Bethel in Western Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Officers Quarters

— Putnam Memorial State Park —

Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 23, 2010

1. Officers Quarters Marker

Inscription. The chimney remains mark the site of a company officer’s hut. The hut was a replica built in 1890 on the original site.
The company-level officer’s huts were located behind the enlisted hut line. There are several other firebacks of these junior officers hut remains in the woods behind the enlisted hut line.

Erected 2009 by Friends & Neighbors of Putnam Park. (Marker Number 8.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 41° 20.551′ N, 73° 23.032′ W. Marker is in Bethel in Western Region, Connecticut. It can be reached from the intersection of Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58) and Route 107, on the right when traveling south. Located in Putnam Memorial State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Redding CT 06896, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Connecticut Shoreline

and in Greater Bridgeport.

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 Fairfield County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Philips Cave (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Officers Quarters/Magazine (about 600 feet away); Barlow Circle (about 600 feet away); Museum (about 700 feet away); Charles Burr Todd (about 700 feet away); Bake Oven and Upper Level Structures

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Company Street (Fireback Row) (approx. ¼ mile away); Cemetery/Command Officer’s Quarters (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethel.

Also see . . . Putnam Memorial State Park, “Connecticut’s Valley Forge”. (Submitted on January 25, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 23, 2010

2. Officers Quarters Marker

Officers Quarters Chimney Ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 23, 2010

3. Officers Quarters Chimney Ruins

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 935 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 25, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.