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Markers describe the history and legend of the Connecticut Charter Oak
By Sandra Hughes, September 25, 2012
Charter Oak Chair was made from the tree that was on this site.
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| | Near this spot
stood the
Charter Oak
memorable in the history
of the
Colony of Connecticut
as the hiding place of the
Charter
October 31, 1687
The Tree Fell
August 21, 1856
1905
This monument
erected by the . . . — — Map (db m52339) HM |
| |
Where you are standing, on October 31, 1687 came Sir Edmund Andros to the meeting house built on this site, sent by the British Crown to revoke Connecticut's Charter and establish the Dominion of New England. Captain Joseph Wadsworth, determined . . . — — Map (db m53150) HM |
Apr. 23, 2024