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Ansonia in Naugatuck Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Pork Hollow

 
 
Pork Hollow Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave Pelland, January 27, 2010
1. Pork Hollow Marker
Inscription. Pork Hollow. Near this spot where hidden military stores belonging to the army of the Revolution during Tryon’s raid through Connecticut.
 
Erected 1901 by the Elizabeth Clarke Hull chapter D.A.R.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & PatriotismWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.
 
Location. 41° 20.723′ N, 73° 5.445′ W. Marker is in Ansonia in Naugatuck Valley Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Wakelee Avenue and Pork Hollow Street, on the right when traveling north on Wakelee Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 192 Wakelee Ave, Ansonia CT 06401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley, on the Connecticut Shoreline, 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
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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Soldiers Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ansonia Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ansonia Volunteer Firemen’s Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); In Memory of Warren J. Carver (approx. 0.7 miles away); Charter Oak Seedling (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ansonia Veterans Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); Anna Sewell Memorial Fountain (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ansonia (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ansonia.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2010, by Dave Pelland of Milford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 2,581 times since then and 81 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on April 5, 2010, by Dave Pelland of Milford, Connecticut. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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