In 1738 Amity Parish in New Haven and Milford, including most of present-day Woodbridge and Bethany, was incorporated by the General Assembly of Connecticut Colony. The earliest schoolhouse was built in 1750 in the northern half of Amity Parish. It . . . — — Map (db m22566) HM
To the Memory of Those Citizens of Bethany Who Left Home With the Armed Forces In Defense of This Nation Erected by Beletzky - Hoppe VFW Post 2448 — — Map (db m22567) WM
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Harold Durley USMC 1961 – 1964 • George D Vaill Sr USN WWII • Timothy L Vaill USN Vietnam • George D Vaill Jr. USAF Vietnam • Ernest Russell USA Korea • Harold E Lineweber USA Korea • Marcel J Lamy USA Korea • George P . . . — — Map (db m152578) HM
In honor and loving memory of a morally kind and financially generous Branford resident "Ruth deRouchement Dese". Ruth was one of the founders of the first Alzheimer's Disease Support Groups in the country, and because of her love for the . . . — — Map (db m298261) HM
Dedicated Veterans Day November 11, 2021
This garden was planted to honor and commemorate the many Branford soldiers who have proudly served in the Armed Services and the many sacrifices they have made for our country. These brave soldiers . . . — — Map (db m300374) HM
In 1781, British forces raided Guilford. Charity Norton Leete stuffed her family's precious possessions in this box and ran.
On June 18, 1781, three ships carried 150 British soldiers landed at Leete's Island, south of Guilford, CT. The . . . — — Map (db m311723) HM
Job Lanthrop was enslaved when he served in the Continental Army. On June 2, 1778, Caleb Huntington secured his freedom.
Lathrop was born into slavery in Norwich, CT, probably in 1753. He was the son of Venus and Primus Armes, who had . . . — — Map (db m311710) HM
These remarkable traits were best exemplified by a civic giant and athlete in the form of 2003 Branford Sports Hall of Fame inductee John B. Sliney.
Born in Branford on April 6, 1897, John was the son of John T. and Hannah Buckley Sliney, . . . — — Map (db m300402) HM
"Be very happy when young people who haven't had a chance to see such a beautiful place come to the island. Their eyes just open up."
-Elizabeth Hird
Outer Island's unique history and beauty make it a must-see. This unit of the Stewart B. . . . — — Map (db m265821) HM
This park dedicated July 4, 1946
to the men who gave their lives
in World War II
Robert E. Kells •
Frank J. Luza •
William H. Pardee Jr. •
Zenna Radovicz •
Donald S. Schubert — — Map (db m269429) WM
Dedicated
to those who gave
their lives in the
cause of freedom
since World War II
Vietnam
S/Sgt Edward M. Hardwick
Erected 1970 by grateful citizens of Short Beach — — Map (db m269430) WM
Civil War
1861-1865
★★★
Bradley Franklin •
Bush Timothy G. •
Dibble Elizur B. •
Hall Roger •
Hotchkins John •
Howd W. Theodore •
Page Henry •
Paine Richard J. •
Palmer W. Bradley •
Tucker Lewis M. . . . — — Map (db m265540) WM
Ablondi Peter • Allen Alfred • Allen Arthur •
Allen Charles •
Allen Jack •
Altermatt John •
Atkinson Donald •
Atkinson George •
Baker David •
Barnes Charles Jr. •
Barnes John Jr. •
Bernard Thomas •
Brainerd Charles •
Brainerd . . . — — Map (db m265485) WM
A Tribute To The Valor
of the
Men of Stony Creek
Who Entered the Service of their
Country to Fight in The Great War
For World-Wide Liberty
1917-1919
Frank Pablondi •
Maynard L. Allen •
Joseph Anderson •
Rocco V. Barba . . . — — Map (db m265529) WM
Allen James •
Allen Harold •
Anderson Sven •
Balestracci Herman •
Balestracci Lovis •
Barnes John •
Bernard Frank •
Betts Howard •
Biagiarelli Paul •
Biagiarelli Peter •
Canfield Norton •
Carden Gerald •
Ceccolini Harold • . . . — — Map (db m291821) WM
Discovered in the mid-19th Century, the strength and beauty of Stony Creek granite made it much in demand for many types of construction. Quarries sprang up to supply the unique pink granite for bridges, buildings and monuments.
By the start of . . . — — Map (db m266221) HM
In memory of the
scores of Catholic
victims of the
1918 Flu Epidemic
who lie here in
unmarked graves.
Pray for Them
Presented by Dan Cosgrove — — Map (db m299374) HM
Branford
In 1638 the New Haven Colony traded "eleven coats of trucking cloth and one coat of English cloth made in the English fashion" to the Mattabesec Indians for land known as Totokett (Tidal River). The First permanent settlement was . . . — — Map (db m35588) HM
Branford
To Her Brave Sons
Who Fought In The War
Of The Rebellion
1861 – 1865
One Country – One Flag
GAR
1885
[ battle names inscribed on the column ]
Antietam • Fredericksburg • Shiloh • Gettysburg • Vicksburg . . . — — Map (db m35645) HM
In Memory of Those Who Served
Those Who Were Disabled In Service
And Those Who Gave Their Lives In
World War II and the Korean Conflict
Vietnam — — Map (db m35587) WM
Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose. But young men think it is - and we were young.
George Adams · Elmer P. Anderson · James W. Barba · Bernard B. Brown · David O. Champagne · John W. Clark · William G. Colby · Arthur Morse Curtis · . . . — — Map (db m246101) WM
Pro Patria
1917-1918
( descriptive plaque )
Branford resident and Army veteran, J. Andre Smith designed the Cenotaph as a memorial to World War I servicemen who lost their lives in battle and rest in foreign soil. Its granite carving . . . — — Map (db m245810) WM
(Original inscription)
Sacred
to the Memory of
Isaac C. Moses
of Charleston, S.C.
who died
at Branford, CT.
Sept. 3, 1834
Æ 53
Isaac Clifton Moses (1781-1834), a merchant in Charleston, died in a buggy accident while . . . — — Map (db m295706) HM
On August 21, 1824, General Lafayette was welcomed in Branford where he received civil and military honors on his way to New London.
(same message both sides) — — Map (db m298233) HM
Circa 1876
This spot marks the last remaining horse tying ring in Branford, used to tie a horse while shopping at the Hosley Block.
Preservation 1976 by L.G. Tipping- J.J. Burton — — Map (db m269370) HM
In the house of The Rev. Samuel Russel once standing near this spot was held in 1700 the meeting of ministers of the Colony of Connecticut when they gave books for the founding of the collegiate school which now bears the name of Yale University . . . — — Map (db m246098) HM
Here, overlooking the tidal river, where they might worship God in their own way, English Puritans from Wethersfield in A.D. 1644 erected the first "foursquare," rough-hewn log meeting house of the First Congregational Church in Branford, then . . . — — Map (db m243108) HM
This building, which was completed and dedicated in 1896, is the gift of Timothy B Blackstone, of
Chicago, Illinois, who died in that city May 26, 1900. Mr Blackstone was born in Branford in 1829, and he gave this building to the people of his . . . — — Map (db m246103) HM
This piece of steel came from one of the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center in New York City that were destroyed by the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.
Let us not forget the lives lost in New York, Pennsylvania and at The Pentagon . . . — — Map (db m250331) HM
Founder of the East Shore Babe Ruth League in 1950
Became director of adult softball in East Haven in 1956
Founder of the East Haven Umpires Association in 1961
"ASA" district commissioner in 1987
Aggie was a father to us all
Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m295787) HM
Bronze Bell
Presented to the Town of East Haven
Commemorating American Bicentennial
1776 – 1976
By the Exchange Club of East Haven
It Served the Christ Church Congregation
From 1848 to 1964
Also Presented By
East Haven . . . — — Map (db m35583) HM
This area, purchased by the Reverend John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton in 1638, was later known as East Farms. It was obtained from Indian sachems Momaugin and Mantowese. In 1639 Thomas Gregson, the first landowner, purchased Solitary Cove, . . . — — Map (db m35312) HM
Town of East Haven
Connecticut
This flagpole was dedicated to the residents of the Town
of East Haven on Charter Day May 10, 1985 in observance
of the 200th Anniversary of the Town Incorporation and
granting of its Charter.
Mayor . . . — — Map (db m35582) HM
This tribute
to The worth of her sons
who have by land and sea
offered their lives in defense of their country
is erected by the citizens of East Haven
Dedicated 1911
Rededicated 1990
by East Haven Historical Society and
Economic . . . — — Map (db m35557) HM
Keep Forever
Living The
Freedos For
Which They
Served
Let None Forget
They Gave Their All
And Faltered Not
When Came The Call
Erected By
East Haven Town Green
Restoration Committee
American Legion Post 89
American Legion . . . — — Map (db m35555) WM
1941 1945
East Haven
World War II Memorial
In Loving Memory of Our Sons
Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice
Sisto A. Aldieri • Frederic N. Burdette • John E. Cox • Thomas N. Fenney • Joseph Ferraiolo • Richard J. Fox • Kenneth H. Hall • . . . — — Map (db m35552) HM
East Haven
World War Memorial
Not In Vain They Served
1917
1918
These Gave Their Lives
Harry R. Bartlett
Cortland V. Birdsell
William Corcoran
John B. Healey
John Liedke — — Map (db m35556) HM
In honor of Edward "Jack" Jackowicz Sr. for his 27 years of dedication to the town & community of East Haven as chairman & grand marshall of the Memorial Day parade who was stricken at the end of the parade at this site on May 25 1998 — — Map (db m250336) HM
On August 21, 1824, General Lafayette was welcomed in East Haven where a crowd had assembled and a militia company fired a gun salute. — — Map (db m276254) HM
Marquis de Lafayette
1757 1834
General in the Continental Army
Camped Here With 2800 Troops
Enroute to Rhode Island
July 26 and 27, 1778
dedicated here by
CT Society Sons of the American Revolution
General David Humphries Branch . . . — — Map (db m35581) HM
1774 Old Stone Meeting House 1974
George Landcraft – Designer
Oldest Stone Meeting House in New England
1711 founding of church – Jacob Hemingway first student of Yale, first pastor of church. 1772 started construction. 1774 . . . — — Map (db m35584) HM
This is the Site Of
The Theodore Roosevelt Oak
Given by The
President of The United States
To the Town of East Haven
On May 1, 1908
Erected by
The East Haven Women's Club
1965 — — Map (db m35580) HM
This nature trail is dedicated to the memory of Anne R. Conover in recognition of her contribution to the cause of preserving the tidal wetlands of Connecticut, and to her vision in protecting 200 acres of tidal wetlands that today form the . . . — — Map (db m248812) HM
The barn complex is made up of three barns and additions assembled over a period of about eighty years.
The first barn was an embarkment barn facing south constructed shortly before the house was built in 1844. It has a traditional hay loft on . . . — — Map (db m260280) HM
This two part building has been reconstructed from measured drawings and remnants of the original which stood until 2003.
The lower of the structures is the older and dated to the early nineteenth century. It functioned as a wagon shed and . . . — — Map (db m259627) HM
Charcoal was made by carefully constructing a pile of wood, covering it with sod, igniting it, and then controlling oxidation.
This leveled circular area was the site of charcoal production on the Dudley Farm dating back to the early . . . — — Map (db m259390) HM
Chickens of the American barnyard are long descended from domesticated jungle fowl of India and Asia going back beyond 4000 years.
Chickens are the most common birds, however North American farms often include turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea . . . — — Map (db m260050) HM
Dudley Farm Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m258790) HM
Erastus Dudley built his house on this location sometime after 1812. He purchased the
land totaling 35 acres along with a barn from his brother Loveman shortly after he and his
brothers had inherited their grandfather Jared's property.
The . . . — — Map (db m258920) HM
This small post and beam structure was built in the early 20th century. Farm mechanical work took place here and a sign on the wall referred to it as "Operation Central".
It was lengthened three feet on the west side at some point to . . . — — Map (db m260053) HM
The Dudley Form House was built in 1844 by Erastus Dudley. It was for Ruth, himself, and his son Nathan who was soon to wed Sophonia.
Its Greek Revival style was in keeping with many built during the 1840's. On the interior however, was a . . . — — Map (db m260103) HM
Faulkner's Island and its historic lighthouse have played an important role in the history of Long Island Sound. The crescent-shaped island contains no less than 3 acres and lies 3 1/2 miles south of the Guilford Harbor. It is listed in the . . . — — Map (db m247047) HM
1640s
The first settlers of Guilford harvest hay from salt meadows along the East River.
1699 Howlet's Bridge is constructed.
1708 Ebenezer Hubbard comes to live in the section known as "Howlet's", named from the lots where the wolves . . . — — Map (db m248816) HM
Located here just behind the adjacent small barn was the farm ice house. Measuring 14 x 18 feet, it was used for the storage of ice harvested from the pond to the southeast. Cut from the shallow pond each winter, it would be stacked in the ice . . . — — Map (db m259394) HM
Guilford Land Conservation Trust
welcomes you to...
Jared Eliot Trails
Jared Eliot Preserve
Welcome to the Jared Eliot Preserve, a unique sanctuary along Connecticut's intensively developed coast. This property has been protected . . . — — Map (db m246596) HM
The first official documentation noting the existence of "Sluice Creek" dates back to 1645 where a private tide mill was established. Since then, The Len Hubbard Municipal Marina as we would come to know it today, has undergone several drastic . . . — — Map (db m261933) HM
Mother of
Abraham Baldwin
Georgia signer of the U.S. Constitution
Born in N. Guilford Connecticut 1754
Died while serving as a U.S. Senator from Georgia in 1807
Buried in Rock Creek Cemetery Washington D.C.
Placed by the District of . . . — — Map (db m299082) HM
Famous early American
theologian lived, learned,
worshipped in this area with
Aunt Benton and Uncle Lot
after mother died. Entered Yale
at age 16, graduated 1797.
Married Roxanne Foote of
Guilford 1798. Father of Henry
Ward . . . — — Map (db m269573) HM
Meeting House Hill Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m269660) HM
From Sachem's Head Harbor on
May 23, 1777, 170 men under the
command of Lieutenant-Colonel Return
Jonathan Meigs rowed across Long Island
Sound to raid and destroy a British supply
depot at Sag Harbor, New York. During
this engagement with . . . — — Map (db m299380) HM
The Baldwin Dudley Pond, which is a portion of the Menunkatuck or West River, is the site of what was once the crossroads and center of commerce for this part of Guilford.
Located here on the dammed up river were a Tannery, Bone Mill and Bark . . . — — Map (db m260379) HM
Beginning with the mid-17th century every farm of any size had a pair of oxen. They represented the primary mode of power for working the land. The clearing, plowing and cart hauling, for which they were well suited, lasted into the late 19th . . . — — Map (db m260052) HM
On this site stood the first school house in Sachem's Head.
Originally a disused shoemaker's shop that moved
from Mulberry Point and converted into a school house.
This one-room institution remained in
the heart of Sachem's Head for a . . . — — Map (db m299382) HM
Salt hay was one of the many resources a marsh had to offer to the early farmer—if he could manage to drag it out of the marsh over soft peat and mud. One innovation in the harvest of salt hay simply involved stacking the hay on a staddle, a . . . — — Map (db m248814) HM
This small sugarhouse is a reconstruction of the building shown in the original photo which dates to about 1900. The remnants of the old structure existed until recently when the last beams were dismantled to make way for the new house.
The . . . — — Map (db m258923) HM
The Tidal Marsh and the Watershed You are now standing 1.5 miles from the mouth of the East River. All water within the East River watershed, which covers half of Guilford and one third of Madison, flows downhill through a network of streams . . . — — Map (db m248820) HM
The flower and herb gardens have been installed over a number of years. It has not been possible to replicate the original flower gardens due to the growth of large trees along the road and behind the house. There are however, still many plants . . . — — Map (db m260098) HM
The Big Maple property is a lowland area of about 31 acres, filling the cleft between the prominent Moose Hill and the lesser known Chestnut Hill. Through this lowland flows the Chestnut Branch of Hoadley Creek, whose headwaters are found just . . . — — Map (db m280406) HM
Grass Island's "Little Red Shack", as it is often referred to, was constructed by local druggist J. Harrison Monroe in 1914 as a summer cottage for his family. Here the Monroe family enjoyed summer activities such as fishing, picnicking and social . . . — — Map (db m262260) HM
The Munger Barn, built around 1870, was previously located on the Munger property in the town of Madison where it first functioned as a cow and hay barn during the 19th and early 20th century.
Henry Munger used the barn for sixty years prior . . . — — Map (db m258921) HM
The apple tree is native to Europe having been brought here by the colonists. This historic orchard contains fifteen apple trees chosen for their use on New England farms during the 19th century.
Six varieties include Cox Orange Pippin, Pound . . . — — Map (db m260097) HM
Banned nationwide in 1972, the pesticide DDT was used in this country to control insect pests. With many fewer insects to feed on, Eastern Bluebird and other songbird populations suffered significant population declines. Bluebirds also died from . . . — — Map (db m248821) HM
Thomas Bow/Beau/Bray
Farmer in North Guilford
Husband of Pender,
then Candace
Enslaved by a minister
Emancipated by 1800
Died between
1802 and 1822 — — Map (db m299080) HM
On September 11, 2001 a surprise terrorist attack originating from across these waters struck America, taking the lives of nearly 3,000 people at the New York Twin Towers, the Pentagon in Washington, DC and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania . . . — — Map (db m247043) WM
The windmill was part of an active water supply system for the farm. The pumping action provided by the rotating blade would move water from the well located under the windmill up and into a storage tank in the tower. Once in the tank, water could . . . — — Map (db m260054) HM
For almost 200 years the graves on the Guilford Green were grazed upon and trampled by pasturing animals. In 1815 the grave markers were moved to newly established cemeteries. This cemetery was incorporated in 1818 under the name of The . . . — — Map (db m264921) HM
About Westwoods
Westwoods is one of the largest contiguous coastal forests in the corridor between New York and Boston. With 39 miles of trails across more than 1,000 acres, Westwoods is the largest recreational area in Guilford. Beginning . . . — — Map (db m295499) HM
In 1781, Agnes Lee fired the
cannon that warned Guilford
residents of the British landing at
Leete's Island. She courageously
protected her daughters from the
Tories, who were British defectors
living within the community, and
assisted her . . . — — Map (db m272170) HM
1643 • 1702
On this site lived Andrew Leete, principal preserver of the Charter of Conn. from usurper Sir Edmund Andross, 1687, member of the Conn. General Court granting charter to Yale College 1701 — — Map (db m57125) HM
This building was constructed in the 1870s as a barn, workshop, and shed when the property was known as the Old Stone House Farm. It was originally located much closer to the back of the Whitfield House.
During the 1930s, the Whitfield House . . . — — Map (db m248396) HM
This house was built facing the Green in 1770 and was drawn here by 70 oxen in 1829. It was owned by Dr. Lyman Beecher father of Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin — — Map (db m299369) HM
American Legion Post 48, Guilford
Commemorates the 100th. Year of
its Founding, Honoring Members
Past, Present & Future
Oct. 9, 1919 - Oct. 9, 2019 — — Map (db m275479) HM
The parish was organized in 1744, by Samuel Johnson, father of Episcopacy in Connecticut and first president of King's College (later Columbia University). The first structure (1750) was located inside the Green, surrounded by poplars. (Later the . . . — — Map (db m260105) HM
As a gathering place,
the Green once accommodated
several churches, including Christ
Episcopal Church (the Church of
England). Can you find the
ground plaque located 58 feet
from this spot, which marks its
original site? The . . . — — Map (db m272962) HM
We whose names are hereunder written, intending by God’s gracious permission to plant ourselves in New England, and if it may be, in the southerly part about Quinnipiack, we do faithfully promise each to other, for ourselves and our families and . . . — — Map (db m266473) HM
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