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Windsor Locks in Capitol Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Soldiers Memorial Hall

 
 
Soldiers Memorial Hall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 11, 2016
1. Soldiers Memorial Hall Marker
Inscription.
1890
Soldiers Memorial Hall
built by
Charles E. Chaffee.
and presented by him
to
J.H. Converse Post.
No 67 G.A.R.
In memory of those who went from
Windsor Locks and lost their lives
in the service of Our Country
in the late Civil War.

 
Erected 1890.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
 
Location. 41° 55.478′ N, 72° 37.655′ W. Marker is in Windsor Locks in Capitol Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (Connecticut Route 159) and Elm Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 South Main Street, Windsor Locks CT 06096, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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 walking distance of this marker: Windsor Locks Vietnam War Monument (a few steps from this marker); Windsor Locks World War I and II Monument (a few steps from this marker); Windsor Locks Korean Conflict Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Windsor Locks (approx. half a mile away); East Windsor Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Timeline (approx.
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0.6 miles away); The Windsor Locks Canal (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Canal Today (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Windsor Locks.
 
Also see . . .  Memorial Hall (Windsor Locks, Connecticut). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on April 24, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Soldiers Memorial Hall Entance image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 11, 2016
2. Soldiers Memorial Hall Entance
Soldiers Memorial Hall image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 11, 2016
3. Soldiers Memorial Hall
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 474 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 16, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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Jun. 6, 2026