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

Officers Quarters/Magazine

— Putnam Memorial State Park —

Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 23, 2010

1. Officers Quarters / Magazine Marker

Inscription. This structure was reconstructed in 1890 on the foundations of the original 1778 building. Long thought to be an officer’s barracks, recent information is now leading archaeologists to believe that it was actually the camp magazine which held the kegs of gunpowder. The location far away from the troop quarters and being semi-enclosed in the earthen bank support this theory.

Erected 2009 by Friends & Neighbors of Putnam Park. (Marker Number 10.)

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

Location. 41° 20.604′ N, 73° 23.131′ 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 (within shouting distance of this marker); Officers Quarters (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Barlow Circle (approx. 0.2 miles away); Museum (approx. ¼ mile away); Charles Burr Todd (approx. ¼

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mile away); Bake Oven and Upper Level Structures (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cemetery/Command Officer’s Quarters (approx. 0.3 miles away); Company Street (Fireback Row) (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethel.

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

Officers Quarters / Magazine and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 23, 2010

2. Officers Quarters / Magazine and Marker

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 922 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 25, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.