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Plainville Korean War – Vietnam War Monument

 
 
Plainville Korean War – Vietnam War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 7, 2010
1. Plainville Korean War – Vietnam War Monument
Inscription.
Dedicated
In Honor Of The
Men And Women Of
This Community Who
Server Their Country
In Korea And Vietnam

Dedicated
Memorial Day
1984

 
Erected 1984.
 
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, KoreanWar, Vietnam.
 
Location. 41° 40.195′ N, 72° 52.007′ W. Monument is in Plainville in Capitol Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Maple Street and Whiting Street, on the left when traveling west on Maple Street. Located in Veterans Memorial Park. Touch for map. Monument is in this post office area: Plainville CT 06062, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial monument is in the Connecticut River Valley, in Greater Hartford, and in the Knowledge Corridor. 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 Hartford County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Plainville Persian Gulf War Monument (a few steps from this marker); Plainville Civil War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Plainville World War I & II Monument (a few steps from this marker); Olde East Street Burying Grounds (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Farmington Canal 1828-1848 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Come Ye To The Waters (approx. 3.1 miles away); 1985 Bicentennial Time Capsule (approx. 3.3 miles away); Bristol Persian Gulf War Monument (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plainville.
 
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sectionhead>Another marker is no longer nearby.
The Legend of Will Warren’s Den (was approx. 2.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Plainville Korean War – Vietnam War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 7, 2010
2. Plainville Korean War – Vietnam War Monument
Plainville Korean War – Vietnam War Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 7, 2010
3. Plainville Korean War – Vietnam War Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 865 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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Jun. 10, 2026