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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Bridgeport is the county seat for Fairfield County
Adjacent to Fairfield County, Connecticut
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Plumtrees Honor Roll
Parmly Brown • John E. Nelson • Leland Grumman Jr.
Warren Abrams • Arthur Appell • George S Bates • Thomas Bergstrom • Arthur C. Brown • Raymond Capellaro • George Cher • Michael Cher • Stephen Cher • Richard Collier • William . . . — — Map (db m55005) HM
Plumtrees School
The Plumtrees School was built in 1867 as a one room school house for the Plumtrees District of Bethel. The school served the community from 1867 through 1970. At its closing it was the last operating one room school house in . . . — — Map (db m55006) HM
Bethel
When this area was settled, soon after 1685, it was part of its present neighbor, Danbury. As population grew, residents petitioned the General Assembly of the Colony for parish status and a church closer than the center of Danbury. In 1759 . . . — — Map (db m114646) HM
The above photo depicts Bethel’s second train station that was completed in 1899 and provided passenger service until 1996 when a new station was constructed further north along the line. Bethel’s original train station occupied this same spot from . . . — — Map (db m48431) HM
[ north face ]
In Memory
Of The
Soldiers & Sailors
Of Bethel
Who Gave Their Lives
In Defense Of The Union
1861 1865
[ south face ]
Albert Woodruff 2nd Conn. Art.
Adam Grimm 7th Conn.
James Smith . . . — — Map (db m26819) HM
This monument is dedicated to the brave men and women of the town of Bethel who, in times of war and peace, have faithfully served their country. We honor and express gratitude for their courage and the sacrifices they made to keep America a free . . . — — Map (db m21234) HM
“I was born and reared in an atmosphere of merriment my natural bias was developed and strengthened by the associations of my youth; and I feel myself entitled to record the sayings and doings of the wags and eccentricities of Bethel because . . . — — Map (db m69926) HM
Abraham Lincoln visited this city Saturday evening March 10, 1860, and delivered a political address before a large audience of citizens in Washington Hall, which was then a portion of this building. — — Map (db m170212) HM
Bridgeport
"The Park City"
The area that is now Bridgeport was settled in the mid-17th century by farmers from the older towns of Stratford and Fairfield. Centers of settlement were Stratfield, present North Avenue; Pembroke, now Old Mill Green; . . . — — Map (db m91834) HM
Korea Memorial
Freedom is not free
I will never leave you or forsake you
Hebrews 13 5
In my generation this was not the first occasion
when the strong attacked the
weak. Communism was acting in Korea just as
Hitler, Mussolini and . . . — — Map (db m170213) WM
This Tablet Is Dedicated To Bridgeports Sons And Daughters Who Gave Up Their Lives That The World Might Re A Better Place In Which To Live
Agnew, James • Altman, Walter G. • Anderson, Martin A. • Armstrong, Thomas • Baltonsaita, Ignatz • Banks, . . . — — Map (db m91929) WM
Vietnam
This Memorial Is Dedicated To
Those Who Have Given The Supreme
Sacrifice To Their Country
“If Ye Break Faith
We Shall Have Died In Vain”
Donated By Concerned Citizens
Dedicated - May 29, 1983
( left panel . . . — — Map (db m91928) WM
World War II Memorial
To Those Who Made The Ultimate Sacrifice So That Others Would Live
Aaron, William • Adams, Thomas • Adelman, Harold • Aitkin, Richard W. • Akalis, Anthony J. • Alderucci, Salvatore • Aleksiewicz, Stephen N. • Anagnos, . . . — — Map (db m91973) WM
In Recognition
Of The Patriotism Of Our Employees
Who Entered The Service Of Our Country
During The Great War
1914 – 1918
The Bryant Electric Company — — Map (db m91931) WM
In Commemoration
Of Those Employees Who Served
In the Armed Forces of the United States
During World War II
1941 – 1945
The Bryant Electric Company — — Map (db m91927) WM
This Marker Commemorates The
150th Anniversary
Of The City Of Bridgeport
During This 150th Year
The People Of Bridgeport Reflected On Their Past
Celebrated Their Present Life Together,
And Planned For A Future Full Of Hope And . . . — — Map (db m91975) HM
James Henry O'Rourke
September 1, 1850 - January 8, 1919
‘Orator Jim' O'Rourke, son of Irish immigrants, was a professional baseball player, scholar, and civil rights activist. The Bridgeport native had the first base hit in National League . . . — — Map (db m91832) HM
In Memory Of
The Construction Workers
Who Died at L’Ambiance Plaza
April 23, 1987
Michael Addona • Augustus Allman • Glenn Canning • Mario Colello • Francesco D’Adonna • William Daddona • Donald Emanuel • Vincent Figliomeni • Herbert . . . — — Map (db m91977) HM
Lewis Howard Latimer
September 4, 1848 – December 11, 1928
Considered one of the 10 most important black inventors in US history. Lewis Latimer was renowned for his work with the Edison Pioneers. Of his many inventions and patents, his most . . . — — Map (db m91836) HM
[ south plaque ] Dedicated To The Memory Of The Heroic Men Of Bridgeport, Who Fell In The Late War For The Preservation Of The Union. July, 1876 "It is for us the living to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from . . . — — Map (db m27137) HM
[Inscription on the street (east) side]
This Memorial Arch was erected
AD MCMXVIII to the memory of
William Hunt Perry
of Bridgeport Conn by his wife
Harriet Adelaide Perry
[Inscription on the park side]
This Memorial . . . — — Map (db m27166) HM
The test of mankind's progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. — — Map (db m170069) HM
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15th 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine — — Map (db m27128) HM
[ battle names on the banner at the top ]
Fort Sumter • Vicksburg • Mobile Bay • Antietam • Gettysburg • Appomattox
First Conn Cavalry
Richard R Crawford Lt D d Oct 30 1863 In Hospital Va
Eugene W Starkweather Corp L d . . . — — Map (db m27213) HM
This monument is a memorial to Charles S. Stratton, a native of Bridgeport, who gained worldwide fame as Tom Thumb in the exhibitions of P.T. Barnum. The lifesize statue was erected before Tom Thumb's death on July 15, 1883. In 1959 vandals smashed . . . — — Map (db m27168) HM
Brookfield
Parish of Newbury
The land which comprises the geographical area of Brookfield belonged to the towns of Danbury, Newtown, and New Milford. In 1754 the Parish of Newbury was incorporated by decree of the General Assembly with boundaries . . . — — Map (db m35170) HM
1640 1990
Cos Cob
The name "Cos Cob Neck" was recorded in 1686. Six Cos Cob roads, including the present Orchard and Bible Streets, were laid out during 1689 northward from the Main Country Road (US 1) into "ye wilderness". A packet boat . . . — — Map (db m38750) HM
The Cos Cob Art Colony
During the early 1890s American impressionist artists John H. Twachtman and J. Alden Weir began teaching summer art classes here in Cos Cob to students of New York's Art Students League. Edward and Josephine Holley ran the . . . — — Map (db m38747) HM
The potato famine of 1846-1851 brought large numbers of Irish immigrants to town. Many purchased homes in the Town Hill neighborhood and St. Peter Church became a focal point for the community.
Germans immigrants were the first major group . . . — — Map (db m71353) HM
About This Building
248 Main Street
This handsome Victorian Romanesque building was built as the new headquarters for the Danbury National Bank in 1887.
The architect, Warren Biggs of Bridgeport, used stone from Massachusetts. The building . . . — — Map (db m72859) HM
Dedicated to the Memory Of the Black Soldiers of Greater Danbury who Served in the 29th and 30th Regiments, Conn. Volunteer Infantry During the Civil War 1861 – 1865
[ Names inscribed on the back ]
29th Conn . . . — — Map (db m23052) HM
Boston & Maine ALCO 2-6-0 Mogul 1455
This steam locomotive was built by the American Locomotive Company in 1907 for the Boston and Maine Railroad, eventually ending up on the Cape Cod Railroad. It was still pulling commuter trains from Boston’s . . . — — Map (db m89544) HM
Charles Edward Ives, the ‘Father of Modern Music,’ was born in Danbury on October 20, 1874 to a prominent New England family who were leading citizens of he community. His grandfather, George White Ives, founder of The Savings Bank of Danbury, . . . — — Map (db m71183) HM
Many Danbury land records were destroyed during the British raid of 1777. Historic newspapers, old deeds and early maps help us piece together some of the earliest place names of our city.
Parts of Danbury were lost to Bethel when it broke . . . — — Map (db m71348) HM
CV Flatcar
Built in 1923 this flatcar ran on the Central Vermont Railway. It was used at the Bullard Steel Mill in Bridgeport, CT. during the end of its active railroad life. The museum restored this car after purchasing it in 1997. Please note the . . . — — Map (db m89541) HM
Marker Front:
Eight families came from Norwalk in 1685 to settle this area which the Indians called Pahquioque. They built their first homes a half mile south of here and made this green their common. The General Court in October 1687 . . . — — Map (db m22836) HM
Although local folklore credits a man by the name of Zadoc Benedict with the start of hatting in Danbury after the Revolutionary War, hatters are thought to have been at work in the Danbury community before that time.
After the . . . — — Map (db m71237) HM
Dedicated in loving memory to Connecticut victims of the terrorist attack on the United States September 11, 2001
Mayor Mark D. Boughton Danbury 9-11 Memorial Committee September 11, 2004 — — Map (db m22833) HM
Korean War
1950 – 1953
to those who died
Honor and Eternal Rest
to those still missing
Rememberance and Hope
to those who returned
Gratitude and Peace
[Inscribed on the left panel]
Danbury . . . — — Map (db m23404) WM
1964 Vietnam War 1975
Dedicated this 29th day of May 1988 by the people of the greated Danbury area to those men and women who served their country during the Vietnam War.
This memorial symbolizes the courage and sacrifices made by . . . — — Map (db m43312) HM
Between 1886 and 1970 the Danbury City Hall was situated in the site of the present library courtyard. This wall, part of the original structure, stands as an enduring symbol preserving our City’s historic heritage. — — Map (db m22790) HM
When the Kohanza Reservoir Dam gave way on the night of February 20, 1869, sixty acres of water, ice, lumber and debris roared down north Main Street. It took shops, homes, bridges and factories with it and several lives were lost. A combination . . . — — Map (db m72857) HM
On April 26, 1777, 2,000 British soldiers, under the command of General Tryon, marched into Danbury. The town was a supply depot for military stores.
A Corps of Artificers; skilled craftsmen, such as blacksmiths, were formed into special . . . — — Map (db m72558) HM
The origins of the Danbury Fair began in 1821 when the Fairfield Agricultural Society held gatherings in Elmwood Park on Main Street. The event gave farmers an opportunity to discuss farming methods and showcase the fruits of their labor. . . . — — Map (db m71186) HM
• First recorded census taken in 1756, Danbury’s population: 1,527.
• Danbury’s first mayor, elected in 1888, was Lewis LeGrand Hopkins.
• The first train arrived on the tracks of the Danbury & Norwalk Railroad on March 1, 1851.
• . . . — — Map (db m152995) HM
Center Marker:In Honor of
The Men and Women
of Danbury
who served in the World War
1917 – 1919
In Memory of these men who
made the supreme sacrifice
for liberty
Toby Asmar Co. M. 325th Infantry Killed In . . . — — Map (db m23084) WM
Throughout its history, countless women have contributed to Danbury and the lives of its citizens. Here are just a few that have left their mark on our community.
Mary Bull (1812-1882) dedicated her life to attending the poor and needy of . . . — — Map (db m71247) HM
In Memory of All Danbury
World War II Veterans
This memorial is in honor of all of World War II Veterans who were involved in the fight for the freedom of America and the free world.
Whether they fought in the Pacific or European . . . — — Map (db m23398) HM
Located opposite from where you’re standing stood the roundhouse and adjoining machine shop facility for the Danbury Yard. Built in circa 1914 the structure had 9 stalls for storage, servicing and performing light repairs to the many locomotives . . . — — Map (db m89546) HM
[ North face ]
David Wooster First Maj. Gen. of the Conn. Troops in the Army of the Revolution. Brig. Gen. of the United Colonies. Born at Stratford, Mar. 2, 1710-11. Wounded at Ridgefield, April 27, 1777, while defending . . . — — Map (db m23074) HM
The start of the 20th century saw a continual influx of newcomers to Danbury. A religious census taken in 1916 showed that 27 nationalities and 20 creeds were represented among the 22,533 residents of the town.
The 1910 census shows that a . . . — — Map (db m71473) HM
The first eight families arrived here in 1685; full of hope as they embarked on a new life filled with opportunity. Others soon joined them in this flourishing settlement in a newly born colony.
Most of Danbury’s inhabitants, prior to the . . . — — Map (db m71352) HM
In 1801, Mr. Major Starr donated the land necessary to take a large curve out of Main Street on condition that it serve as a permanent common. To this end, residents from the southern end of the street raised their own funds and created Elmwood . . . — — Map (db m71476) HM
During the colonial period, agriculture was the principal occupation in Danbury. The daily tasks of our early settlers included clearing land, raising cattle, growing wheat, rye, corn, beans and squash.
Broad flat tracts of fertile ground . . . — — Map (db m71351) HM
Continuing educational opportunities have long been available in Danbury. In the late 1800s, the Stillman’s Business College, at the corner on Main and White Streets, offered classes in penmanship, commercial law and bookkeeping.
The . . . — — Map (db m71136) HM
Historic Site
Danbury’s First Episcopal Church occupied this site from 1763 until 1884. In 1777, British troops, led by General Tryon, took military stores from the church and burned them in the nearby street, but spared the edifice.
Three . . . — — Map (db m72562) HM
The artificers, who produced and distributed goods for the army during the American Revolution, may have fueled the start of Danbury’s early manufacturing activities. During the years following the war, Danbury began its transition from a . . . — — Map (db m71474) HM
Over 300 patents were issued to residents of Danbury between 1800 and 1890, one of the earliest was issued to D. Hoyt in 1838 for a door hinge.
Many inventions can be attributed to progress and practical conveniences including an oven, a . . . — — Map (db m71350) HM
A showman whose genuine love and understanding of people endeared him to the hearts of young and old alike. By his personal warmth, imagination, and drive, he built the Danbury State Fair into a nationally known attraction. — — Map (db m72861) HM
Lake Kenosia, said to originate from a Native American word meaning pike or pickerel, is part of the Still River waterway. This popular local park has always played an historic role as a recreational gathering place for Danbury residents.
In . . . — — Map (db m71239) HM
Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia on February 27, 1897. Although her early musical training was sporadic, a scholarship enabled her to study abroad under distinguished teachers.
When Arturo Toscanini heard her perform at the Salzburg . . . — — Map (db m193431) HM
[ Front ]
In Memoriam
Danbury’s Memorial To Her Soldiers and Sailors Who Rest on Unknown Graves
[ Left column ]
William Pendley Co. L 1st Ct. Cav.
Eli W. Stevens Co. L 1st Ct. Cav.
William R. Potter . . . — — Map (db m23051) HM
There are monuments located throughout our city that serve as a reminder of those who have served our country.
The dedication of the Civil War Soldier’s Monument took place on May 27, 1880 in City Hall Square. The 32-foot high granite . . . — — Map (db m71246) HM
Built in 1914 by Industrial Crane Works of Michigan, it is 90 feet long and is capable of moving 100 tons. It moved using third-rail power, but crane operation was powered by several large batteries on the roof. The short, stocky booms of the double . . . — — Map (db m89542) HM
City Hall Square, the intersection of Main and White Streets has been a central focal point for public activities and structures since the late eighteenth century.
In the 1880s it became the center of Danbury public life. The old City Hall, . . . — — Map (db m71243) HM
Old Danbury Station
Has Been Placed On The
National Register Of
Historic Places
By The United States
Department Of The Interior
1903 — — Map (db m89540) HM
An important aspect of Danbury’s growth as a regional center was the proliferation of banks.
The Savings Bank of Danbury began conducting business in 1849 when George W. Ives set up shop in the Ives homestead on Main Street. As noted by . . . — — Map (db m71138) HM
Since its earliest days, the importance of education has been at the forefront of the development of the community. In 1763 the will of Comfort Starr left 800 pounds “for the support of a perpetual school in the centre of town.”
By 1769, a . . . — — Map (db m71477) HM
Sybil Ludington
On April 26, 1777 this brave sixteen year-old girl rode through the enemy-infested countryside for thirty miles in Putnam County, New York, to warn the local militia that British troops were attacking and plundering Danbury, . . . — — Map (db m25374) HM
Danbury was home to several early pioneers of the American circus in the mid 1800s. In fact, Aaron Turner, proprietor of one of the earliest American traveling shows, was actually P.T. Barnum’s mentor. From 1836 to 1838, Barnum traveled with . . . — — Map (db m71475) HM
Danbury’s first courthouse was built in 1785; complete with old stocks and whipping posts near the front entrance. These were dispensed with when the city’s second courthouse was built in 1824.
Civic events and elections were held in the . . . — — Map (db m72557) HM
The first reference to a fire department in Danbury can be found in The Republican Journal newspaper printed on November 11, 1793 announcing, “A subscription has been set forward in this town for the purpose of procuring a Fire Engine.” . . . — — Map (db m71137) HM
In 1771, the Reverend Ebenezer Baldwin drew up terms for a subscription library that would be free to all denominations. Between 1793 and 1856, several other libraries were formed and disbanded.
In 1869 the present Danbury Library was . . . — — Map (db m71244) HM
The revolutionary village which centered about this green with its stores of supplies for the army was sacked and burned by a force of two thousand British April 26, 1777 Warned of the gathering militia the raiders departed next . . . — — Map (db m23542) HM
The first newspaper printed in Danbury was called The Farmer’s Journal and the year was 1790.
By 1837, The Danbury Times was churning out a weekly paper on a small wooden press that printed one side of a page at a time. During the . . . — — Map (db m71135) HM
On April 19, 1889, Governor Morgan Bulkley signed a document granting Danbury official designation as a City within the State of Connecticut. Plans were immediately underway to create a city seal.
Committee member Henry Hoyt was assigned . . . — — Map (db m71181) HM
In the spring of the year 1685, the first permanent settlement of Danbury was made. The eight determined families of Samuel Benedict, James Benedict, Thomas Barnum, Judah Gregory, Thomas Taylor, John Hoyt, Francis Bushnell and James Beebe settled . . . — — Map (db m71240) HM
Historic newspapers reveal that sports have long been an outlet for both competitive and recreational gatherings in our city. Local coverage of amateur, club, factory, and school competitions were a regular feature.
Early baseball games . . . — — Map (db m71245) HM
(front) To Our Brothers, Beloved, Honored, Revered Who
Died That Our Country Might Live
(back)The Defenders of The Union
(Inscribed around the column)
Bull Run • Wilderness • Antietam • Fredericksburg • Gettysburg • . . . — — Map (db m22788) HM
On March 1, 1852, the first train on the tracks of the Danbury & Norwalk Railroad pulled into the Main Street depot, located on the site of the present Post Office. The venture consisted of three locomotives, six passenger cars, twenty-four . . . — — Map (db m71184) HM
French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans in the War for Independence. After wintering in Newport, Rochambeau’s . . . — — Map (db m190270) HM
Wilton Semaphore
This semaphore, once located at the Wilton, CT. railroad station on the Danbury branch, played a vital role in keeping trains moving safely. Similar to a traffic light, the semaphore made sure one train wouldn’t run into another . . . — — Map (db m89545) HM
The intersection of Main Street with White and Elm Streets, known as Wooster Square became an increasingly important section of town with the completion of the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad depot on Main Street in 1851.
As the main route . . . — — Map (db m72855) HM
Darien
Originally part of Stamford, this area became Middlesex Parish in 1737. It was incorporated as the Town of Darien in 1820. Settlement had begun about 1700 when the first roads were cut “in the woods.” In 1703 a school district . . . — — Map (db m80136) HM
(left plaque)
Civil War
(1861 – 1865)
Carl Acherman • James H. Bates • Lewis H. Benedict • Joseph Bushy • Nathan R. Byxbee • Charles H. Clock • Horace Curtis • Phillip Fortune • Michael Harmo • Frederick Henderson • William H. Howe • . . . — — Map (db m80179) WM
Dedicated to All Men and Women
Wounded In All Our Wars
Combat Wounded Veterans
They Paid For
Our Freedom
With Blood
All Gave Some
Some Gave All
Erected by the Homer Lee Wise Chapter 1932, Military
Order of the Purple Heart, . . . — — Map (db m80261) WM
(left plaque)
Korean War
(1950 – 1953)
George R. Broadhurst • James A. Dooley, Jr. • Eugene Murphy • Julius C. Nacci • Robert J. Perkinson
(center plaque)
Vietnam War
(1959 – 1975)
Alan L. Diedricksen • John B. Giesen, Jr. • . . . — — Map (db m80259) WM
World War II
(1941 – 1945)
Sanford Adams • Eric Allen • William A. Aycrigg II • Elton S. Barrett • Orrin K. Boice • James Butts • Joseph A. Chase • Peter T. Chester • Horace G. Cleveland III • Louis Cotaling • David O. Devlin • Anthony R. . . . — — Map (db m80180) WM
Civil War
In Memory Of
Oscar E. Peck
Dedicated – 2012
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
Powder Boy – U.S. Navy – U.S.S. Varuna
“For conspicuous gallantry and intredidity
at risk of life above and beyond . . . — — Map (db m80265) WM
Ring’s End
Landing
Earlier Called Clock’s Landing
Trading Center
Of Middlesex Parish
Part of Stamford from 1641 until
Incorporated as Town of Darien
May 20, 1826
Presented by Kiwanis Club of Darien
As part of 150th . . . — — Map (db m80305) HM
Norwalk’s first European settlers grazed their cattle on this property – hence the name “Calf Pasture.” Among these earliest arrivals was Matthew Marvin, who moved to Norwalk in 1651 (the year the town was founded). His son, . . . — — Map (db m53465) HM
Year-round at Calf Pasture, you’ll see people reaping the bounty that Long Island Sound provides. You can participate too, but be sure to first obtain the required permits and then obey all applicable requirements and restrictions. These measures . . . — — Map (db m53470) HM
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