In memory of all those who died because of this chemical
Please pray for those who continue to suffer because of it
Remember their sacrifice
May this small plot of ground serve as a special reminder for those exposed to chemical and genetic . . . — — Map (db m207623) WM
Andover
The first settlement was made in 1713 in the
southeast part of the present town. Portions
of Lebanon, Hebron, and Coventry joined to
form the Ecclesiastical Society of Andover,
which was recognized by the General Assembly
in May, 1747. . . . — — Map (db m207748) HM
Andover Center
Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 2003
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m207545) HM
This Memorial is Erected
by the
Men and Women of Andover
To its Men Who Served
In the Military and Naval Forces
Of Their Country
In the Revolutionary, Civil, and
World War
1775 Revolutionary War 1781
John Buell · Abraham Burnap · . . . — — Map (db m207548) WM
Vietnam Era
1964 — 1975
George J. Hills · Neslon R. Warner Jr. · Donald C. Dowling Jr. · Bruce H. Goulet · Lawrence M. Covell · Roland J. D’Amour · James R. Thompson Jr. · Stephen G. Dowling · James T. Hohmann Iii · Kenneth J. Dahlquist · Robert . . . — — Map (db m207556) WM
Dedicated
to the
Men and Women
From the Town
of
Andover
Who Served in
World War II
and the
Korean War
These are they
Who made the
Supreme Sacrifice
★
Friedrich, Russell T. · Johnson, William W. · Levesque, Maurice . . . — — Map (db m207553) WM
This stone was used as a step for the Baptist Church
built in 1831 on the lot across Route 6 from this museum.
The church building was sold to the town in 1899 which
used the building until 1932 as a gymnasium, primarily
as a basketball court. . . . — — Map (db m207743) HM
When a serviceman or woman is lost in the battlefield, it has become customary to arrange their boots, rifle and helmet in the configuration you see before you. The surviving members of their squad will gather around this ‘battlefield cross’ . . . — — Map (db m207522) WM
1902 Constitutional Oak
(a Pin Oak-Quercus palustris)
Planted May 3, 1902
to commemorate the
State Constitutional Convention
of that year — — Map (db m93612) HM
This half of a mill stone, from the early 1700's was used as a stepping stone (front step) for the original meeting house that was located on today's Hebron Road. It was most likely put in place soon after the frame was erected (1748-50) and . . . — — Map (db m207746) HM
This intersection for many years was the site of the Andover Creamery Company, an enterprise started in 1886 by a group of 76 Andover residents. The idea was to provide local farmers with a better way to market their butter. Up until that time, . . . — — Map (db m207624) HM
This WWII Japanese 37 mm anti-tank cannon was liberated from Japanese troops in the mountains of the Solomon Islands during WWII by Tech. Sgt. “Duke” Baldwin.
Baldwin, of the 169th Regiment, 43rd Division, dismantled and packed the . . . — — Map (db m111723) WM
In May, 1700, William Clarke and Deacon Josiah
Dewey acquired land in Lebanon Crank
by agreement with Oweneco, son of the Indian
sachem Unicas. Settlers arrived and, in 1715,
pleading remoteness from the place of worship . . . — — Map (db m111908) HM
In Honored Memory
Of the Men from Columbia
Who Served During
The World War
1917 1919
Henry A Brown · Herman T Brown · George A Cobb · Herbert C Collins · Charles A Friedrich · Cyrus Hilton · Stanley D Hunt · Philip H Isham · Rudolph . . . — — Map (db m140571) WM
In 1755
Eleazar Wheelock D.D.
minister at Lebanon Crank
now Columbia
founded near this spot
Moor’s Indian Charity School
In 1769
the school was removed to
Hanover New Hampshire
From this beginning arose
Dartmouth . . . — — Map (db m111909) HM
Moor’s Charity School
1755 - 1769
Columbia, Connecticut
proudly remembered for two hundred years
by generations of Dartmouth Men
as seeding ground of Dartmouth College
and faithful steward of Eleazar Wheelock’s
generous and . . . — — Map (db m111911) HM
Town of Columbia Honor Roll
World War II
Albert Anderson · Louis Axelrod · Alfred Barrett · Howard Barrett · Henry M. Beck · Elio Belli · Mario Belli · Fred L. Bellows · Frederick Bertsch · Edward Bjork · Russell Bjork · Frank Bobeck · John . . . — — Map (db m140568) WM
Durable stone preserve the monumental
record Nathan Hale Esq. a Capt. in the
army of the United States who was born
June 6th, 1755 and received the first honors
of Yale College Sept. 1773 resign’d his
life a sacrifice to his . . . — — Map (db m141044) HM
This triangular plot was planted
with sugar maples set in rows A.D.
1812 by David Hale, nephew of
Nathan Hale the Patriot - for
more than a Century it has been
called “Holy Grove”
A brotherhood of venerable trees
Erected . . . — — Map (db m141042) HM
Hale Memorial
Strong Homestead
Nathan Hale’s mother Elizabeth Strong (1727-1767) lived in this early eighteenth Century house before her marriage in 1746 to Richard Hale. Six of her nine sons were engaged in the War of the American Revolution “A . . . — — Map (db m141040) HM
The first settler to build on this property (across the street at the corner of Grant Hill Road and Boston Turnpike) was Solomon Grant in the mid 1700’s. Noah Grant, Solomon’s brother, succeeded him as the next occupant. Noah’s grandson, Ulysses . . . — — Map (db m142442) HM
Thomas E. Porter
Thomas E. Porter was born August 28, 1830. He was born in Coventry, Connecticut and educated in private and public schools and academies of his native state. He then taught school in Tolland and Hartford Counties. Desiring . . . — — Map (db m142475) HM
Captain
Nathan Hale
1776
Born at Coventry
June 6, 1755
I only regret
that I have but one life
to lose
for my country
Died at New York
Sep 22, 1776 — — Map (db m12219) WM
Roll Of Honor
In Honor Of The Men And Women Of Coventry Who Served Our Country
In World War II
This Memorial Was Made Possible By The Citizens Of The Town Of Coventry
★ Merrick Aborn ★ Eugene F. Edgerson ★ John Jones . . . — — Map (db m144520) WM
Lakeside Park was situated on the southeastern shore of Lake Wangumbaug in a lovely grove of chestnut trees. Paths were laid out leading to the many local beaches and picnic areas were available to all who came to enjoy the beauty of the lake. A . . . — — Map (db m165482) HM
The Nathan Hale Monument
Before you is an impressive granite obelisk, 14 feet square at the base and 45 feet high made out of 125 tons of hewn Quincy granite. It was designed by Henry Austin and completed by Solomon Wiliard, architect . . . — — Map (db m142435) HM
You are overlooking a 12 acre site that has been a part of Coventry history since the town was founded in 1712. The home, to your left, was built in 1716 by Captain Edgerton. The frame is of hand pegged oak beam construction with some of the . . . — — Map (db m142384) HM
The Original Meetinghouse
The First Church of Coventry stood on the town green facing Lake Wamgumbaug and also served as the town meeting house. The structure was built in 1716, though a full completion with furnishings did not come until 1738. . . . — — Map (db m142437) HM
Booth and Dimock Memorial Library
The Booth an. Dimock Memorial Library, was dedicated on Friday, October 24, 1913. The Construction of this new building in 1912 was the result of a $40,000 bequest by Henry Dimock in memory of his grandfather, Rev. . . . — — Map (db m142431) HM
1959 1975
All Gave Some Some Gave All
John M Ainsworth Jr. · Antonio L Alho · Richard D Ambruso · Martin W Anderson · Everett L Anderson · Stuart M Andrews · Allen C Argenta · Arthur Jr. Artkop · Ronald A Ashe · Lester R Atherden · Charles . . . — — Map (db m142438) WM
Side 1
This land was known to the Indians as Wonggumbaug – “crooked pond” from the curved shape of the large body of water within the present town limits. It was set off in 1706 to be divided by deedholders from . . . — — Map (db m140597) HM
In grateful memory
Of those men of Coventry who gave
themselves unreservedly in the hour
of their country’s need
Among them was Nathan Hale
all might have echoed his immortal words
“I only regret that I have but one life to lose . . . — — Map (db m140941) WM
Coventry Remembers
The Courage,
Sacrifice and Devotion
To Duty and Country
Of its Vietnam Veterans
Killed In Action
Chap. Maj. Roger W. Heinz
LCPL. Michael A. Machie
Died In Service
PVT. Robert H. Nothnick
SP4. . . . — — Map (db m140943) WM
A mill complex, consisting of 15 buildings, existed at this site which reprocessed used fabrics for the production of inexpensive woolen cloth.
The stone ruins and two nearby brick buildings are all that remains of this complex. — — Map (db m142387) HM
1781
This memorial was erected by
the citizens of Coventry to pay
tribute to the valor of General
Rochambeau and the soldiers of
his French Army who fought for
American Independence. Seven of
those courageous soldiers died
while on . . . — — Map (db m190089) HM WM
John Boynton began his career in the early 1800s and became the dominant businessman in town for the next 45 years. He purchased this site known as the ‘still’ lot and in 1815 at age 35, built the mill building seen here today.
The upper . . . — — Map (db m158734) HM
Prior to 1800 the area of Coventry Village was dominated by three large farms, the First Church and ministry, and the Nathan Hale Cemetery. Thomas Porter and later his son Noah, owned the land from the lake dam southeast to today’s Mason Street. . . . — — Map (db m142179) HM
Prior to 1800 the area of Coventry Village was dominated by three large farms, the First Church and ministry, and the Nathan Hale Cemetery. Thomas Porter and later his son Noah, owned the land from the lake dam southeast to today’s Mason Street. . . . — — Map (db m142403) HM
This Greek revival style hotel was built in 1822 by Solomon Bidwell on a one hundred forty acre track of land. The ell was added by Solomon's son, Lyman Bidwell, around 1850. The property descended to Lyman's son and daughter in-law, Charles . . . — — Map (db m142436) HM
On Saturday May 17, 2008, 33 years after the war ended veterans, families and onlookers gathered from all over the state for the unveiling of the first memorial honoring the 612 men from Connecticut who died in the Vietnam War. The ceremony for the . . . — — Map (db m142439) HM WM
The First Congregational ChurchThis classic pillared New England Congregational Church was built in 1849 as the Village Church at a cost of $10,491. For a period of 20 years there were two Congregational Churches in South Coventry. One was the . . . — — Map (db m142428) HM
The history of this mill site started in April of 1812 when Fitch, McClean and Gilbert built a paper mill “five rods south of the grist mill.” The purity of the water was noted for making writing and accounting paper. In 1820 the mill . . . — — Map (db m142569) HM
The Washburn Mill
Behind and to the west of the Visitors' Center was the Washburn foundry and silk mill which operated from 1841 to 1908. There are no existing pictures of the mill, though a survey map (see insert) exists. from 1908. The site . . . — — Map (db m142427) HM
Thomas H. Wood’s Silk Mill
This mill site has been in continuous commercial operation since 1716. That year the town fathers commissioned Jonathan Hartshorn to build a mill at the brook. The small grist mill, serving at first about forty families . . . — — Map (db m142426) HM
Wellwood’s General Store
On this site sits the oldest standing General Store building in the nation. The first building at this location (1787) housed the store and small living quarters that is now part of the adjoining residence. not much of the . . . — — Map (db m142429) HM
Settlement of the area soon to be named Hebron began in 1704 on land deeded by the Indian sachem Joshua in 1676. The Town was incorporated in 1708. It was nicknamed “Pump Town” from a log cannon, made similar to a wooden water pump, which blew up . . . — — Map (db m301995) HM
World War
1917 - 1918
Roll of Honor
★ G. Merle Jones ★
Howard Ackley • Harry Adler • Dennis L. Brousseau • J. Frederick Brehant • Hermon T. Buck • Deems L. Buell • Howard T. Clark • Phillip S. Clark • Thomas W. . . . — — Map (db m187689) WM
Here in Hebron in the home of the Rev. Amos Bassett., on June 19, 1798, at a meeting of the General Association, the Rev. Benjamin Trumbull. D. D., Moderator, the Missionary Society of Connecticut was organized. Believing “that the happiness of . . . — — Map (db m140594) HM
Dedicated to the men and women
from the town of Hebron
who served in
World War II and the
Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
Korean Conflict
Batson Bradley L • Bedard Richard R • Bellone Louis Jr • Borsotti George E • Brehant . . . — — Map (db m193023) WM
Has been designated a Contributing Resource
to the University of Connecticut
Historic District
One of two remaining houses built as faculty residences
between 1912 and 1920, the side-by-side colonial revival
structure is sited on what . . . — — Map (db m137533) HM
Has been designated a Contributing Resource to the University of Connecticut Historic District
One of two remaining houses built as faculty residences between 1912 and 1920, the side-by-side colonial revival structure is sited on what was . . . — — Map (db m137544) HM
Horsebarn Hill has been a familiar landmark since the University's founding in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School. It has offered successive generations of students a breathtaking view of the changing campus landscape as well as a picturesque . . . — — Map (db m179373) HM
The North Campus residence community was built in 1950 to accommodate the surge in undergraduate student enrollment in the post-World War II years. Because of the large number of spirited WW-II veterans it housed, the North Campus residence . . . — — Map (db m184748) HM
In Memory Of
Benjamin Franklin Koons,
B.A. Ph.D.
1844 — 1903
Instructor at Storrs
1881 — 1903
First President of the College
Erected June 11, 1905 by the Graduates — — Map (db m142447) HM
Dedicated
In Memory Of
Capt. Harold L. Lewis Jr. U.S.A.F.
Who gave his life on April 25, 1980
during an attempt to rescue
U.S. Embassy hostages in Iran — — Map (db m142445) WM
The history of the University of Connecticut can be traced back to the Storrs Agricultural School which opened on this site in1881 in the former Connecticut Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home. Later known as Old Whitney, the fifty-room wooden structure housed . . . — — Map (db m184860) HM
The area that became Mirror Lake was acquired by the University in 1918 from the family of Edwin Whitney. The acquisition included the nearby Whitney family home, which over the years has housed a variety of University offices and programs. . . . — — Map (db m184854) HM
The Hill and adjoining land were
part of the original gift of land and
money made in 1881 by Charles and
Augustus Storrs to establish what is
now the University of Connecticut.
Today Horsebarn Hill is a multipurpose
shared landscape. It is . . . — — Map (db m128266) HM
Served as the Head Coach of University of Connecticut Men’s Soccer from 1969 to 1996, establishing UCONN as one of the nation’s elite NCAA Division I programs. He compiled an overall record of 358-178-53 at Connecticut and lead UCONN to NCAA . . . — — Map (db m184858) HM
Swan Lake was the scene of an annual rope pull competition between freshman and sophomores from 1901 to 1930 when the competition moved to Mirror Lake. The rope pull was a campus tradition for more than a half century.
Across North . . . — — Map (db m184753) HM
Erected by The
Town of Mansfield
In Honor of Her Citizens Who Served In
The World War 1914 — 1918
Walter Tod Ackerman · Antonio Alossi · Howard Merton Atkins
Co. M, 103 Inf.
Joseph Leon Barrett
Co. L, 102 Inf.
Thos. Arthur Barrows · . . . — — Map (db m142309) WM
Erected by the people of Mansfield to perpetuate the memory of
Cpl Charles T Brown · Lt G Pierce Brundage · Capt Roger P Brundage · PFC Edward Budzinsky · Marine Sgt Reginald W Cahoon · T5 Louis W Chobot · Cpl Wm E Cramm Jr · Radioman 2c Vincent . . . — — Map (db m142446) WM
The first benefactors of the University of Connecticut, Augustus and Charles Storrs, are among the many prominent individuals in University history buried in the Storrs Memorial Cemetery. The property for this burying ground was deeded to the . . . — — Map (db m184745) HM
The Eight Patriots
April 25, 1980
Greater love... Greater love hath no man... They came, these eight, from America the beautiful, of their own will, and with no fanfare... They went to a hostile place to rescue their countrymen, knowing that . . . — — Map (db m142443) WM
From the late 1890s to the 1930s, nearly two dozen houses were built as homes for administrators and faculty of the University. Faculty Row included houses on Whitney and Gilbert Roads, and stretched along the southern end of Mirror Lake. . . . — — Map (db m184756) HM
The erection of this building was sponsored by the Eagleville Fire Department and the grateful citizens of the surrounding community in honor of the men and women who served their Country in the Armed Forces. — — Map (db m184922) WM
A tribute to the men
and women of Mansfield
who served our nation
———
Dedicated by Post 9800
Veterans of Foreign Wars
May 30, 1985 — — Map (db m142444) WM
This Veterans Memorial honors University of Connecticut alumni who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in defense of the United States of America. These patriots gave their lives to protect our freedom and principles on which this nation was . . . — — Map (db m184912) WM
This area, part of the Wabbaquasset Indian country, was deeded to Captain James Fitch of Norwich in 1684 by Owaneco, sachem of the Mohegans. An earlier one having failed to act, a new committee was appointed by the General Assembly in May, 1710 to . . . — — Map (db m93606) HM
In Memory of
Robert W. Hoyt
SPC
U.S. Army
killed in action
December 11, 2004
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Erected by the people of Ashford
to perpetuate the memory of
George Campert Captain U.S.A.A.F. and
Lawrence W. Cushman, SM1/C U.S. . . . — — Map (db m123008) WM
Formerly Mortlake, first settled 1703, made a town on 2nd Thursday of May, 1786. Home of General Israel Putnam prior to and after the Revolution.
Town landmarks include:
Meeting House on the Green, built 1771 by First Ecclesiastical . . . — — Map (db m93440) HM
In the field behind this stone
after the close of the French and Indian Wars,
returning from many expeditions to Ticonderoga, Fort
Edward, Quebec, Montreal, Havana, Detroit, and New Orleans,
lived Col. Israel Putnam.
Here with his wife . . . — — Map (db m93633) HM
Sacred be this monument
to the memory of
Israel Putnam, Esq.
Senior Major General in the Armies
of the United States of America,
who was born at Salem,
in the Province of Massachusetts,
on the 7th day of January,
A.D. 1718
And . . . — — Map (db m123942) HM WM
In Honor of the
Men of
Brooklyn, Connecticut
Who Served in the World War
1917 - 1919
Elbra L. Baker •Ethan E. Baker • Fred Balcom • Frederick J. Beeney • ★ George C. Beeney • Cleon Bell • Matthias L. Vernier • Theophile . . . — — Map (db m187772) WM
400 Feet due East of
this tablet
was the site of the first home of
Israel Putnam
in the Colony of Connecticut
In 1739, he bought 514 ½ acres of the adjacent land
from Governor Belcher at £5.0.0 per acre.
In 1740, here he came . . . — — Map (db m124379) HM
Originally part of Plainfield the town was incorporated in October, 1703. The town area includes the original Quinebaug Plantation of Major James Fitch, son of the Reverend James Fitch of Saybrook Fort, a first settler of Norwich in 1659. Major . . . — — Map (db m301999) HM
Dedicated to the Honor and Sacrifice
Of the Men and Women of Canterbury
Who Served Our Country In All Wars
French and Indian War 1755 – 1760
Hezekiah Boswell★ · Amos Fassett★ · Jabez Hyde★ · John Searle★ · James . . . — — Map (db m140566) WM
World War II
Commemorative Tree
This Eisenhower Green Ash
Was Propagated On His Boyhood Farm
In Denison, Texas.
Dedicated To All Who Served In
World War II — — Map (db m140495) HM
This community grew up around the local Congregational Church for which the will of its namesake, Deacon Benjamin Chaplin, provided in 1795. By the date of its incorporation as a town in 1822 the new settlement was supported by a number of small . . . — — Map (db m285634) HM
To Honor the
Men of Chaplin Who Answered
Their Country’s Call and
In Memory of Those Who
Made the Supreme Sacrifice
1775 Revolutionary War 9 1783
1812 War of 1812 1814
1848 War with Mexico 1 1848
1861 . . . — — Map (db m286957) WM
Roll of Honor
World War II
1941 — 1945
A. Aho · A. Adams · E. Antolik · J.P. Antolik · Joe Antolik · E.E. Belek · P. Bolotin · E. Butler · O. Carlson · D. Chappell · M.G. Chappell · S. Chappell, Jr. · E. Cole · H.D. Delorme · J.V. Drake · . . . — — Map (db m286959) WM
Ancient Nipmuck Indian territory. The Old Connecticut Path, an Indian trail from Massachusetts used by early colonists, crossed the region. The families of John and Sarah Perry and of William Ward, Senior, first settled this area in 1710, when it . . . — — Map (db m115833) HM
Dedicated to Eastford Military Veterans
In recognition of an appreciation
For their service to the
United States of America.
This monument funded by the family of
Charles S. Bowen, Sr.,
native son, veteran, and patriot.
Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m122612) WM
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