Preston in New London County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Preston Veterans Monument
Photographed By Michael Herrick, October 4, 2019
1. Preston Veterans Monument
Inscription.
Preston Veterans Monument. .
From This Town Obedient to the Call of Patriotism and Humanity Went Forth One Hundred and Fifty Men As Soldiers in the Civil War.
In Grateful Memory Of Those Citizens of the Town of Preston Who Served Their Country in Arms In the War for the Preservation of the Union.
Erected In Token of Filial Gratitude and of Affection for their Early Home and to Commemorate the Patriotic Devotion of Friends and Neighbors of their youth by Charles and Lucius Brown 1898.
This Monument Marks the Dwelling Place of General Samuel Mott Eminent Citizen Upright Magistrate Soldier of the Revolution Friend of Washington .
Men Who Served in the World War from the Town of Preston, 1914 – 1918.. Capt. William Tarbox · Capt. Richard Blackmore · Capt. Harold A. Richmond · Lieut. Webster D. Copp · Lieut. William P. McClimon · Lieut. Calvin M. Richardson · Sergt. Walter S. Tarbox · Sergt. Gilbert E. Rogers · Sergt. Edwin H. Street · Sergt. Naopoleon Labrea · Corp. William H. Wicks · Lawrence Ahern · C.A. Bell · Charles A. Burdick · Leland Burdick · John Dunn · Oscar C. Ecclestone · Charles Fish · John C. Flynn · Joseph Grady · Frank Higgins · Leander Hill · Carl Jansen · John Jones · Clarence H. Luther · John P. Leahy · Everett D. Miller · Peter Mitchell · John Money · Servatus Maenaus · William Maloney · Niles Olesen · Arthur M. Ogden · Charles J. Partridge · Maurice E. Partridge · Homer Richard · Fred Rosese · Peter Stone · Victor Susigan · William A. Swan · Grant C. Swan · Warren Sisson · Robert Thompson · R.H. Underwood · Guy Underwood · Peter Van Zynck · Corenz Weise · Edwin F. Yerrington
Erected by the citizens of the Town of Preston, 1921.
From This Town
Obedient to the Call of
Patriotism and Humanity
Went Forth
One Hundred and Fifty Men
As Soldiers in the Civil War
In Grateful Memory
Of Those Citizens of the Town of
Preston
Who Served Their Country in Arms
In the War for the
Preservation of the Union
Erected
In Token of Filial Gratitude and
of Affection for their Early Home
and to Commemorate
the Patriotic Devotion of
Friends & Neighbors of their youth
by
Charles and Lucius Brown
1898
This Monument
Marks the Dwelling Place of
General Samuel Mott
Eminent Citizen
Upright Magistrate
Soldier of the Revolution
Friend of Washington
Men Who Served in the
World War from the Town of Preston, 1914 – 1918.
Capt. William Tarbox · Capt. Richard Blackmore · Capt. Harold A. Richmond · Lieut. Webster D. Copp · Lieut. William P. McClimon · Lieut. Calvin M. Richardson · Sergt. Walter S. Tarbox · Sergt. Gilbert E. Rogers · Sergt. Edwin H. Street · Sergt. Naopoleon Labrea · Corp. William H. Wicks · Lawrence Ahern · C.A. Bell · Charles A. Burdick · Leland Burdick · John Dunn · Oscar C. Ecclestone · Charles Fish · John C. Flynn · Joseph Grady · Frank
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Higgins · Leander Hill · Carl Jansen · John Jones · Clarence H. Luther · John P. Leahy · Everett D. Miller · Peter Mitchell · John Money · Servatus Maenaus · William Maloney · Niles Olesen · Arthur M. Ogden · Charles J. Partridge · Maurice E. Partridge · Homer Richard · Fred Rosese · Peter Stone · Victor Susigan · William A. Swan · Grant C. Swan · Warren Sisson · Robert Thompson · R.H. Underwood · Guy Underwood · Peter Van Zynck · Corenz Weise · Edwin F. Yerrington
Erected by the citizens of the Town of Preston, 1921
Location. 41° 31.727′ N, 71° 58.468′ W. Marker is in Preston, Connecticut, in New London County. Memorial is at the intersection of Jewitt City Road (Connecticut Route 164) and Old Shetucket Turnpike, on the left when traveling south on Jewitt City Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Preston CT 06365, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 11, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.