1882
[ back ]
Erected March 29, 1957 by the Supreme Council Knights of Columbus at the Birthplace of its Founder — Map (db m24039) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Waterbury — Revolutionary War Tercentennial Memorial |
| | A Tercentennial Memorial to all American Revolutionary War soldiers buried in this cemetery — Map (db m23601) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Waterbury — The Cemetery on Burying Ground Hill 1695 - 1890 |
| | These stones from the first cemetery in Waterbury, now the site of Library Park, were placed here at the suggestion of various patriotic organizations — Map (db m24041) |
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