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Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument

 
 
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave Pelland, August 31, 2010
1. Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
Inscription.
Erected by the
Grand Army of the Republic
and the citizens of
South Norwalk
in memory of
her loyal sons
1861-1865

 
Erected 1900 by Grand Army of the Republic.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.
 
Location. 41° 5.99′ N, 73° 25.332′ W. Marker is in Norwalk in Western Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Washington Street, on the right when traveling west on Martin Luther King Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Norwalk CT 06854, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Flax Hill Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mill Pond History (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Birds (approx. 0.9 miles away); A Habitat Renewed (approx. 0.9 miles away); Norwalk Founded (approx. one mile away); Fitch’s Point (approx. 1.1 miles away); Liberty Tree Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Roger Ludlow (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norwalk.
 
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Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave Pelland, August 31, 2010
2. Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2010, by Dave Pelland of Milford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,447 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2010, by Dave Pelland of Milford, Connecticut. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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