Historical Markers and War Memorials in Windsor Locks, Connecticut
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On Perimeter Road, 1.7 miles west of South Street (Connecticut Route 75), on the right when traveling west.
Beacon and Tower
In the late 1920's and early 1930's, powerful rotating beacons were installed at approximately twenty mile intervals along most of the major airways in the U.S. to facilitate night operations. Even as radio aids were developed, the . . . — — Map (db m126452) HM
On Perimeter Road, 1.5 miles west of South Street (Connecticut Route 75), on the right when traveling west.
Connecticut Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial
The design of the Memorial was conceived by the Connecticut Firefighters Memorial Committee and incorporates a plaza-like setting featuring a brick patio in the form of a Maltese cross, the universal symbol . . . — — Map (db m126451) HM
Near Connecticut Route 140 north of Canal Bank Road, on the right when traveling west.
More than 400 Irish immigrants came
to this area between 1827 and 1829 to
build the canal next to where this
park now stands. These brave people
lived in makeshift camps and worked
dawn until dusk in hard and dangerous
conditions to build a . . . — — Map (db m208597) HM
On South Main Street (Connecticut Route 159) at Elm Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m99673) HM
Near Connecticut Route 140, 0.1 miles north of Canal Bank Road when traveling north.
Ahlstrom Munksjo Today, only Ahlstrom Munksjo, who acquired Dexter in 2000, retains a manufacturing capability on the banks of the canal, along with Algonquin Power Windsor Locks LLC who operates a cycle cogeneration plant that produces . . . — — Map (db m208606) HM
Near Connecticut Route 140 at Canal Bank Road when traveling north.
The story of Windsor Locks is the story of America. From Native American seasonal hunters, to Puritan farmers drawn to the rich soil of the river meadows, to Yankee industrialists, to
waves of Irish, Italian, French Canadian and Polish immigrants . . . — — Map (db m208604) HM
Near Connecticut Route 140, 0.1 miles north of Canal Bank Road when traveling north.
1614 Six years before pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock, Dutch lawyer and sea captain, Adrian
Block (after whom Block Island is named) discovers and explores the Connecticut River
as far north as the Enfield Falls, where he is forced to turn back . . . — — Map (db m208605) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 159) at Oak Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
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Windsor Locks
Incorporated May 30, 1854, the town was formerly Pine Meadow district of Windsor. A Dutch trader, Captain Adriaen Block, came up the Connecticut River in the spring of 1614 as far as Enfield Rapids.
The . . . — — Map (db m40839) HM
On South Main Street (Connecticut Route 159) near Elm Street, on the left when traveling north.
In Honor
To Those Men and Women
From Windsor Locks Who Served
In the Armed Forces of
The United States of America
During the Korean Conflict
1950 — 1953
Erected by the Town of Windsor Locks
And the Veterans Memorial Committee . . . — — Map (db m99642) WM
On South Main Street (Connecticut Route 159) at Elm Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
In Honor
To Those Men and Women
From Windsor Locks Who Served
In the Armed Forces of
The United States of America
During the Vietnam War
1964 — 1973
Erected by the Town of Windsor Locks
And the Veterans Memorial Committee . . . — — Map (db m99672) WM
On South Main Street (Connecticut Route 159) at Elm Street, on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
To you from failing hands
We throw the torch
Be yours to hold it high
McCrae
To The Honor Of The
Men And Women Of
Windsor Locks
Wo Served Their
Country In
World War I
World War II
Paid The Supreme Sacrifice . . . — — Map (db m99671) WM
