1 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Pleasant Valley — A River Valley Transformed —

The Saville Dam and Barkhamsted Reservoir supplies water to the greater Hartford area and brought big changes to the towns of Barkhamsted and Hartland. Before the dam came, the valley was mostly farms and a few small villages along the east . . . — — Map (db m290893) HM

2 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Pleasant Valley — Barkhamsted —

Barkhamsted Named for Barkhamsted in Hertfordshire, England, this area was part of the Western Lands granted by the proprietors of Windsor to 108 persons of that town in 1732. The first highway through the town was the New Country Road, better . . . — — Map (db m29849) HM

3 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Pleasant Valley — Camp White —

To honor the men of Camp White Company 106 established 1934 Civilian Conservation Corps 1933-1942 created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt renewing the country’s natural resources and challenging the human spirit of . . . — — Map (db m102082) HM

4 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Pleasant Valley — Civilian Conservation Corps Fire Ponds —

Created to ease the financial strains of the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, employed over 3,000,000 young men nationwide between 1933-1942. The 21 camps in Connecticut provided barrack-style food and housing along with . . . — — Map (db m140638) HM

5 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Pleasant Valley — Henry Robinson Buck —

Dedicated to Henry Robinson Buck 1876-1934 whose friendly nature and work for public recreational areas endeared him to all his associates. This trail was located by him and built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. . . . — — Map (db m102032) HM

6 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Pleasant Valley — Hollow Church Bell —

This bell hung in the Hollow Church which was relocated during construction of the Compensating Reservoir. It was cast in Hartford, CT in 1834. Dedicated 1997 These boulders were provided by the . . . — — Map (db m29848) HM

7 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Pleasant Valley — William Wallace Lee —

William Wallace Lee June 20, 1828 — Sept. 14, 1903 This memorial is erected by the Masonic Veterans Association of Conn. of which body he was venerable master for twenty eight years — — Map (db m289656) HM

8 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — Austin Hawes Memorial Campground — Farmington River: Wild & Scenic —

In this Area in the Past..... The Austin Hawes Memorial Campground is located in an area once known as the “Greenwoods,” where until the late 1700’s large pine and hemlock trees grew along the Farmington River. From 1800 to 1942 . . . — — Map (db m102111) HM

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9 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — Barkhamsted Center Cemetery —

The Barkhamsted Center Cemetery The Hollow Cemetery and the Tiffany Private Cemetery Removed from their former locations to this site. Dedicated to the memory of the known and the unknown dead. This new Barkhamsted Cemetery has . . . — — Map (db m29850) HM

10 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — Barkhamsted Lighthouse Village — A Connecticut State Archaeological Preserve —

Who Lived Here ? James Chaugham (a Native American who was, according to his granddaughter, a member of the Narragansett Tribe) and his wife, Molly (of European descent), lived in a village located here for fifty years, in what became Peoples . . . — — Map (db m102323) HM

11 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — Barkhamsted Lighthouse Village Cellar Holes — A Connecticut State Archaeological Preserve —

About a dozen cellar holes dot the hillside of Ragged Mountain. Some, like the one before you, are clearly marked with foundations made of stone quarried from nearby bedrock, similar to the stone located directly behind this . . . — — Map (db m112227) HM

12 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — Barkhamsted Lighthouse Village Cemetery — A Connecticut State Archaeological Preserve —

You are now looking into the Lighthouse Village cemetery. The unmarked, upright field stones designate the final resting places of many who lived in the community, including the founding couple, James Chaugham, a Native American, and Molly . . . — — Map (db m102325) HM

13 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — Barkhamsted Lighthouse Village Charcoal Kilns — A Connecticut State Archaeological Preserve —

Charcoal production was an important industry in northwestern Connecticut in the nineteenth century. Before Pennsylvania coal became readily available, the iron forges in Litchfield County were reliant upon locally produced charcoal as . . . — — Map (db m112226) HM

14 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — Barkhamsted Lighthouse Village Grind Stone — A Connecticut State Archaeological Preserve —

The residents of the Lighthouse community were largely self-sufficient when it came to their subsistence. Bone fragments found in their fireplaces show that they ate deer and small wild game. Gun flints (used in flint-lock rifles) and gun . . . — — Map (db m112198) HM

15 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — Barkhamsted Lighthouse Village Stone Quarry — A Connecticut State Archaeological Preserve —

The residents of the Lighthouse community were able to supply many of their needs here on Ragged Mountain. You saw how the foundations of some of their homes were constructed with stone; the people of the Lighthouse quarried some of that stone . . . — — Map (db m112229) HM

16 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — Barkhamsted Soldiers Memorial —

[ north side ] 1776 The Tribute Of The People Of Barkhamsted To The Memory Of Her Sons And Daughters Who Fought To Establish Defend And Preserve The Nation --- Erected 1897 [ lower plaque ] World War . . . — — Map (db m29847) WM

17 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — Church Pool — Wild & Scenic Farmington River —

In the 19th century, water power created the industrial heartland of the Barkhamsted area here. Doolittle Wagon Shop The Doolittles built this shop and made wagons and carriages at this site from 1830 to 1869. Many Doolittle . . . — — Map (db m290146) HM

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18 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — Demonstration Charcoal Mound —

Careful inspection of the ground behind this sign reveals a raised circular mound about 30 feet in diameter, surrounded by a narrow, circular depression. The unnatural shape and bits of charcoal under the leaf layer are the telltale signs of an old . . . — — Map (db m141061) HM

19 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — In Honor of Lambert Hitchcock —

In Honor of Lambert Hitchcock, (1795 – 1852), this village was once known as Hitchcocks-ville. Here he originated his chairs & cabinet furniture with Sheraton influence and in 1826 built his water powered mill employing a hundred persons. In 1866 . . . — — Map (db m29887) HM

20 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — Lambert Hitchcock —

In this factory Lambert Hitchcock made his famous Hitchcock chairs 1826 - 1840 — — Map (db m29855) HM

21 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — Matthies Grove-Peoples Forest / Wild & Scenic Farmington River — Farmington River Wild & Scenic / —

Matthies Grove-Peoples Forest Farmington River Wild & Scenic Before European Settlement A thriving population inhabited this river valley for thousands of years. Across the field from this kiosk, in an area now known as . . . — — Map (db m289855) HM

22 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — Peoples State Forest —

This portion of the Peoples Forest was given by the Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution 1929 Near this spot was the site of an Indian Village — — Map (db m93827) HM

23 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — Riverton —

-- Riverton -- Northeastern Gateway to the Litchfield Hills Old Hartford – Albany Stage Route Home of Hitchcock Chairs One Mile to Peoples Forest 1 1/2 Miles to Site of Barkhamsted Lighthouse Home Of L.A. Cooke War Governor Col. Justin . . . — — Map (db m29856) HM

24 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — Riverton — Farmington River: Wild & Scenic —

In this Area in the Past..... Since the 1820’s Riverton has been a vibrant part of the town of Barkhamsted. Riverton is located at the confluence of the Farmington and Still Rivers, which at one time provided the opportunity for water power . . . — — Map (db m102107) HM

25 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — Squire's Tavern —

[ panel 1 ] Welcome to Squire's Tavern Home to the Barkhamsted Historical Society and the Farmington River Coordinating Committee The Barkhamsted Historical Society Squire's Tavern, like the nearby river, has a story to . . . — — Map (db m31204) HM

26 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — The Bronson Legacy with Connecticut's Parks and Forests —

Elliott B. Bronson (1858-1931) of Winchester Center, Connecticut and a two term legislator was involved in the purchase of thousands of acres across the state which became Connecticut State Park and Forest lands. He was the land agent who worked to . . . — — Map (db m289658) HM

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27 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Barkhamsted, Riverton — The Charcoal Industry —

Imagine Northwest Connecticut completely bare of trees. In 30-40 year cycles, from the 1700s to the 1920s, entire hillsides of young trees were cut and cleared. This wood was made into charcoal, the preferred fuel of Connecticut’s brick, iron and . . . — — Map (db m140780) HM

28 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Burlington — Burlington —

[ front ] Burlington The original inhabitants of the part of Farmington known as West Woods were Tunxis Indians. Early settlement by white man was scattered. The first house of record, noted in an estate inventory of 1725, was that of . . . — — Map (db m33174) HM

29 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Burlington — Burlington Civil War – WW I Memorial —

Civil War The town of Burlington has not forgotten her beloved brothers who offered their lives to preserve the Union 1861 - 1865 Solomon A. Adkins • * Elijah W. Bacon • * Erastus S. Bacon • Samuel M. Bailey • Elias H. . . . — — Map (db m33229) WM

30 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Burlington — Burlington WW II – Korean War – Vietnam War Monument —

[ east side ] Dedicated To The Veterans Of Burlington Who Served In The Armed Forces And Died For Our Freedom [ left plaque ] World War II Alderman, Ernest E. • Alderman, Leonard R. • Backes, Joseph W. 3rd • . . . — — Map (db m33230) WM

31 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Canaan — John F. Bianchi —

In Memory Of John F. Bianchi 1921 - 1976 In Recognition Of His 26 years of Service To the Little League — — Map (db m42042) HM

32 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Canaan — Joseph Deferari —

In Memoriam Joseph Deferari Born July 19, 1894 Died January 20, 1969 Who Donated This Land For The Principles Of God, Country And Freedom To The Veterans Who Served That Purpose — — Map (db m41852) WM

33 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Canaan — North Canaan —

“ … a green and pleasant land where the mountain laurel blooms.” – Wilbur L. Cross North Canaan was once part of the Town of Canaan, established in 1738. Settlers, whose families were of Dutch and English . . . — — Map (db m37885) HM

34 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Canaan — North Canaan Korean - World War II – Vietnam Veterans Monument —

[ left plaque ] North Canaan Honor Roll Korean Conflict June 27, 1950 to July 27, 1954 Amphlett James • Bechetti Frank • Baldesseri Remo J • Baldwin Lester • Ball Bert J 3rd • Bartlett Gerald L • Bathrick Richard G • Beaujon Leroy Y • . . . — — Map (db m42039) WM

35 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Canaan — North Canaan Veterans Monument —

[ east side ] This Tablet Is Reverently Inscribed to the Memory Of Those Who Went From That Part Of The Town of Canaan Which Later Became North Canaan, And Who, With Valor and Patriotism, Defended the Flag of Our Country In . . . — — Map (db m42098) HM

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36 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Canaan, East Canaan — Cannons for War, Iron Nails During Peace — The "Iron Prince" -- Samuel Forbes — Tri-Corners History Council Historic Marker —

Here on the Blackberry River, Samuel Forbes (1729-1827) developed and ran an empire of iron works that provided cannon and ship anchors during the Revolutionary War and iron nails, tools and mill parts during the subsequent early development of . . . — — Map (db m304230) HM

37 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Canaan, Falls Village — Canaan —

The Town of Canaan, established in 1738, is known as Falls Village because of the Great Falls of the Housatonic where a power company dam was built in 1912-13. Early industrial prominence resulted from a saw mill and grist mill built at the Falls . . . — — Map (db m41850) HM

38 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Canaan, Falls Village — Falls Village Veterans Monument —

[ stone on left ] Dedicated to The Honor Of Those of Our Town Who Served and Sacrificed In Love of Our Country [ bronze plaque ] World War I Alfred C. Abbe • Harry Beebe • Harry S. Blake • Alfred J. Brown • Carroll W. . . . — — Map (db m41851) WM

39 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Colebrook, Winsted — Colebrook —

[ front ] Colebrook The last town in colonial Connecticut to be settled, Colebrook was named after a town in Devonshire, England. The reason is now unknown, The year 1765 saw Benjamin Horton, leader of a trickle of settlers, arrive amid . . . — — Map (db m30003) HM

40 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Colebrook, Winsted — Colebrook Veterans Memorial —

In Memory Of Those Who Died In The Service Of Our Country From Colebrook, Conn. Dedicated 1959 — — Map (db m30005) HM

41 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Colebrook, Winsted — Hale Barn and Trail —

In front of you stands the Hale Barn, a vanishing example of 18th century barns that once graced much of the Connecticut countryside. Today, it is owned by the Colebrook Land Conservancy and is protected along with the 38 acres upon which it . . . — — Map (db m30240) HM

42 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Colebrook, Winsted — The Rock School — 1779 —

Originally located in front of its large namesake boulder across the road, it was moved to its present location in 1971. Used from 1779 until 1911, it had several different names as school districts were added to the growing town. To . . . — — Map (db m30006) HM

43 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Cornwall, Cornwall Bridge — Cornwall —

Cornwall This area was once part of the Western Lands ordered surveyed by the Legislature in 1731. Yale Lands were surveyed and three hundred acres were set aside for income for Yale College in 1732. At an auction in Fairfield in 1738 the town was . . . — — Map (db m41824) HM

44 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Cornwall, Cornwall Bridge — Cornwall Korea – Vietnam Veterans Monument —

[ left plaque ] Korea June 27, 1950 – January 31, 1955 Bailey, Harold L. Jr. • Blakey, James • Cavanaugh, Harold F. • Chamberlain, Paul H. Jr. • Cobleigh, Doris • Cobleigh, Herbert • Frost, Atec C. • Frost, John A. • Frost, . . . — — Map (db m41826) WM

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45 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Cornwall, Cornwall Bridge — Cornwall World War I – World War II Veterans Monument —

[ upper plaque ] Cornwall Honor Roll 1914 World War 1918 Peter L. Barrett • Fred J. Bate • William L. Behn • Harry W. Breen • R. William Carlson • Abraham B. Cohen • Benjamin J. Cole • Francis P. Cole • Robert T. Davison • Stanley P. . . . — — Map (db m41829) HM

46 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Cornwall, Cornwall Bridge — First Foreign Mission School —

Site of the First Foreign Mission School which from 1817 to 1826 trained young men of many races to act as Christian Missionaries among their peoples. — — Map (db m41831) HM

47 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Cornwall, Cornwall Bridge — Scion of the Charter Oak —

In Memory Of Lewis S. Gannett Scion Of The Charter Oak Dedicated April 23, 1966 Cornwall Historical Society — — Map (db m41825) HM

48 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Cornwall, Cornwall Bridge — This Tree —

This tree is dedicated to the people and community spirit that helped Cornwall recover from the July 10, 1989 tornado. Town leaders at that time were: Richard Dakin     First Selectman Patsy Van Doren     Selectman Steve Hedden     . . . — — Map (db m41830) HM

49 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Cornwall, West Cornwall — Major General John Sedgwick —

This memorial including ordnance used in the Mexican and Civil Wars and given by the government of the United States is in honour of Major General John Sedgwick Commander of the Sixth Corps Army of the Potomac who gave his life for the preservation . . . — — Map (db m37482) HM

50 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Goshen — Goshen —

[ front ] Goshen The town was settled in 1738 and incorporated in 1739. Many of the early residents came from Wallingford and Farmington. The Congregational Church was founded in 1740. An Episcopal society existed prior to 1776. During . . . — — Map (db m30229) HM

51 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Goshen — Goshen Civil War Monument —

Dedicated To Our Comrades Of Goshen Who Established And Maintained Freedom For Our Country Civil War 1861 - 1865 Abbott, Newton T. • Adams, Charles G. • Adams, Lyman A. • Adams, William L. • Albin, Charles H. • Albin, William E. • Allyn, . . . — — Map (db m30234) HM

52 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Goshen — Goshen French and Indian War & Revolutionary War Memorial —

[ front ] Dedicated To Our Comrades Of Goshen Who Established And Maintained Freedom For Our Country French And Indian War 1754 - 1763 Dibble, Joel • Doud, John • Gaylord, Timothy • Humphrey, Ashbel • Humphrey, Manna • Humphrey, . . . — — Map (db m30231) HM

53 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Goshen — Goshen Korean War and Vietnam War Monument —

Dedicated To The Men And Women Of Goshen Who Served Their Country During The Korean War And Vietnam Eras Almstedt Joseph • Angelovich John A. • Anstett Gerald L. • Anstett Richard W. • Barker Frederic T. • Barrett John J. • Benedict Gordon • . . . — — Map (db m100408) WM

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54 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Goshen — Goshen World War I Monument —

A Tribute to The Valor of the Men of Goshen Who Fought For Freedom and Humanity In The World War 1917 – 1919 John A. Beckwith • Charles A. Bushey • Alec Cabanna • Clifford H. Colby • * Joseph Czerna • Frederick S. Dean • Harry B. . . . — — Map (db m30230) HM

55 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Goshen — Goshen World War II Monument —

Dedicated To The Men and Women of Goshen Who Served Their Country In World War II Nasef W. Abraham • Julius S. Aeschliman • Russell Aeschliman • George Andrews • Lorrain Apley • Lyman Baldwin • William H. Benjamin • Raymond E. Bodach • Edward . . . — — Map (db m30233) HM

56 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Goshen — Milton F. "Mike" Dusek Memorial —

In recognition of his exemplary military service in the Asiatic Pacific Campaign during World War II from April 1941 until October 1945 -- 3 1/2 years as a Prisoner of War – the American Legion Post 46 Goshen-Cornwall dedicates this plaque . . . — — Map (db m30237) HM

57 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Goshen — North Goshen M.E. Church Doorstep —

This doorstep erected in memory of the original subscribers of North Goshen M.E. Church which stood here 1840 --- 1923 — — Map (db m30238) HM

58 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Hartland, East Hartland — Hartland —

[ front ] Proprietors from Hartford, those whose names appeared on the tax lists of 1720, were originally given the western land grants called Hart(ford)land, now known as the Town of Hartland. The first permanent settler in this area was . . . — — Map (db m29853) HM

59 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Hartland, West Hartland — In Memory of Sgt. Albert Elson —

In Memory Of Sgt. Albert Elson U.S.M.C. Who Died On Okinawa In The Service Of His Country On April 17, 1945 This Memorial Erected By His Friends and Associates — — Map (db m29854) HM

60 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Harwinton, Northwest Harwinton — Harwinton —

Harwinton The town was settled in 1731, named in 1732 from Harry(tford) and Win(dsor), and became incorporated in October, 1737. Located on the Hartford-Litchfield Turnpike, Harwinton was primarily an agricultural community with many part-time . . . — — Map (db m29788) HM

61 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Harwinton, Northwest Harwinton — Harwinton Veterans Memorial —

Dedicated To Those Who Served Our Country World War I Balch, Walter • Casson, Walter • Delay, Edmond • Hamm, Michael Sr. • Hooper, Frederick J. • Pregna, Joseph • Pregna, William • Reynolds, Alfred H. • Weingart, Fred World War . . . — — Map (db m29789) WM

62 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Harwinton, Northwest Harwinton — Liberty Tree Memorial —

Liberty Tree Memorial This 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 . . . — — Map (db m29765) HM

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63 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Harwinton, Northwest Harwinton — Watering Trough & Fountain —

Watering Trough & Fountain Circa Early 1900s Memorial by Catlin Family Descendants The carved stone drinking fountain and horse watering trough provided gravity-fed spring water during the early twentieth century, whenhorses and oxen pulled the . . . — — Map (db m29787) HM

64 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Kent — Kent — Incorporated 1739 —

Flanders District, center of the First Division of land, housed the original Proprietors. Cobble Brook provided water and power for forges, tannery, cider, grist, fulling, and sawmills. Here were the first two churches, the school, general store, . . . — — Map (db m37884) HM

65 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Kent — Kent Soldiers' Monument —

A Tribute of Honor and Gratitude to her citizens who fought for Liberty and Union 1861 – 1865 Erected by the people of Kent 1885 — — Map (db m41017) HM

66 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Kent — Kent Veterans Monument —

To Honor All Kent Veterans Who Defended Our Country During Peace And War Korean War Ackerman John • Andrews Thomas Lester • Andrews, III Orville A. • Bartlett George H. • Bartlett Henry M. • Bartlett Rod • Becker Frank • Bertine Arthur • . . . — — Map (db m41087) HM

67 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Kent — Seven Hearths —

Seven Hearths 1751-1754 Built by John Beebe Jr. 1919-1978 Home of George Laurence Nelson 1979-     Kent Historical Society On the National Register of Historic Places — — Map (db m41090) HM

68 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Kent, Cornwall Bridge — Camp Macedonia Company 1191 —

To Honor The Men Of Camp Macedonia Company 1191 Established 1935 Civilian Conservation Corps 1933-1942 Created By President Franklin D. Roosevelt Renewing The Country's Natural Resources And Challenging The Human Spirit Of A . . . — — Map (db m41092) HM

69 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Kent, Cornwall Bridge — 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 m46710) HM

70 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Kent, Cornwall Bridge — Kent Falls State Park —

Welcome to Kent Falls State Park Kent Falls, was designated Connecticut's eighteenth state park in 1919 with a gift of 200 acres from the White Memorial Foundation. Other parcels were purchased or donated to reach its present area of over 295 . . . — — Map (db m144292) HM

71 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Earliest American Law School — Reported permanently removed

Earliest American Law School 1775 – 1833 Tapping Reeve And James Gould — — Map (db m229360) HM

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72 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Homesite Of Lyman Beecher —

Homesite Of Lyman Beecher Birthplace Of Henry Ward Beecher Harriet Beecher Stowe — — Map (db m29093) HM

73 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Litchfield —

Settled 1720 Oliver Wolcott Home Reeve’s Law School On South St. — — Map (db m58643) HM

74 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Litchfield —

[ front ] Litchfield The "Greenwoods" or "Western Lands" of Connecticut were explored in 1715 by John Marsh of Hartford, purchased for fifteen pounds from the Potatuck Indians, who called the area "Bantam", and first settled in 1720. In . . . — — Map (db m229370) HM

75 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Litchfield Historic District —

Litchfield Historic District Has Been Designated A Registered National Historic Landmark Under the Provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 This Site Possesses Exceptional Value In Commemorating or Illustrating The . . . — — Map (db m229364) HM

76 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Litchfield Korean War Monument —

In Honor Of Those From Litchfield Who Served In Korean War 1950 – 1955 Raymond H. Adkins • Kenneth A. Ainger • Raymond Ainger, Jr. • Donald S. Allvin • Joseph S. Altieri • Richard W. Archer • Truman R. Archer • Wayne R. Archer • Irving W. . . . — — Map (db m229369) WM

77 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Litchfield Soldiers Memorial —

[ south side ] Pro Patria [ east side ] Roll Of Honor Died Norman L. Barber, Co. A 8. C.V. I. Harwinton, Ct. Oct 12, 1863 Hatteras Inlet Jan. 30, 1862 Francis E. Barber, Co. E. 8. C.V. I. New Berne George W. . . . — — Map (db m229946) HM

78 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Litchfield Vietnam War Monument —

In Honor Of Those From Litchfield Who Served In Vietnam War 1964 – 1975 George J. Acerbi • Lawrence Adkins • Ross B. Adkins • Elizabeth H. Allcroft • Jack R. Anglevich • Will E. Anglevich • Truman R. Archer • David L. Arnold • George C. Banks, . . . — — Map (db m229367) HM

79 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Litchfield World War I Monument —

In Honor Of The Men Of Litchfield Who Rendered Service In The World War 1917 – 1919 Duval Allen • Paul Allen, Jr. • Leslie F. Andrews • Stanley Axelby • William Axelby • Charles I. Bachman • George H. Baldwin • Robert L. Baldwin • Thomas C. . . . — — Map (db m229363) HM

80 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Litchfield World War II Monument —

In Honor Of Those From Litchfield Who Served In World War II 1941 – 1947 [ 480 names are listed, front and back. The stars next to the following names indicate they gave their lives. ] Baldi, Albert M. • Banker, Douglas • Bigenwalt, Charles . . . — — Map (db m229368) HM

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81 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Mustered Out —

Mustered Out 35 grave stones of Civil War soldiers surround the monument. 4 large cannon balls mark the corners of the plot. — — Map (db m31160) HM

82 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Oliver Wolcott Jr. Home —

Oliver Wolcott Jr. Home Presented by Helen J. Fitzgerald to the Litchfield Historical Society in loving memory of her husband Harold Fitzgerald 1878 - 1948 — — Map (db m229365) HM

83 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Site of Church of Lyman Beecher —

Here stood the church in which Lyman Beecher preached 1810 – 1826 One half mile north stood the home where were born Harriet Beecher Stowe – 1811 Henry Ward Beecher – 1813 — — Map (db m229362) HM

84 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Site of Pierce Academy —

Site of Pierce Academy In 1792 Sarah Pierce Opened First Academy For Girls in America — — Map (db m29128) HM

85 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Site of Recruiting Tent —

Site Of Recruiting Tent For 19th Conn Vol. Infy August 1862 — — Map (db m229361) HM

86 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Stone Walls • Chestnut Grove • Wet Meadow —

Stone Walls as increased farming began to change Litchfield's landscape, farmers discovered large deposits of granite and gneiss rocks in the ground. The farmers dug up and hauled away these stones as the land was cleared for crops and . . . — — Map (db m230289) HM

87 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — The Garden —

Kitchen gardens, like the one kept by Tapping Reeve and his family, provided reliable sources of food for Litchfield families and occupied a central role in the household economy of 18th-century America. Compared to agricultural fields, kitchen . . . — — Map (db m230287) HM

88 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — The Orchard —

The cultivation of fruit trees was once a major component of family farming in Litchfield. During the 18th and 19th centuries, many families kept small orchards on their land. Apple trees are not native to North America, but became an important . . . — — Map (db m230286) HM

89 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Wadhams Brothers Memorial —

[ west side ] Wadhams The battle is fought, the victory won. Rest, Soldiers, Rest. [ north side ] Edward Wadhams 1st Sergt. Co. E. 8. Regt. C.V. Killed near Fort Darling Va. May 16, 1864 Aged 27 [ . . . — — Map (db m31161) HM

90 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — War on Terrorism Memorial —

In honor of those from Litchfield who served in the War on Terrorism David E. Kilbourn • Joseph E. Dos Santos • Diane B. Easter • Christopher J. Lawrence • Michael A. King • Matthew W. Southard • Louis J. Persico III • . . . — — Map (db m230251) WM

91 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield — Welcome to the Tapping Reeve Meadow — Litchfield Historical Society — Museum | Ingraham Library | Tapping Reeve House | Litchfield Law School —

The relationship between residents and the land has shaped our community for as long as people have lived here. Litchfield was founded on the traditional territory of the Potatuck people, who cultivated crops, foraged, fished, and hunted on the . . . — — Map (db m230253) HM

92 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield, Bantam — Dedicated To All Veterans —

Dedicated to all veterans of World War II December 7, 1991 in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Japan's attack On Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 * * * Presented to the Borough of Bantam, CT by . . . — — Map (db m29139) HM WM

93 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield, Bantam — Forever Mourned Forever Honored —

Forever Mourned Forever Honored Those Of Our Community Who Served Their Country In Time Of War Dedicated May 30, 1958 — — Map (db m29138) HM

94 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield, Bantam — Site Of Birthplace Of Horace Bushnell —

Site Of Birthplace Of Horace Bushnell April 14, 1802 Feb. 17, 1876 Noted Theologian For Whom Hartford's Bushnell Park And Bushnell Hall Were Named — — Map (db m29137) HM

95 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield, Bantam — Site of Methodist Church —

On This Site Stood The Methodist Church Which Was Destroyed By The Tornado Of July 10, 1989 — — Map (db m58645) HM

96 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Litchfield, Northfield — Northfield Soldiers Memorial —

[ south side ] "That the generations to come might know them." Lincoln Lieut. Horace Hubbard Co. H. 2. C.H.A. killed Bat. Winchester Va. Sept. 19, 1864 Æ. 33. Hiram T. Cooley Co. D. 2. C.H.A. killed Bat. . . . — — Map (db m28116) HM

97 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Morris — Morris —

Originally called South Farms, this area was settled in the 1720's as part of the frontier town of Litchfield. The land was surveyed by Captain John Marsh in 1715 and was purchased for fifteen pounds from the bantam tribe of the friendly . . . — — Map (db m28399) HM

98 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Morris — White Memorial Foundation —

In Memory Of Margaret Whitlock White 1869-1941 Alain Campbell White 1880-1951 Through whose generosity and foresight the White Memorial Foundation was created to hold in trust for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations . . . — — Map (db m58644) HM

99 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Mount Washington — Bear Mountain, Connecticut —

This Monument Marks The Highest Ground In Connecticut 2354 Feet Above The Sea Built A.D. 1885 Owen Travis Mason — — Map (db m98939) HM

100 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, New Hartford — First Meeting House —

On this plot was raised in 1739, the first meeting house of New Hartford and on these very foundations the second church was built in 1829. After 1854 it was no longer used as a place of worship and was finally removed in 1929. For . . . — — Map (db m102033) HM

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