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Wolcott Veterans Monument

 
 
Wolcott Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 10, 2009
1. Wolcott Veterans Monument
Inscription.
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

 
Erected 1982 by Junior Womens Club of Wolcott, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1979, American Legion Post 165<.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert StormWar, KoreanWar, VietnamWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 41° 36.074′ N, 72° 58.498′ W. Monument is in Wolcott in Naugatuck Valley Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Center Street (Connecticut Route 322) and Kenea Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Center Street. Located in front of Wolcott Town Hall in Kenea Park. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Wolcott CT 06716, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in the Connecticut River Valley, on the Connecticut Shoreline,
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and in Greater New Haven. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Haven 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: Kenea Soldiers Monument (here, next to this marker); Wolcott’s Pride (within shouting distance of this marker); Wolcott (within shouting distance of this marker); Greystone Falls (approx. 3.3 miles away); Rochambeau (approx. 3½ miles away); Forever Honored Forever Mourned (approx. 3½ miles away); America's Oldest Amusement Park (approx. 3.8 miles away); Memorial To Two French Soldiers (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wolcott.
 
Wolcott Veterans Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, September 10, 2009
2. Wolcott Veterans Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,299 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 11, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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Aug. 25, 2026