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Lebanon in Southeastern Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

The War Office

 
 
The War Office Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 13, 2016
1. The War Office Marker
Inscription.
The War Office
(Across the Green)
Here Were Directed
The State’s Activities
In the Revolution

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
 
Location. 41° 38.296′ N, 72° 12.874′ W. Memorial is in Lebanon in Southeastern Region, Connecticut. It is on Trumbull Highway (Connecticut Route 87) 0.8 miles south of West Town Street, on the right when traveling south. Located on the Lebanon Green. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Lebanon CT 06249, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Connecticut Shoreline, in Greater New London, in the Quiet Corner, and in the Thames River Valley. 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 New London County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of "The French Oven"
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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named War Office (about 400 feet away); Smoke House (about 500 feet away); French Army Memorial (about 500 feet away); The Pastor's Library (about 500 feet away); Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (about 700 feet away); John Trumbull Birthplace (about 700 feet away); Liberty Hill Church Bell (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lebanon.
 
The War Office Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 13, 2016
2. The War Office Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 427 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 22, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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Jul. 16, 2026