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

Bake Oven and Upper Level Structures

— Putnam Memorial State Park —

Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 23, 2010

1. Bake Oven and Upper Level Structures Marker

Inscription. With the exception of the Bake Oven, which produced bread for camp, the identity and locations of numerous other buildings on the upper level is uncertain. We know that the Bake Oven was located in this ravine. It needed water from the stream flowing near it.
Other buildings on the upper level: Carpenters, Shoemakers, Taylors, Soap Boilers, Quarter Guards and Sulters.

Erected 2009 by Friends & Neighbors of Putnam Park. (Marker Number 12.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 41° 20.363′ N, 73° 23.046′ W. Marker is in Redding in Western Region, Connecticut. It can be reached from Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58) near 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: Cemetery/Command Officer’s Quarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Company Street (Fireback Row) (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Memorial Monument (about 400 feet away); Lake McDougall (about 500 feet away); Barlow Circle

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

(about 700 feet away); Museum (about 700 feet away); Putnam Memorial State Park (about 800 feet away); Charles Burr Todd (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Redding.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 23, 2010

2. Bake Oven and Upper Level Structures Marker

Ruins of the Bake Oven image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, January 23, 2010

3. Ruins of the Bake Oven

These stones are possibly the remnants of the Bake Oven. A stream flows at the left edge of the photo. The back of the marker is left of center.

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 1,087 times since then and 10 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.