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Griswold in Southeastern Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Revolutionary Soldiers of Ancient Pachaug

 
 
Revolutionary Soldiers of Ancient Pachaug Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 4, 2019
1. Revolutionary Soldiers of Ancient Pachaug Marker
Inscription.
To the Memory of
The Revolutionary Soldiers
Of Ancient Pachaug
Who Gave Their Lives to Establish a
Free and Independent Country
Dulce et decorum est pro patris mori
(It is sweet and fitting to die for your country)

Solomon Coit · Rouse Bly · Lester Stanton · Roger Billings · Dr Eben’r Robinson · John Billings Jr. · George Austin · — Guile · Caleb Green · Elijah Rose · Joab Burton · Jonathan Belcher · John Benjamin Jr. · Benajah Tracy · Peleg Billings · — Bond · Woodbury Starkweather

Erected by the Anne Brewster Fanning Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
A.D. MDCCCCIII

 
Erected 1903 by Anne Brewster Fanning Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
 
Location. 41° 35.105′ N, 71° 56.117′ W. Memorial is in Griswold in Southeastern Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Voluntown Road (Route 138) and Old Bethel Road, on the right when traveling west on Voluntown Road.
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Located in front of the First Congregational Church of Griswold. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Jewett City CT 06351, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Connecticut Shoreline, in Greater New London, in the Quiet Corner, and in the Thames River Valley. 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 New London County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Griswold (approx. 0.3 miles away); Griswold World War I Monument (approx. 2.8 miles away); Griswold Korean War Monument (approx. 2.8 miles away); Griswold Civil War Monument (approx. 2.8 miles away); Griswold World War II Monument (approx. 2.8 miles away); Griswold Vietnam Monument (approx. 2.8 miles away); Jewett City (approx. 2.9 miles away); "CCC Worker" (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map
Revolutionary Soldiers of Ancient Pachaug Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 4, 2019
2. Revolutionary Soldiers of Ancient Pachaug Marker
of all markers in Griswold.
 
Revolutionary Soldiers of Ancient Pachaug Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 4, 2019
3. Revolutionary Soldiers of Ancient Pachaug Marker
And the First Congregational Church of Griswold
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 638 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on April 29, 2023, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 9, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 10, 2026