Marker Logo
THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Columbia in Capitol Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Columbia Korean War Monument

 
 
Columbia Korean War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 19, 2019
1. Columbia Korean War Monument
Inscription.
Korea
6 – 25 – 50
To Commemorate those who
served in the Korean War and
in Solemn Memory of those
who paid the Supreme
Sacrifice

( back )
Korea
1950 – 1953

 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Korean.
 
Location. 41° 42.212′ N, 72° 18.167′ W. Monument is in Columbia in Capitol Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Jonathan Trumbull Hwy. (Connecticut Route 87) and Middletown Road ( Route 66), on the right when traveling north on Jonathan Trumbull Hwy.. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Columbia CT 06237, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in Connecticut’s Quiet Corner. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Tolland County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Town of Columbia Honor Roll (here, next to this marker); Columbia Vietnam War Monument (here, next to this marker); Columbia World War I Monument (here, next to this marker); Trooper Russell A. Bagshaw (a few steps from this marker); Eleazar Wheelock D.D. (within shouting distance of this marker); Moor’s Charity School (within shouting distance of this marker); Columbia (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Eleazar Wheelock (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.
 
Paid Advertisement
Click or scan to see
this page online
Columbia Korean War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 19, 2019
2. Columbia Korean War Monument
Columbia Korean War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 19, 2019
3. Columbia Korean War Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 5, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
m=140569

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Jun. 25, 2026