| 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), 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), 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 — Soldiers and Sailors Monument |
| | A tribute to the memory of the men who risked their lives that the nation might live 1861-1865 — Map (db m17214) |
| 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 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 — 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) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Waterbury — The Navy Cross Our Waterbury Heroes |
| | It is our nations second highest military honor, awarded to three men from Waterbury. Let no one forget their personal valor, their courage, and their devotion to duty.
Cpl. John J. Spillane
U.S. Marine Corps, Company A, 2d Amphibian Tractor Battalion, 2d Marine Division
Date of Action: November 20, 1943
Citation:
The Navy Cross is presented to John J. Spillane, Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving as a Crew Chief of an Amphibian Tractor of , . . . — Map (db m19692) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Waterbury — Waterbury Soldiers' Monument |
| | South Side
In honor of the patriotism and to perpetuate the memory of the 900 brave men who went forth from this town to fight in the war fot the union.
This monument has been erected by their townsmen that all who come after them may be mindful of their deeds, and fail not in the day of trial to emulate their example.
1861-1865
North Side
Brave men, who rallying at your country's call,
Went forth to fight - if Heaven willed, to fall!
Returned, ye walk with us through sunnier . . . — Map (db m19871) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Waterbury — Waterbury Veterans Monument |
| |
In honor of all those who served in the wars of our country
Revolution 1775 – 1783
War of 1812 – 1814
Mexican War 1846 – 1848
Civil War 1861 – 1865
Spanish American War 1898
Korean War 1950 – 1953
Vietnam War 1964 – 1975 — Map (db m19923) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Waterbury — Waterbury Vietnam War Memorial |
| |
Thirty sons of Waterbury died
while serving in the Vietnam War.
They are listed by their date of death, their location on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and the area where they died.
PFC Willian Joseph Oakley, 28-May-65, Panel 1E, Row 126, Bien Hoa PFC Richard Michael Facondini, 5-Dec-65, Panel 3E, Row 126, Binh Duong PFC John Francis Sampt, 17-Feb-66, Panel 5E, Row 43, Binh Dinh SMS Andre Roland Guillet, 18-May-66, Panel 7E, Row 81, Over Laos (MIA) PFC Norman Edward . . . — Map (db m20206) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Waterbury — Waterville Veterans |
| |
Dedicated to
the men and women of
Waterville
who have served their country
in time of need
———*———
May this memorial stand
as a constant reminder of
their courage and patriotism — Map (db m19691) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), West Haven — Soldiers and Sailors Monument |
| | Erected in honor of our loyal soldiers and sailors — Map (db m17216) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Wolcott — Kenea Soldiers Monument |
| | Presented to The Town of Wolcott by Leverett Dwight Kenea In Memory of the Soldiers Who Fought In The War of the Revolution The War of 1812 and The Civil War A.D. 1916 — Map (db m22369) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Wolcott — Wolcott Veterans Monument |
| | To Those Who Served Our Country In Time of War They Gave Their Today For Our Tomorrow World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War Persian Gulf War Iraqi Freedom Donated by Junior Womens Club of Wolcott Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1979 American Legion Post 165 Dedicated Nov. 14, 1982 — Map (db m22368) |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), Wolcott — Wolcotts Pride |
| | In Honor Of The Men and WomenWho Served In The Armed Forces During Operation Desert Storm January 16, 1991 to March 6, 1991 — Map (db m22370) |
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