Guilford Center in South Central Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Guilford Gun

Photographed by Conrad Ward, June 17, 2024

1. Guilford Gun Marker

Inscription. To the memory
of
those who fought
for the
Preservation of the Union
1861-1865

Erected 1902.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 41° 17.224′ N, 72° 40.039′ W. Memorial is in Guilford in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is in Guilford Center. It is on Boston Street (Connecticut Route 146) east of Boston Terrace, on the right when traveling east. Located in Alder Brook Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 355 Boston St, Guilford CT 06437, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Connecticut River Valley,

on the Connecticut Shoreline,

and in Greater New Haven.

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 Haven County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pompey (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Candace (approx. 0.6 miles away); Richard and Nancy Holmes House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Barn (approx. ¾ mile away); Outhouse Exhibit (approx. ¾ mile away); Visitor Center (approx. ¾ mile away); War of 1812 Cannon (approx. ¾ mile away); Reverend Henry Whitfield (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Guilford.

Also see . . . Connecticut's Civil War Monuments - Guilford Gun.

GUILFORD GUN, Guilford, is significant historically because it is a relic of the Civil War used as a memorial to those who fought in the conflict. Approval to place the cannon...

(Submitted on September 22, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Conrad Ward, June 17, 2024

2. Guilford Gun Marker

Guilford Gun image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, June 17, 2024

3. Guilford Gun

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 22, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.