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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Adjacent to Fairfield County, Connecticut
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On Calf Pasture Beach Road, on the left when traveling east.
By the late 1800s, swimming (or “bathing” as it was known as then) had become an extremely popular recreational activity in America. In the 1910s, the American Red Cross and Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) responded to the . . . — — Map (db m53471) HM
On Gregory Blvd. at Marvin Street, in the median on Gregory Blvd..
This stone, erected December, 1895, commemorates the purchase from the aboriginal inhabitants, made February 26, 1640-1, by Roger Ludlow, Deputy-Governor of the Colony of Connecticut, framer of its first Code of Laws, and Founder of Norwalk, of . . . — — Map (db m53440) HM
On Canfield Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
This 30-acre open space is what remains of the former Marvin-Taylor farm property, a spread that once was called “one of the fairest domains in Southern New England.” Descendants of one of Norwalk’s earliest residents, Matthew Marvin, . . . — — Map (db m53466) HM
On Calf Pasture Beach Road, on the right when traveling east.
In early July 1779, British General William Tryon led 2,600 British and Hessian soldiers on raids down the Connecticut shoreline to punish residents for their “ungenerous and wanton insurrection” against the Crown. They destroyed homes, . . . — — Map (db m53442) HM
On Calf Pasture Beach Road, on the right when traveling north.
Marvin Elementary School stands on the site of the former homestead of the Marvin-Taylor family, who lived in the 19-room farmhouse for more than 130 years. William Marvin, an ancestor of one of Norwalk’s earliest settlers, built the house in 1836 . . . — — Map (db m53468) HM
On Center Road at Morehouse Road, on the right when traveling east on Center Road.
[ front ]
Easton
North Fairfield, a part of the town of Fairfield, was purchased from the Aspetuck Indians in 1670 for thirty pounds and an amount of trucking cloth. In 1762 the Connecticut General Assembly established the parish of . . . — — Map (db m30939) HM
On Stepney Road (Connecticut Route 59) at Sport Hill Road, on the left when traveling north on Stepney Road.
1914 1919
Easton Remembers
The Great War
These Served
Dr. C. Lincoln Banks • Frank G. Davis • Howard Elderd • Marna W. Gilbert • Carlton, Gordon • Victor E. Gustafson • Andrew Jaros • John G. Keller • Joseph H. Keller • Daniel Klein • Fred . . . — — Map (db m30943) HM
On Center Road at Morehouse Road, on the right when traveling east on Center Road.
Lest We Forget
In Memory Of The Easton Veterans
Of World War II And Korea
Albers, Jack • Allen, G.I. • Allison, Robert • Anton, Richard • Anton, Robert C. • Baksay, John Jr. • Ballantyne, Arthur S. • Ballantyne, James R. • Barbieri, Frank E. • . . . — — Map (db m30941) WM
Near Beach Road at Sunnieholm Drive, on the left when traveling west.
In memory of
Andrew Ward
Born in England 1597
One of the founders of
Wethersfield and Stamford
———
An honored citizen of
Fairfield Conn.
where he died in 1659
———
Member of a Commission . . . — — Map (db m27172) HM
On Old Post Road 0.1 miles west of Beach Road, on the right when traveling east.
Home Of
Thaddeus And Eunice Dennie Burr
Here
Dorothy Quincy and John Hancock
President
Of The Continental Congress
Were Married in 1775
Burned By British in 1779
Rebuilt in 1790 — — Map (db m27371) HM
Near Beach Road 0.1 miles west of Sunnieholm Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Marker front:
In 1639 Roger Ludlow and five companions, after serving in the Pequot War, purchased from the Indians a rich and abundant expanse of land which they called by the Indian name "Uncowaye." Shortly thereafter the name "Fairfield" . . . — — Map (db m27176) HM
On Old Post Road at Beach Road, on the left when traveling south on Old Post Road.
This boulder commemorates
the settlement of Fairfield
by Roger Ludlow in 1639
and the burning of the Town
by the British July 8, 1779.
From the founding of the Town
the religious, military and civic life
of the people
has centered . . . — — Map (db m27227) HM
On Old Post Road at Beach Road, on the left when traveling south on Old Post Road.
Fairfield Honor Roll
In Honor of the Men and Women who Have Served In
World War I World War II Korea Vietnam Persian Gulf
[ far left panel ]
Korea [ 559 names listed]
[ left panel ]
World War I [ . . . — — Map (db m27370) WM
On Beach Road at Sunnieholm Drive, on the left when traveling west on Beach Road.
1775 1783
In everlasting memory
of the Patriots and Soldiers of
Fairfield who served in the War
of the American Revolution
———
Erected by the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
A.D. . . . — — Map (db m27171) HM
On Pequot Avenue at Old Post Road, on the left when traveling north on Pequot Avenue.
In Grateful Loving Memory
Of All
Fairfield Sons
Who Have Laid Down Their Lives
For Our Country
World War I
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1988
Southport, Conn. — — Map (db m27151) WM
On Old Post Road at Beach Road, on the left when traveling south on Old Post Road.
This Memorial is hereby dedicated
to the men and women who
honorably served in the Armed Forces
of the United States of America
during the Vietnam War
December 22, 1961 – May 7, 1975
May their sacrifices for human
rights never be . . . — — Map (db m27229) HM
Near Beach Road near Sunnieholm Drive, on the left when traveling north.
This building is renamed and
dedicated in honor and memory of
Fairfield's first Selectman
John J. Sullivan
(1906 – 1997)
Who spent 24 years (1959 – 1983) as town leader. Our town was his life. He lived his . . . — — Map (db m27225) HM
On Mill Plain Road at Mill Plain Green, on the left when traveling north on Mill Plain Road.
Jonathan Sturges Cottage
Built 1840
Has Been Designated A
National Historic Landmark
This Building Possesses National Significance
In Commemorating the History of The
United States of America
1994
National Park . . . — — Map (db m27375) HM
On Bronson Avenue 0.1 miles north of Verna Hill Road, on the right when traveling north.
In Memory Of The
Men Of Greenfield Hill
Who Fought In
The American Revolution
John Alvord • Benjamin Banks 4th • Daniel Banks • David Banks • Ebenezer Banks Esq. • Ebenezer Banks • Elijah Banks • Eliphalet Banks • Gershom Banks • Gershom . . . — — Map (db m27420) HM
On Beach Road at Sunnieholm Drive, on the left when traveling west on Beach Road.
In
memory of
Revd John Jones
AB MA
The Revd
John Jones
was born in
Southampton England
in 1595 and was a graduate of
Queens College Cambridge
A Puritan divine of the
Church of England he was
the first pastor of the . . . — — Map (db m27174) HM
On Post Road (U.S. 1) at North Benson Road, on the right when traveling south on Post Road.
Father of Connecticut, Author of the Fundamental Orders, Compiler of the Code of 1650, and Pioneer in the Development of American Constitutional Law.
Founded Fairfield and Made His Home Here from 1639 to 1654 — — Map (db m27141) HM
On Bronson Avenue 0.1 miles from Verna Hill Road, on the right when traveling north.
Site of "Verna"
Home of Timothy Dwight
Chaplain in Continental Army
Pastor of Greenfield
Founder of Academy
Poet of "Greenfield Hill"
President of Yale 1795 - 1815 — — Map (db m27421) HM
On Meeting House Lane 0.1 miles west of Hillside Road, on the left when traveling east.
Site of Old Tavern Of Greenfield
1792 – 1812
At the Sign of The Black Horse
Here Rufus Putnam, Tallyrand,
Don Juadenes, Rufus King,
Joel Barlow and Tapping Reeve
Were Guests — — Map (db m27563) HM
On Mill Plain Road at Sturges Road, on the left when traveling north on Mill Plain Road.
Site Of
Trinity Church
1790 – 1844
Rev. Philo Shelton
Rector For Forty Years
First To Be Ordained By
First American Bishop
Samuel Seabury — — Map (db m27376) HM
Near Beach Road at Sunnieholm Drive, on the left when traveling west.
In memory
of
Thomas Sherwood
1586 – 1655
Puritan – Pioneer – Ancestor
A founder of New England
A first settler of Fairfield
Deputy to the General Court
Committeeman
Soldier of the Pequot War
and his wives . . . — — Map (db m27173) HM
On Delavan Avenue at Mead Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Delavan Avenue.
In Memoriam
Dedicated To The
Honor And Sacrifice
Of The Men And Women
Of Byram Who Served
In The Armed Forces In
Defense Of Our Country
Erected by the People of Byram
1953 — — Map (db m38728) WM
On Maple Avenue at East Putnam Avenue (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling east on Maple Avenue.
In memory of the courageous men
who founded the first settlement of
the Town of Greenwich
in the Connecticut Colony
July 18-1640
Everardus Bogardus •
John Bowers •
Robert Feaks •
Jeffre Ferris •
Angell Husted •
Robert Husted • . . . — — Map (db m18669) HM
On East Putnam Avenue (U.S. 1) at Maple Avenue, on the left when traveling north on East Putnam Avenue.
George Washington
Paused here on the Post Road near this church, on October 16, 1789 and afterward wrote in his diary, "the superb landscape which is to be seen from the meeting house is a rich regalia".
In Commemoration
Of this . . . — — Map (db m38428) HM
On Glenville Road at Pemberwick Road, on the right when traveling east on Glenville Road.
Erected In Memory Of The
Men From The Ninth District
Greenwich, Connecticut
Who Served In The Armed
Forces And Paid The Supreme
Sacrifice For Their Country
Anthony J. Balco • Joseph T. Borowiec • Domenico S. Crucitti • Harold A. . . . — — Map (db m38713) WM
On Greenwich Avenue at Havemeyer Place, on the right when traveling south on Greenwich Avenue.
In Reverent Memory
Of Those Men From The
Town of Greenwich
Who Made The
Supreme Sacrifice
World War II Korea
Vietnam
[ flagpole base in front ]
World War II
Adams, John P. Jr. • Anderson, Leslie B. • Arthur, Chester H. • . . . — — Map (db m38425) WM
On Greenwich Avenue at Arch Street, on the right when traveling south on Greenwich Avenue.
[ south side ]
In Honor of
The Men and Women
Of Greenwich
Who Served In
The World War
[ east side ]
In Memory Of
Those Who Died
And an Inspiration
To All Who Follow
[ west side ]
Second Battle . . . — — Map (db m38427) HM
On July 18, 1640, Daniel Patrick and Robert Feaks landed on these shores in the name of the New Haven Colony to start a new settlement, later called Greenwich. This neck of land is called Elizabeth’s Neck after Mrs. Feaks.
The anchor above this . . . — — Map (db m2048) HM
On East Putnam Avenue (U.S. 1) at Old Church Road, on the left when traveling north on East Putnam Avenue.
This Marks The Spot
Where On February 26, 1779
General Israel Putnam,
Cut Off From His Soldiers And
Pursued By British Cavalry,
Galloped Down This Rocky Steep
And Escaped, Daring To Lead Where Not
One Of Many Hundred Foes Dared To . . . — — Map (db m38607) HM
On Greenwich Avenue at Arch Street, on the right when traveling south on Greenwich Avenue.
[ front ]
Bolling
[ back ]
Raynal C. Bolling
Born September 1, 1877
Foresaw His Nation's Call to Arms
And Left a Brilliant Career
To Prepare Himself for Service
In the World War
Colonel of Aviation
American . . . — — Map (db m38426) HM
On Byram Shore Road at Byram Dock Street, on the left when traveling south on Byram Shore Road.
The Old Burying Ground
At Byram Shore
Is Recognized For
Its Historic Importance By
The Historical Society
Of the Town of Greenwich
and
The Byram Garden Club
May 1999
Greenwich Landmark — — Map (db m38732) HM
On Monroe Turnpike (Connecticut Route 111) at Church Street, on the left when traveling north on Monroe Turnpike.
May 27, 1991
This gazebo is presented to the citizens of
Monroe by the Weller Foundation, Incorporated
in memory of
Barton L. Weller (1916 – 1990)
Mr. Weller, founder of Vitramon, Incorporated
and the Weller Foundation, . . . — — Map (db m26097) HM
On Pepper Street at Green Street, on the right when traveling north on Pepper Street.
Stepney
1794
Birdsey’s Plain /
Stepney Cemetery
Noah and James Burr, Jr. donated this land for a burial ground. Over 1,400 men, women & children are interred including many of the areas first settlers. Veterans include: . . . — — Map (db m25329) HM
On Pepper Street at Main Street (Connecticut Route 25), on the right when traveling north on Pepper Street.
[ South side ]
Stepney
1839
Birdsey’s Plain
Methodist Church
(Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel)
This Greek Revival-style church, one of the “twin” churches on the Stepney Green, was built by Hanford Hull. This . . . — — Map (db m25331) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 25) at Green Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
[ North side ]
Stepney
1848
Birdsey’s Plain
Stepney Baptist Church
This two-story Greek Revival-style church was built under the direction of Hanford Hull, a noted joiner. The congregation was formed by the unification . . . — — Map (db m25340) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 25) 0.1 miles north of Knollwood Street, on the right when traveling north.
Stepney
1801
Bridgeport / Newtown Turnpike
The forerunner of CT Route 25. Five toll stations were located along this road. Travelers would be stopped by a pole or “pike” across the road attached to a base. Upon paying a few . . . — — Map (db m25342) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 25) at Easton Road (Connecticut Route 59), on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Stepney
ca 1855
Site of the Burr Hawley &
Burritt General Store
At this site farmers assembled horse teams & wagons to bring milk to the milk station & to buy feed, hay and grain; residents purchased sewing supplies, groceries & . . . — — Map (db m25338) HM
On Monroe Turnpike (Route 111) at Church Street, on the left when traveling north on Monroe Turnpike.
[ front ]
Monroe
On May 23, 1823 the General Assembly granted the incorporation of this town and named it in honor of the then President, James Monroe. The town’s roots, however, are much deeper as it was an offspring of the mother-town . . . — — Map (db m26096) HM
On Monroe Turnpike (Connecticut Route 111) at Fan Hill Road, on the left when traveling north on Monroe Turnpike.
In Honor Of All Those Men And Women
Who Proudly Served Their Country
During the Korean War
June 25, 1950 --- July 27, 1953
From Monroe
Died in Battle
Master Sgt Ray C. Bailey
U.S. Army Oct 19, 1952
Wounded in Battle
Corp. Albert . . . — — Map (db m26093) WM
On Fan Hill Road at Church Street, on the left when traveling north on Fan Hill Road.
[ Left column]
To All Of
Those Veterans
From The
Town of Monroe
Who Served
Their Country:
Honor, Hope,
Remembrance,
Gratitude, Peace
And Eternal Rest
[ Right column]
Those Who Have
Made the Supreme . . . — — Map (db m26095) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 25) at Pepper Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
In grateful recognition of the valor and devotion of the young men of this community who served in the World War for liberty and justice
1914 – 1919
Adams Fred Leroy • Anderlot William • Bachman George • Beardsley L Ben • Beardsley Ray . . . — — Map (db m25332) HM
On Monroe Turnpike (Connecticut Route 111) at Fan Hill Road, on the left when traveling north on Monroe Turnpike.
In Grateful Recognition
Of the Valor and Devotion of The
Young Men of this Community Who
Served in the World War
For Liberty and Justice
1914 -- 1919
Adams Fred Leroy • Anderlot William • Bachman George * • Bachman John Jr • . . . — — Map (db m26091) HM
On Fan Hill Road at Monroe Turnpike (Connecticut Route 111), on the left when traveling south on Fan Hill Road.
1941 1945
Dedicated to Those Who
Made the Supreme Sacrifice
Victor Sippin
David P. Winspur
And to All Those From The
Town of Monroe
Who Served Our Country
In World War II
Sponsored by The
American Legion Post #176 . . . — — Map (db m26094) HM
On Monroe Turnpike (Connecticut Route 111) at Fan Hill Road, on the left when traveling north on Monroe Turnpike.
Dedicated To
PFC John K. Goett
Who Gave His Life
And All Those From
Monroe Who Served
During the Vietnam conflict
From 1964 – 1973
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1984 — — Map (db m26092) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 25) at Mill Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
The first volunteer fire company in Monroe included 45 men. The group’s 1st fire truck was purchased 2nd hand from a Bridgeport fire-fighting company with money raised in part from the proceeds of the annual firemen’s “karnival.” . . . — — Map (db m25343) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 25) at Purdy Hill Road, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Stepney
ca 1830
Stepney Schoolhouse
The one-room district schoolhouse was the cornerstone of CT public education until the 20th century. Students of all ages were taught by one teacher and often supplied their own books & writing slates. This . . . — — Map (db m92003) HM
On Monroe Turnpike (Route 111) at Moose Hill Road, on the right when traveling north on Monroe Turnpike.
The
Rochambeau
Route
1781 – 82
In the Vicinity
French Troops Under
Duc De Lauzon
Enroute From Newport
To Yorktown
Encamped During
June 29 Through
July 1st 1781
Erected by The
Sons of the American Revolution
Gen. . . . — — Map (db m26098) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 124) 0 miles north of East Avenue (Connecticut Route 106), on the left when traveling north.
This region was established in 1731 as Canaan Parish, a separate ecclesiastical society of the Congregational Churches of Norwalk and Stamford. Incorporated as a town in 1801. New Canaan encompassed the area of Canaan Parish with additional land . . . — — Map (db m46878) HM
On Oenoke Ridge (Connecticut Route 124) at Pinney Road and Lukes Wood Road, on the right when traveling north on Oenoke Ridge.
Site of the Home of Henry A. Pinney (1836-1905). The shoe factory owned by Mr. Pinney was located on land opposite his home on slightly over three acres of land at the corner of Lukes Wood and Oenoke. The factory, built in 1870, produced women’s . . . — — Map (db m26136) HM
On Connecticut Route 37 0.1 miles north of Brush Hill Road (Connecticut Route 39), on the left when traveling north.
Front
In the year 1724 twelve men from Fairfield, Connecticut , came to this area to purchase land from the Indians who then inhabited it. They negotiated with Chief Squantz of the Schaghticoke tribe, who lived near the pond in this . . . — — Map (db m23060) HM
On Ball Pond Road (Connecticut Route 39) 0.1 miles north of Gilloti Road, on the left when traveling north.
Upper marker:
The New Fairfield
Volunteer Fire Department
Dedicated To All Members
Past and Present 2003
Lower marker:
The New Fairfield Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. was formed in 1934 consisting of seven districts – . . . — — Map (db m23061) HM
On Connecticut Route 37 0.1 miles north of Brush Hill Road (Route 39), on the left when traveling north.
They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn them.
French & Indian War Samuel Fairchild Militia K.I.A. Aug. 4, 1759 Burmell Barnum Militia K.I.A. Aug. 4, 1761 Civil War Frederick C. . . . — — Map (db m23063) WM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 25) at Church Hill Road (Connecticut Route 6), on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Cyrenius H. Booth Library
Has Been Placed On The
National Register
Of Historic Places
By The United States
Department of the Interior
1932 — — Map (db m42368) HM
On Church Hill Road (U.S. 6) at Queen Street, on the right when traveling east on Church Hill Road.
1732 ---- 1932
In Commemoration Of
The Two Hundredth Birthday Of
George Washington
----
Rochambeau
Established a Camp Here
June 28 To July 1, 1781
----
Soldiers Commanded By
Lafayette
Camped At This Spot
Placed by Mary . . . — — Map (db m26914) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 25) at East Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
This area, then known as Quanneapague, was purchased from the Pohtatuck Indians in 1705. Settled from Stratford and incorporated in 1711, Newtown was a stronghold of Tory settlement during the early Revolutionary War. French General Rochambeau and . . . — — Map (db m21235) HM
On Church Hill Road (U.S. 6) at Queen Street, on the right when traveling west on Church Hill Road.
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 m26915) HM
On Seaview Avenue at East Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Seaview Avenue.
In the past, the shallow and stagnant Mill Pond was not a good place for marine life. In 1996-97, the City of Norwalk undertook a $500,000 project to improve the aquatic habitat. Funds for the work came from the Connecticut Department of . . . — — Map (db m53485) HM
On France Street at Adams Avenue, on the left when traveling north on France Street.
On this historic ground the American Patriots bravely sustained the cause of Liberty against the British Invaders July 12, 1779 ---------- Erected by the D.A.R. of Norwalk 1894. — — Map (db m53435) HM
On East Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
From the summit of this hill Maj. Gen. William Tryon witnessed the Burning of Norwalk by the British troops under his command during the engagement of July 11 & 12, 1779. --------------- Erected by Norwalk Chapter Daughters of the American . . . — — Map (db m53434) HM
On Sunset Hill Avenue near East Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
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 protest of the . . . — — Map (db m53918) HM
On Seaview Avenue at East Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Seaview Avenue.
The Mill Pond was created, probably in the 1700s, by diking a natural coastal inlet, save for a narrow channel that would power a mill wheel. Seaview Avenue and Veterans Park were later built on more landfill. Other businesses, most notably hat . . . — — Map (db m53482) HM
On E Wall Street at Park Street, on the right when traveling east on E Wall Street.
First in recorded history came a navigator, Adriaen Block, in 1614 who called the Norwalk Islands “Archipelago.” In 1640 Daniel Patrick from the New Haven Colony obtained a deed from local Indians conveying land on the west side of the . . . — — Map (db m53449) HM
On East Avenue at Park Street, on the right when traveling south on East Avenue.
This monument is erected as a tribute of honor to the Citizens of Norwalk, Conn. who devoted themselves to the cause of freedom in the service of our country during the Great World War, 1917 – 1919 and as a memorial to the men who made the . . . — — Map (db m53763) HM
On St. Paul’s Place, on the right when traveling west.
This Parish of St. Paul’s was founded in 1737 by a missionary priest sent to the colonies from London. The present church building is the fifth erected on this site. The second structure was destroyed by the British on July 11, 1779, when General . . . — — Map (db m53460) HM
On St. Paul’s Place, on the right when traveling west.
St. Paul’s is one of the most beautiful stone, Gothic-Style, churches in the area. It’s dramatic 13th century English charm, stained glass, excellent acoustics, and vintage E.M. Skinner organ create an atmosphere conducive to prayer, contemplation . . . — — Map (db m53462) HM
On St. Paul’s Place, on the right when traveling west.
This historic graveyard is one of the oldest in Norwalk. It predates the Revolutionary War and is the resting place of several patriots of the American Revolution. It is situated on the original grant of land given to the professors of the Church . . . — — Map (db m53461) HM
On Seaview Avenue at East Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Seaview Avenue.
While the Mill Pond Restoration Project created a better environment for animals under the water, the creatures that we can see benefiting are the birds. A variety of feathered species are drawn here by the edible plant material and the . . . — — Map (db m53484) HM
On Sound Beach Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Under the jurisdiction of the New Haven Colony, the first settlers in 1640 purchased land from the Siwanoy Indians. Under New Amsterdam’s protection, this settlement was a dutch manor during 1642–56. In the years 1656–65, it was combined . . . — — Map (db m2484) HM
Built 1892, moved to this location 1895. Renamed Old Greenwich Railroad Station 1931. Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m2485) HM
On Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 107) at Black Rock Turnpike (Connecticut Route 58), on the right when traveling west on Putnam Park Road.
This bronze statue was sculpted by renowned local artist Anna Hyatt Huntington. She was 94 when she completed the statue for its 1969 dedication. The bronze depicts General Israel Putnam’s legendary ride down the stone steps in Greenwich (then . . . — — Map (db m69914) HM
Near Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58) near Connecticut Route 107, on the right when traveling south.
With the exception of the Bake Oven, which produced bread for camp, the identity and locations of numerous other buildings on the upper level is uncertain. We know that the Bake Oven was located in this ravine. It needed water from the stream . . . — — Map (db m26903) HM
Near Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58) near Connecticut Route 107, on the right when traveling south.
A resident of Redding, Joel Barlow graduated from Yale in 1778. An accomplished poet and writer, Barlow was thought to have visited the Redding army camps during the winter of 1778-89. He was a chaplain for three years in the Continental Army. — — Map (db m26902) HM
Near Putnam Park Road (Route 58) at Connecticut Route 107, on the right when traveling south.
Camp Guardhouse
A log hut which was reconstructed about 1890 on the remains of a hut from 1778. The actual purpose of the original structure is in question, although local lore said it was the Guardhouse. The construction and size of the hut . . . — — Map (db m26893) HM
Near Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58) at Connecticut Route 107, on the right when traveling south.
The two mounds of stones inside the square formed by the granite posts, were thought to be the camp cemetery. Accordingly, a memorial marker was erected to mark the site in 1902.
Archaeology work has proven this site to be that of a . . . — — Map (db m26909) HM
Near Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58) near Connecticut Route 107, on the right when traveling south.
This Tablet is Placed by the Commissioners
Of Israel Putnam Memorial Camp
To Perpetuate the Memory Of
Charles Burr Todd
1849 – 1928
Historian and Biographer
A Native of Redding, Inspired By Love For His Town
And State, He Was . . . — — Map (db m26898) HM
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