1 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Chester — Chester-Hadlyme Ferry — Second Oldest Ferry on the Connecticut River —

For over two hundred years the Chester-Hadlyme Ferry has provided public transportation at this site. The first crossing was initiated by Johnathan Warner of Chester in 1769. Known as Warner's Ferry, it was privately operated until 1877 when it . . . — — Map (db m61345) HM

2 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Chester — Hadlyme Station —

(Upper middle photo) At one time, the town of Chester had three train stations: (from south to north) Chester, North Chester, and Hadlyme-all of which would have been within sight of this location looking south. This location is the . . . — — Map (db m266484) HM

3 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Chester, Chester Center — Chester —

Chester Chester is located on land known as Pattaconk or Pattyquounck in Indian deeds of the 1660's. Settled largely by families from Saybrook, it became the Fourth Ecclesiastical Society of the Saybrook Congregational Church in 1740 and was . . . — — Map (db m100313) HM

4 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Chester, Chester Center — Chester Veterans Monument —

There Was A Time When The World Asked Ordinary People To Do Extraordinary Things To The Man and Women of Chester Who Served Our Country Dedicated May 2004 ( left panel ) World War II Kern, Frederick A. • Walden, Francis . . . — — Map (db m65998) WM

5 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Chester, Chester Center — Chester World War I Monument —

In honor of the men of Chester who served in the World War 1917 - 1918 Abbey Raymond C. • Bailey Charles F. • Beckwith Willis A. • Berg Albert • Bergonzi Joseph • Bickerton Charles W. • Bocksruth John H. • Bole John J. • Brooks Malcolm G. • . . . — — Map (db m66000) WM

6 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Chester, Chester Center — Chester World War II – Korea Memorial —

Honoring All Who Served World War II   1941 1946 These Gave Their Lives George A. Butler • Allen W. Burton • Theodore P. Dreher • Arthur Going • Philip H. Kern • Anthony P. Narducci • Harold M. Perry • Richard L. Turner • George E. Watrous • . . . — — Map (db m65999) WM

7 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — 9/11 Memorial —

In Remembrance September 11th, 2001 — — Map (db m260538) WM

8 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — A Seafaring Town —

You are standing beside the Indian River in the heart of the 1663 settlement of Killingworth, sited on its protective harbor. In 1838, the shoreline portion parted from northern Killingworth and became Clinton. Shipbuilding The first . . . — — Map (db m100187) HM

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9 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — A Walk Through Historic Clinton —

1. Congregational Church This Classic Rivival sanctuary dates from 1837 and is the fourth church building to have been located on Meeting House Hill. In front of the church stands in the monument honoring Abraham Pierson and the . . . — — Map (db m227288) HM

10 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — A Walk Through Historic Clinton —

1. Indian River At the center of the Colonial settlement, this stream winds south through salt marshes to the harbor. Shipyards stood on its banks in the 18th and 19th centuries. The bridge dates from the 1876, replacing an an earlier . . . — — Map (db m227290) HM

11 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — Abel Buell Goldsmith Shop —

On this approximate location Abel Buell had his goldsmith shop from 1763 - 1769 Inventor, artist, engraver, cartographer, engineer, pattern maker, lapidary, silversmith, die cutter, type founder, and master of many trades. . . . — — Map (db m269315) HM

12 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — Abraham Pierson —

In Honor of The Good and Learned Abraham Pierson First President of Yale College 1701-1707 Pastor of Killingworth Church Now Clinton 1694-1707 The Time of His Death Beloved and Regretted By All. ( east side ) Erected By . . . — — Map (db m100188) HM

13 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — Afghanistan War August 15, 2021 Memorial —

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, Corryton, Tennessee U.S. Navy, Hospital Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, Berlin Heights, Ohio U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Darin T Hoover, 31, Salt Lake City, Utah U.S. Marine Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, . . . — — Map (db m260539) WM

14 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — Armed Forces Memorial —

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15 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — Beaver Brook Cemetery Veterans Monument —

"This monument is to honor all Veterans and their families who put their country first so that today everyone can enjoy freedom, liberty and democracy." — — Map (db m253095) WM

16 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — Charles Morgan —

Charles Morgan Founder of Morgan School 1871 Erected 1874 — — Map (db m100189) HM

17 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — Clinton —

Settled in 1663 and then known as Homonoscitt Plantation, this shoreline and rural community soon thereafter was given the name Kenilworth and later Killingworth. In 1735 the First and Second Ecclesiastical Societies were established being the . . . — — Map (db m100158) HM

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18 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — Clinton Soldiers Monument —

Erected by The Women’s Relief Corps and the citizens of Clinton in memory of the soldiers and sailors who fought to preserve the Union. 1861 – 1865 For the dead a tribute, for the living a memory, for posterity an emblem of . . . — — Map (db m100190) WM

19 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — Clinton Terentenary — 1663 - 1963 —

In honor of the founding of the Homenossitt Plantation which grew and prospered and became the Town of Clinton. The week of July 28 - August 4, 1963 was set set aside for a townewide celebration embracing the many events of Clinton's . . . — — Map (db m227289) HM

20 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — Clinton Veterans Monument —

The People Of Clinton Honor Those Who Served Their Country These Are They That Gave Their Lives · · That Men Might Live In Freedom World War I Kozlik, Henry · Stevens, Giles F. · Hilliard, Howard G. World War II Burnes, Edward J. · Jones, . . . — — Map (db m100159) WM

21 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — Field of Flags —

Dedicated to all of the men and women Who gave their lives For our country Beneath this plaque are the ashes from 600 retired American Flags More than 500 of these flags served in the “Field of Flags”, each one . . . — — Map (db m100186) WM

22 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — 72 — Lafayette's Tour — Mapping the Farewell Tour — The Lafayette Trail —

On August 21, 1824, General Lafayette, traveling on the Post Road, was welcomed with military and civil honors in Killingworth, now Clinton. — — Map (db m245608) HM

23 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — Liberty Tree Memorial —

The American Liberty elm was named after "The Liberty Tree": Our Country's First Symbol of Freedom. On the morning of August 14, 1765, the people of Boston awakened to discover two effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of the hated Stamp . . . — — Map (db m264943) HM WM

24 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — Milestone —

This replica of the milestone placed here in the mid 1700s marks 25 miles to New Haven. Benjamin Franklin, then Colonial Postmaster General, determined the sites of these markers along the Post Road connecting New York and Boston. Clinton . . . — — Map (db m242980) HM

25 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — The Coastal Nature Walk — and Viewing Pavilion on Clinton Harbor —

The Great Hammock Salt Marsh and Clinton Harbor The Town of Clinton, originally a part of Killingworth, was settled in 1663 by families, many of whose descendants still live here. Those first settlers found much evidence of Native American . . . — — Map (db m245079) HM

26 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — The Hammock Marshes —

The Work of the Salt Marsh You are standing at the edge of an ancient marsh, above layers of peat forty feet deep. Once an inland freshwater lake, the Hammock estuary is now flooded twice daily by nutrient-rich salt tides. Tidal salt . . . — — Map (db m272470) HM

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27 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — The Tree of Hope and Peace —

In honor and Memory of Those Who Died on September 11th 2001 Dedicated by the church school students on November 11th 2001 — — Map (db m269365) WM

28 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — This Cannon —

. . . — — Map (db m100191) WM

29 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — Tomb of the Unknown Soldier —

(frontside) Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier Erected By The Townspeople Of Clinton In Memory Of Those Who Died In The Service Of Their Country And Whose Identity Was Never Established Memorial Day 1978 (backside) Tomb Of The . . . — — Map (db m260494) WM

30 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — War of 1812 in Clinton —

Clinton's Defense Against the British During the War of 1812, Clinton, then called Killingworth, was under the threat of attack from the British. There were shipyards located on both the Indian River and in the harbor, and the British had . . . — — Map (db m243716) HM

31 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — William Kelsey —

In memory of William Kelsey 1600-1680 One of the founders of the church and the Town of Clinton — — Map (db m245604) HM

32 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton — Yale College —

The Earliest Senior Classes Of Yale College Were Taught Near This Spot By Rector Abraham Pierson 1701 to 1707 ( inscribed around the top ) I Give These Books For Founding A College ( back ) In Memoriam Abraham Pierson . . . — — Map (db m100160) HM

33 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Clinton, Ivoryton — Ivoryton —

Originally part of the Saybrook colony, the area now known as Ivoryton was annexed with the newly formed Essex in 1859. Thought of as the “wild country,” it soon developed into a prosperous manufacturing village. In the late 1700’s Phineas Pratt . . . — — Map (db m100239) HM

34 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Colchester — Comstock Covered Bridge / Comstock Covered Bridge and the Evolution of Timber-Truss Engineering — Built in 1873 by the Towns of Colchester and East Hampton —

Comstock Covered Bridge Built in 1873 by the Towns of Colchester and East Hampton The Comstock Covered Bridge is one of only three historic covered bridges remaining in Connecticut. With a main span 80 feet in length (measured . . . — — Map (db m310615) HM

35 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Cromwell — Cromwell —

Cromwell This area was settled in 1650 as a rural-farming community known as Middletown Upper Houses. It was incorporated and named Cromwell in 1851. The 18th century saw a thriving riverport. followed by brownstone quarrying and several factories . . . — — Map (db m99538) HM

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36 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Cromwell — Cromwell World War I Monument —

Erected in Honor of The World War Veterans by The Citizens Of Cromwell 1925 Helen Abel · Jessie T Abel · Amato Giovanni · Anderson Harry J · Anderson Albert C · Anderson Carl A · Anderson Thomas E · Austin Millard B · Barrows Cadella I . . . — — Map (db m99539) WM

37 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Cromwell — Middletown Upper Houses —

Middletown Upper Houses 1650 Founders 1650 — 1680 John Clark · Samuel Hall · John Kirby · Anthony Martin · Thomas Renney · David Sage · John Savage · Samuel Stocking · Thomas Stow · John Warner · Nathaniel White · John Wilcox . . . — — Map (db m99547) HM

38 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Cromwell — Valour Memorial Green —

In honor of those who served (sign) Dedicated July 4, 1973 to the Korean & Vietnam veterans (individual stones not transcribed) — — Map (db m300410) WM

39 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Deep River, Deep River Center — Columbia — Deep River Roll of Honor —

Columbia, painted by C.D. Batchelor, Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist, was dedicated by Gov. Raymond Baldwin in Nov. 1943 on the library grounds. By 1969 weather-time had caused decay in the wooden frame. A committee was formed to relocate and . . . — — Map (db m65684) HM WM

40 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Deep River, Deep River Center — Deep River Roll Of Honor - World War I —

Deep River Roll Of Honor - World War I 1917 – 1918 Ahlstrin, Elmer • Bahr, Herman G. • Bartman, Kenneth E. • Berg, Albin • Berg, Gustaf R. • Berg, Philip • Berg, Hjalmer • Berdensey, Arthur • Bsong, Michael • Bowie, Edward • Caples, Jesse . . . — — Map (db m65948) WM

41 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Deep River, Deep River Center — Deep River Veterans Memorial —

Deep River Roll Of Honor Our Country Tis Of Thee ( left panel ) Korea 25 Jun 1950   31 Jan 1955 John J Ziobron • Oscar A Buracchi • Donald G Hines • Vincent E Nucci • David C Turner • Anthony E Calarco • Robert C Benson • Richard H . . . — — Map (db m135523) WM

42 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Deep River, Deep River Center — In Memoriam —

In Memoriam Erected By The Citizens of This Town In Honor Of Her Patriotic Men and Women Who Served Their Country In Time of War To The Dead - A Tribute To The Living - A Memory To Posterity – An Emblem Of Loyalty To The . . . — — Map (db m65949) WM

43 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Deep River, Deep River Center — Piano Works —

This Property Has been Listed in the National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m100246) HM

44 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Deep River, Deep River Center — The Underground Railroad —

The Underground Railroad Led by George Read, Founder of the Town’s Ivory Industry, Deep River Became Known in the Nineteenth Century as "All Abolitionist" and a Refuge for Runaway Slaves on the Underground Railroad. In 1828, Daniel Fisher, a . . . — — Map (db m100312) HM

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45 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Deep River, Deep River Center — Veterans Memorial Lane —

. . . — — Map (db m100245) WM

46 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Deep River, Deep River Center — We Honor the Elephant —

We Honor the Elephant During the 1800’s Deep River was the center of America’s ivory trade. Elephant tusks from Africa were brought to Deep River landing for local factories to make piano keys, combs, buttons, and billiard balls. Up to 100,000 . . . — — Map (db m100244) HM

47 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Durham — American Legion Post 184 Memorial — 1949 - 1991 —

Dedicated to the men and women of the total force who supported and defended the Constitution of the United States and the State of Connecticut — — Map (db m94733) WM

48 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Durham — Durham —

Durham Coginchaug or “Long Swamp” was purchased from the Indians in 1673. A town plot was laid out in 1699, named Durham five years later, under a patent from King Charles II, and was confirmed by the General Assembly in 1708. It was . . . — — Map (db m94697) HM

49 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Durham — Durham Veterans Monument —

Durham honors those who served their country Roll of Honor To the men of Durham who served in the Great World War 1914 – 1919 Celso L Arrigoni • Bishop R Atwell • Walter S Blake • Percy A Camp • Kenneth W Clark • William A Gastler • . . . — — Map (db m94731) WM

50 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Durham — Moses Austin Birthplace —

Here Was Born, 1761 Moses Austin Whose Plan Led To Settlement of Texas By His Son Stephen — — Map (db m94735) HM

51 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Durham — Route of George Washington —

1732-1932 Route of George Washington 1775 & 1789 Wallingford Durham — — Map (db m258419) HM

52 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Durham — Route of George Washington —

1732-1932 Route of George Washington 1775 & 1789 Wallingford Durham — — Map (db m293000) HM

53 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Durham — The Patriotic Tree —

The Patriotic Tree Pyrus Calleryana 'Cleveland Select' A living tribute honoring all current and former members of the United States Armed Forces Planted November 9, 2006 by The Durham Garden Club — — Map (db m258128) WM

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54 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, East Haddam — Captain George Comer Memorial —

To the memory of Captain George Comer Able seaman • Arctic mariner • Navigator of the seven seas 1858  1937 — — Map (db m281546) HM

55 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, East Haddam — East Haddam — Incorporated 1734 —

This land was part of an original purchase from the Indians in 1662 for thirty coats – about $100. It included Machimoodus, “the place of noises”, so named from subterranean sounds formerly heard there. Layout of highways began in 1669. The first . . . — — Map (db m83886) HM

56 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, East Haddam — Goodspeed Opera House —

The restoration of the Goodspeed Opera House Completed 1965 Undertaken by The Goodspeed Opera House Foundation, Inc. (Organized 1959) Frederick Palmer, M. Arch., Design Consultant and Henry Sage Goodwin, of Schutz & Goodwin, . . . — — Map (db m83884) HM

57 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, East Haddam — Liberty Tree —

. . . — — Map (db m282112) HM

58 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, East Haddam — Maj. Gen. Joseph Spencer — Reported permanently removed

Side A 1714-1789 Near this Green was the site of the General’s Farm, Store and dwelling house Side B 1714-1789 Officer in the French & Indian and Revolutionary Wars Delegate to the Continental Congress . . . — — Map (db m101985) HM

59 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, East Haddam — Major Gen. Joseph Spencer —

Erected by the State of Connecticut In Memory of the Honourable Joseph Spencer Esq Major Gen. of the Army of the United States of America. Elected Counsellor of the State of Connecticut May 1766 and died in Office Jan . . . — — Map (db m281635) HM WM

60 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, East Haddam — Major General Joseph Spencer — 1714-1789 —

Near this green was the site of the general's farm, store, and dwelling house This marker was originally erected in 1976 by the East Haddam Bicentennial Commission Maj. General Spencer was an officer in the French & Indian and . . . — — Map (db m280515) HM

61 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, East Haddam — Nathan Hale School House —

Nathan Hale Scholar • Teacher • Soldier • Martyr Born Coventry Connecticut, June 6, 1755 Graduated from Yale, 1773 Taught in this "Little Red School House at the fork in the road" from November 1, 1773 until May, 1774 Gave his . . . — — Map (db m281550) HM

62 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, East Haddam, Moodus — East Haddam Persian Gulf War Monument —

Town of East Haddam Conn Roll of Honor Steven E. Adams • Donnie Bartunek • Charles A. Brandt • George S. Heil • John M. Kananowicz • John R. McGhie • Douglas Smith • Edward Ramsdell • William J. Rose • Gary A. Soja • John S. Wadsworth • Robert . . . — — Map (db m84009) WM

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63 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, East Haddam, Moodus — East Haddam Veterans Memorial —

For all those who gave their lives for us. you will not be forgotten Revolutionary War (1775-1783) Stephon Ackley • Gideon Brainerd • Ichabod Champion • Daniel Ebenezer Cone 3rd • Joseph Cone • Ely Crosby • Chauncey Estabrook • Thomas Lyon • . . . — — Map (db m84017) WM

64 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, East Haddam, Moodus — Roll of Honor — 1917 - 1919 —

Roll of Honor 1917     1919 Dedicated in Honor of The Men of East Haddam Who Served in The Army and Navy In the World War Died in Service Louis Yindra Army Blaschik, Louis • Alexander, Robert R. • Axelrod, Samuel • . . . — — Map (db m31178) WM

65 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, East Haddam, Moodus — Soldiers' Memorial —

(south face) Gettysburg In Honored memory of the brave defenders of our country in its hour of peril 1861 - 1865. Erected by Charles Miller and his wife Eliza Wheeler Miller 1900. (east face) Antietam First Heavy Artillery . . . — — Map (db m31177) WM

66 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, East Hampton, Lake Pocotopaug — East Hampton —

East Hampton Incorporated 1767 East Hampton was first settled in 1710, when Gideon Goffe and is family located in an area along the Connecticut River which later became established as the parish of Middle Haddam. Families from the locality moved . . . — — Map (db m84010) HM

67 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Essex, Centerbrook — Essex Veterans Memorial —

World War I ★Anderson, Edward A. · Antonson, Theodore A. · Babcock, Leman e. · ★Babcock, Lloyd D. · Barbaresi, Frank · Baroni, Joseph R. · Baroni, Louis J. · Beebe, Orville N. · Berg, Albin · Blair, Walter D. · Blair, William G. · . . . — — Map (db m100243) HM

68 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Essex, Centerbrook — Essex Veterans Monument —

Yesterday, Today And Forever We Remember All Who Served Our Country In The Cause Of Liberty Dedicated November 11, 1987 Essex Veterans Memorial Hall — — Map (db m100240) WM

69 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Essex, Essex Village — British Raid 1814 — Battle Site Essex —

The British Raid on Essex On April 7-8, 1814, a British raiding force of 136 sailors and marines rowed six miles up the Connecticut River from warships anchored in Long Island Sound to attack American shipping in Essex, then known as . . . — — Map (db m183087) HM

70 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Essex, Essex Village — Early Essex Village —

At the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, this area served as the village center. The well-equipped general store owned by Ebenezer Hayden and the surrounding businesses of the Pratt Smithy, a bake house two doors up . . . — — Map (db m69410) HM

71 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Essex, Essex Village — Essex —

Originally called Potopaug by local Indians, Essex was named after England’s Essex County, whence some of its early settlers had come. As a part of Saybrook colony, the Essex area was first settled in 1648 by John Lay, William Pratt, and William . . . — — Map (db m65666) HM

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72 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Essex, Essex Village — Essex Square —

Essex Square as we know it today did not exist until after the British attack on Essex harbor on April 8, 1814 when 28 ships were destroyed. A change in the configuration of the streets leading to the river, thanks to the building of a large, new . . . — — Map (db m183085) HM

73 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Essex, Essex Village — Hills Academy —

Essex was beginning to come into its own in 1832 when this building, known as Hills Academy, was built. Twelve years before, the new Borough of Essex, previously known as Potapoug Quarter, was set apart from the town of Saybrook. A letter dated . . . — — Map (db m69413) HM

74 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Essex, Essex Village — It Happened Here! — Historic Essex Waterfront —

While a lot has changed since this 1881 “Birds-Eye-View” of Essex, a lot has remained the same including most of the houses along Main Street. Originally known as Pettipaug, Essex was first settled in 1648. It became a colonial seaport . . . — — Map (db m69414) HM

75 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Essex, Essex Village — The Onrust —

The Onrust is a replica of one of the first sailing ships built in the New World and the first European vessel to explore the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound. On his fourth voyage to the New World (1613–1614), Dutch explorer Adriaen . . . — — Map (db m183090) HM

76 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Essex, Essex Village — Warship Oliver Cromwell —

Here Was Built The Oliver Cromwell Connecticut Warship In the Revolution 1776 — — Map (db m65667) HM

77 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Haddam — Haddam —

Haddam In 1660 the General Court received a petition of “Severall members of this Collony prsenting their desires unto this Court of setling a Plantation at 30 Miles Island;” whereupon, a committee to view the land was appointed and . . . — — Map (db m66162) HM

78 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Haddam — Site Of Haddam Town Hall —

Site Of Haddam Town Hall 1829 – 1929 Middlesex County Court House 1823 – 1896 Granite Lodge No. 119. & A.F. & A.M. 1896 – 1929 Burned February 12, 1929 — — Map (db m66163) HM

79 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Haddam — Thirty Mile Island Plantation Burying Ground —

The Burying Ground Of Thirty Mile Island Plantation 1662 And The Site Of The Second Meeting House 1721 - 1771 — — Map (db m66165) HM

80 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Haddam, Higganum — Haddam Veterans Monument —

In honor of the men from Haddam who served in the World War and in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice Gustaf A. Andeen • Carl H. Anderson • Robert Anderson • Walter F. Bailey • John Bard • Joseph Behan • . . . — — Map (db m66207) WM

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81 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Killingworth — "CCC Worker" —

This statue honors the young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps who, from 1933 to 1942, through the construction of roads, trails, bridges and buildings helped create access to our state parks and forests. The legacy of their natural resource . . . — — Map (db m263013) HM

82 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Killingworth — Chatfield Hollow and The Paul F. Wildermann Boardwalk —

History of Chatfield Hollow and The Paul F. Wildermann Boardwalk Chatfield Hollow State Park occurs within a glacial valley. It is named for the Chatfield Hollow Brook that flows toward Long Island Sound between two high ridges covered with . . . — — Map (db m249925) HM

83 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Killingworth — Killingworth —

In 1663 the General Court in Hartford founded the plantation of Hammonasset, encompassing the present-day towns of Killingworth and Clinton. The Court named the town Kenilworth in 1667 after the birthplace in England of Edward Griswold, one of . . . — — Map (db m100152) HM

84 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Killingworth — Killingworth Tercentenary — 1667-1967 —

This milestone was used by the early inhabitants of Killingworth to indicate the four mile point on the King's Highway, now Cow Hill Road, to the market in Clinton. This plaque was dedicated on October 1, 1967 to honor the early settlers . . . — — Map (db m275468) HM

85 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Killingworth — Killingworth Veterans Monument —

( south side ) George A. Butter · George H. Cook · George Elovzin · Henry Gutt · Elville L. Harris · Albert E. Hartmann · Walter E. Hartmann · Norman M. Hatch · Eugene Huetter · Frank Kroupa · William Kroupa · George M. Keller · William . . . — — Map (db m100154) WM

86 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Killingworth — Killingworth World War I Memorial —

Killingworth's World War Heroes George A. Butter · George H. Cook · George Elovzin · Henry Gutt · Elville L. Harris · Albert E. Hartmann · Walter E. Hartmann · Norman Hatch · Eugene Huetter · Frank Kroupa · William Kroupa · George M. Keller · . . . — — Map (db m249931) WM

87 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Killingworth — Memorial Garden —

This Memorial Garden is dedicated to our brave veterans who served our country with honor, and to those soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice to keep our nation strong. May this garden serve as a remembrance so they may never be forgotten. . . . — — Map (db m275475) WM

88 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Killingworth — PFC Jack H. Curry USMC —

. . . — — Map (db m100153) WM

89 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Killingworth — Sgt. Jason Michael Lantieri Memorial —

. . . — — Map (db m275473) WM

90 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Lyme — Lyme —

These lands were first settled in 1664 after the Connecticut General Assembly had approved establishment of a plantation on the east side of the Connecticut River in 1663. The "Loving Parting" between Saybrook and East Saybrook was signed on . . . — — Map (db m281302) HM

91 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Lyme — Lyme Roll of Honor — World War — 1917 1918 —

Baborsky, William • Beebe, M. Arthur • Blackwell, Elmer H. • Butler, William • Clark, Ansel Carl • Clark, Harold F. M. • Cone, Leslie B. • Cunningham, Niles F. • Czikowsky, William • Damen, Peter • Ely, Ernest S. • Ely, Julian . . . — — Map (db m280815) WM

92 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Lyme — Lyme's Veterans Honor Roll —

(front) In honor of Lyme's veterans past and present Dedicated November 11th 2008 (left) Amer. Rev. 1812 Mexico Civil War Spn. Amer. (right) WWI WWII Korea Vietnam Kuwait Afgan. Iraq . . . — — Map (db m281268) HM

93 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Lyme — The Ancient Town of Lyme — 1665  1965 —

Commemorating the Tercentenary Celebration August 5-7, 1965 of the ancient town of Lyme, now the towns of Old Lyme, Lyme, parts of East Lyme and Salem. Originally a part of Saybrook, Lyme became a new town by the articles of agreement . . . — — Map (db m281309) HM

94 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Lyme — The Eagle — 1941-1945  1950-1953 — World War II & Korea Memorial —

In honor of the men & women of Lyme who served their country in the armed forces in World War II & Korea and in memory of those who gave their lives — — Map (db m281434) WM

95 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Lyme, Hadlyme — Chester-Hadlyme Ferry —

State Historic Landmark For over two hundred years the Chester-Hadlyme Ferry has provided public transportation at this site. The first crossing was initiated by Johnathan Warner of Chester in 1769. Known as Warner's Ferry, it was privately . . . — — Map (db m83888) HM

96 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Lyme, Hadlyme — Historical Floods of the Connecticut River —

15 Ft 1938 1936 1955 1927 1891 10 Ft 1924 — — Map (db m266482) HM

97 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Lyme, Hadlyme — Impressionism in Connecticut —

This Viewpoint extends the museum sites of the Connecticut Impressionist Art Trail – Connecticut’s Millennium Legacy Trail – to the outdoor settings that artists portrayed at the turn of the 20th century in a manner that came to be . . . — — Map (db m83999) HM

98 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Lyme, Hadlyme — The House of Yukitaka Osaki —

William Gillette's Secretary and Confidante A Japanese expatriate who exemplified the Connecticut state motto, "He who transplants sustains," Yukitaka Osaki came to the United States with his elder brother, Yukio, in 1888. The Ozaki family . . . — — Map (db m266480) HM

99 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Middlefield — Charter Oak Tree —

Charter Oak Tree The White Oak Tree in front of this monument was presented to the Town of Middlefield by the State of Connecticut in appreciation of John Lyman for his participation in he State Constitutional Convention of 1965. The Tre is a . . . — — Map (db m94841) HM

100 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Middlefield — Congregational Church Bell —

. . . — — Map (db m94844) HM

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