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Salem Revolutionary War Bicentennial

 
 
Salem Revolutionary War Bicentennial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 4, 2019
1. Salem Revolutionary War Bicentennial Marker
Inscription.
Revolutionary War Bicentennial
Erected April 26, 1975
Honoring the Men of New Salem Parish
Who Fought for Our Nations Independence

Isaiah Armstrong · Capt. Stephen Billings · John Deathick★ · Capt. Daniel Dodge★ · Cpl. Elihu Dodge · Thomas Fish · Thomas Gates · Joseph Harris★ · Capt. Nathaniel Harris · Cpl. John Holmes★ · Capt. Amos Jones★ · Capt. Ebenezer Lathrop · Jacob Loomis★ · John Loomis · Sgt. Joseph Loomis★ · Sgt. Joseph Morgan · Jonathan Rathbone · Samuel Rathbon · Ashel Ransom · Lt. Elijah Ransom★ · Ebenezer Rogers · Elijah Treadway★ · Mathew Turner · Joshua Way
★ Lexington Alarm

 
Erected 1975.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 41° 29.471′ N, 72° 16.572′ W. Memorial is in Salem in Southeastern Region, Connecticut. It is on Hartford Road (Connecticut Route 85) 0.3 miles north of Morgan Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 249 Hartford Road, Salem CT 06420, United States of America.
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Regionally, this memorial is on the Connecticut Shoreline, in Greater New London and in the Thames River Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 New London County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hiram Bingham IV (here, next to this marker); Salem (here, next to this marker); Salem World War II Monument (a few steps from this marker); Salem Korean War Monument (a few steps from this marker); Salem World War I Monument (a few steps from this marker); Salem Vietnam War Monument (a few steps from this marker); Music Vale Seminary (approx. half a mile away); Major General Joseph Spencer (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salem.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 455 times since then and 45 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on October 16, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
 
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