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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Litchfield County, Connecticut
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| | About Bridgeport Wood Finishing Company . . .
The New Milford site at Great Falls was one of the best unused waterpower sites in Connecticut with three principal advantages when Bridgeport Wood Finishing Company began acquiring property in this . . . — — Map (db m22749) HM |
| | By the 1890s New Milfords old wooden bridges had outlived their usefulness, considering their age, the increasing amount of traffic and the coming of the horseless carriage. A sturdy and very ornate iron bridge, built by the Berlin Iron Bridge . . . — — Map (db m22740) HM |
| | Marker on New Milford Town Hall building:On the site of this building
once lived
Roger Sherman
Born 1721 – Died 1793
One of the Signers of the
Declaration of Independence
*************
Placed by the Roger Sherman Chapter . . . — — Map (db m20922) HM |
| | [ On the North plaque ]
1912 The Gift of
Edward Williams Marsh Captain of Company –M-Second Connecticut Volunteers Heavy Artillery To the Town of New Milford In Loving Memory of the Soldiers and Sailors Of the Union Army . . . — — Map (db m23071) HM |
| | Highlights of Lovers Leap State Park
New Milford, CT
Lovers Leap State Park is located in southern New Milford. The Housatonic River flows through the park and forms the headwaters of Lake Lillinonah. This historic 140 acre park began in . . . — — Map (db m22739) HM |
| | Front
This beautiful valley known to the Potatuck Indians as Weantinock, was purchased from them in 1703 by a company of individuals chiefly from Milford, Connecticut, hence the name New Milford. Its earliest white inhabitant, Zachariah . . . — — Map (db m22750) HM |
| | This tablet is dedicated
In Commemoration Of
The Men of New Milford
who served their country
in the Civil War
1861 – 1865
Charles F. Anderson James Atkins Andrew E. Bailey Joseph A. Bailey David A. Baldwin Francis E. . . . — — Map (db m21003) HM |
| | In Recognition of Service Rendered To Our Country by Men and Women Of New Milford Connecticut During National Crises — — Map (db m23073) HM |
| |
This tablet is dedicated
In Commemoration Of The Men of New Milford who served their country in the World War 1917 – 1919
Edwin H. Acker Frank W. Adams F.A. Franklin Anderson George Anderson Andrew B. Armstrong Robert L. . . . — — Map (db m20918) HM |
| |
Town of New Milford
In memory of those who
gave their lives in
World War II
William H. Adams Frederick N. Aldrich Albert J. Boucher Judson T. Holmes Fernald J. Hillman George E. Keach Charles L. Marsh Rolli C. Marsh . . . — — Map (db m21004) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m20917) HM |
| | Space Shuttle Discovery Main Landing Gear Tire
Mission Duration 10 Days
Distance Traveled 4.1 million miles
Maximum Altitude 360 statute miles
Tire Rollout Distance 7,066 feet
Tire Rollout Time 60 seconds . . . — — Map (db m70963) HM |
| | [ east side ]
A Memorial
To The Soldiers Who Served
Faithfully and Honorably
In The Civil War
1861 – 1865
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Erected by a Comrade
Major Walter Burnham
[ west side ]
Buried In This . . . — — Map (db m29173) HM |
| | 1806
Built By Michael F. Mills
----------------
Later the Home Of
Rev. Ralph Emerson
Second Pastor of The Church
1816 – 1829 — — Map (db m29684) HM |
| | [ front ]
Norfolk
In the heart of the Green Woods on what was later the Hartford-Albany Turnpike, Norfolk was settled in 1744 by Cornelius Brown of Windsor. The town was incorporated in 1758 with forty-four voters at the first town . . . — — Map (db m29687) HM |
| | [ west face ]
To The Memory Of The
Soldiers From This Town
Who Died For Their Country
In The War Of The Rebellion
Adjt. Samuel C. Barnum Died June 15, 1864.
Lieut. Hiram D. Gaylord Nov. 18, 1863
Corp. Theodore S. Bates . . . — — Map (db m29688) HM |
| | [ left plaque ]
Korea
1950 1953
Anstett, John W. Barbour, Frederick S. Bazzano, John C. Beecher, Casil W., Jr. Bennett, James A. Blatz, William A. Bruey, Lyle D. Capocefalo, John A., Jr. Colwell, Leo F. Cook, . . . — — Map (db m30015) WM |
| | [ south plaque ]
1917 The World War 1918
In honor of those who gave and those
who offered their lives for liberty
the people of Norfolk have built
this monument and crowned it with
The Liberty Bell
in the faith that it will . . . — — Map (db m29685) HM |
| | Built 1840 for
The Norfolk Academy
later used as the Town Hall & Jail
Since 1960
The Norfolk Historical
Museum — — Map (db m29686) HM |
| | In Memory Of
John F. Bianchi
1921 - 1976
In Recognition Of
His 26 years of Service
To the Little League — — Map (db m42042) HM |
| | “ . . . a green and pleasant land where the mountain laurel blooms.” – WILBUR L. CROSS North Canaan was once part of the Town of Canaan, established in 1738. Settlers, whose families were of Dutch and English origin, . . . — — Map (db m37885) HM |
| | [ left plaque ]
North Canaan Honor Roll
Korean Conflict June 27, 1950 to July 27, 1954
Amphlett James Bechetti Frank Baldesseri Remo J Baldwin Lester Ball Bert J 3rd Bartlett Gerald L Bathrick Richard G Beaujon Leroy Y . . . — — Map (db m42039) WM |
| | [ east side ]
This Tablet Is Reverently
Inscribed to the Memory Of
Those Who Went From That Part
Of The Town of Canaan Which
Later Became North Canaan, And
Who, With Valor and Patriotism,
Defended the Flag of Our Country
In . . . — — Map (db m42098) HM |
| | [ south side ]
"That the generations to come
might know them."
Lincoln
Lieut. Horace Hubbard
Co. H. 2. C.H.A.
killed Bat. Winchester Va.
Sept. 19, 1864 Ζ. 33.
Hiram T. Cooley
Co. D. 2. C.H.A.
killed Bat. . . . — — Map (db m28116) HM |
| | Large Plaque:
Dedicated to the honor and sacrifice of our men and women who served our country in World War II
Honor Roll
(646 names are listed. 23 with stars who did not return.)
Erected to record their names by the citizens of . . . — — Map (db m19227) WM |
| | This American Liberty Elm was named after “The Liberty Tree: Our Countrys 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 m93049) HM |
| | In 1732 the Connecticut General Assembly gave Hartford and Windsor permission to establish seven towns in the colonys Western Lands. New Hartford was given to 182 Hartford taxpayers who became the new towns proprietors. They organized and hired . . . — — Map (db m92607) HM |
| | Constitution Oak
In 1902, Connecticut held a constitutional convention. Each town was given a pin oak to honor the event. This tree is one of the few remaining. — — Map (db m28119) HM |
| | First Congregational Church of Plymouth
The First Congregational Church had its beginnings as the Ecclesiastical Society of Northbury, established in 1739. The first meetinghouse was completed during the 1760s. The second meetinghouse was . . . — — Map (db m90830) HM |
| | Eli Terry was born April 13, 1772. In 1793 Eli Terry moved to
Plymouth where he was involved in the production of wooden
movement clocks. Due to Terry's manufacturing techniques,
clocks became affordable to the American household. In . . . — — Map (db m90894) HM |
| | 1917-1918
1941-1945
Dedicated to the loyal sons and daughters of Plymouth, Connecticut, who served their country during World Wars I and II. Erected though the generosity of Judge Andrew W. Granniss, 1953 — — Map (db m29861) HM |
| | Plymouth
First settled in the 1720's on land acquired from the Tunxis Indians, the Town of Plymouth, originally named Northbury, was incorporated in 1795. It includes the communities of Plymouth, Terryville, Pequabuck (formerly Susanville), East . . . — — Map (db m28095) HM |
| | Plymouth Burying Ground
1747
National Register of Historic Places
Here lie buried Veterans of the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812.
The gravestones are in rows running north and south. The bodies were placed . . . — — Map (db m90734) HM |
| | Plymouth Center School
Plymouth Center School (right side of top photo) stood on this site from 1900 to 1952. It was built for $6,330, and did not include indoor plumbing. There was an outhouse with separate sections for the boys, girls, and . . . — — Map (db m90736) HM |
| | [ south side ]
Lincoln
Erected to Perpetuate the Memory
Of Those Who Lost Their Lives In
The War of 1861
Chaplain James Averill Lieut. E. J. Candee Lieut. H. Hubbard Sgt. W.A. Bishop Sgt. H.D. Bishop Sgt. D.B. Wooster . . . — — Map (db m28097) HM |
| | Site Of
St. Peters
Church
1796 - 1915
(panel next to the marker)
St. Peters Episcopal Church
St. Peter's Episcopal parish was organized in 1740 by eleven families who longed for their beloved Church of England. They built . . . — — Map (db m90730) HM |
| | In Honor of Lambert Hitchcock, (1795 – 1852), this village was once known as Hitchcocks-ville. Here he originated his chairs & cabinet furniture with Sheraton influence and in 1826 built his water powered mill employing a hundred persons. In . . . — — Map (db m29887) HM |
| | In This Factory
Lambert Hitchcock
Made His Famous
Hitchcock Chairs
1826 - 1840 — — Map (db m29855) HM |
| | -- Riverton --
Northeastern Gateway to the Litchfield Hills
Old Hartford – Albany Stage Route
Home of Hitchcock Chairs
One Mile to Peoples Forest
1 1/2 Miles to Site of Barkhamsted Lighthouse
Home Of L.A. Cooke War Governor
Col. . . . — — Map (db m29856) HM |
| | In this Area in the Past.....
Since the 1820s Riverton has been a vibrant part of the town of Barkhamsted.
Riverton is located at the confluence of the Farmington and Still Rivers, which
at one time provided the opportunity for water power . . . — — Map (db m102107) HM |
| | This Land Has Been Given To
The Roxbury Land Trust
In Memory Of
Sp4 Brian E. Tierney
Who Gave His Life At Age Nineteen
In Loyal Service To His Country In Vietnam.
He Was Awarded The Distinguished Service Cross
For Extraordinary Heroism . . . — — Map (db m82662) WM |
| | To The Memory Of
Cadet Charles K. Hodge
of the
U.S. Military Academy
And A Member
Of The Third Class
Of 1839-40
[ north side ]
He Died Suddenly
Whilst On A Visit To His Parents
At Roxbury Conn.
on the
Thirty First Of . . . — — Map (db m43515) HM |
| | North Face:Col. Seth Warner of the Army of the Revolution Born in Roxbury, CT May 17, 1743 A resident of Bennington, VT from 1765 to 1784 Died in his native parish Dec 25, 1784
West Face:Captor of Crown Point Commander of the . . . — — Map (db m20320) HM |
| | Recognized on the National Register of Historic Places, Mine Hill is the site of a 19th century iron mine and furnace complex. The Roxbury Land Trust acquired the 360-acre preserve in 1978. The significant stone and brick structural remains of the . . . — — Map (db m20555) HM |
| | 1713 - First structure by white settlers built near Shepaug River.
1732 - 33 – First meeting house erected. Old Roxbury Road.
1743 – Roxbury parish established by Connecticut General Assembly.
Birthplace of three cousins of . . . — — Map (db m17761) HM |
| | The Town of Roxbury
Honors Her Sons & Daughters
Who Served During Times of War
World War I
John Francis Acton Percy Peck Beardsley John Milo Bolt John Grimes Butler Robert Callahan Harold Collins John H. Collins Richard W. . . . — — Map (db m43513) HM |
| | In memory of those who served in World War II from Roxbury, Conn.
Killed In Action
David A. Barker Harold C. Collins Paul C. MacDonald
Served
James M. Acton, Jr. James McK. Beatty Harold Beers John J. Berger Murray G. Bernays . . . — — Map (db m20344) HM |
| | This 112-Acre Parcel Has Been Preserved
In Perpetuity
Since Sept. 11, 2002
By The Roxbury Land Trust
Edward F. and Elizabeth M. Orzech
Whose Family Established Their Farm Here
In 1924 — — Map (db m42529) HM |
| | This Monument
Marks The Highest
Ground In Connecticut
2354 Feet Above The Sea
Built A.D. 1885
Owen Travis
Mason — — Map (db m98939) HM |
| |
This is the roadbed for a single-track railroad originally running from Hartford to Millerton constructed in 1871. In 1888 the tracks were extended to the Poughkeepsie Bridge, making it the main trunk line across the Hudson River. Passenger . . . — — Map (db m42043) HM |
| | Nation's First Public Library
In 1803, Caleb Bingham established in Salisbury the first library in the United States open to the public free of charge. The collection was expressly created for use by young people nine to sixteen years of age . . . — — Map (db m42100) HM |
| | Salisbury
The Town of Salisbury was incorporated in 1741. The Congregational meeting house, built 1749-1751, in the exact center of the town, survives as the core of the present Town Hall. The original agrcultural settlement was rich in iron ore . . . — — Map (db m42047) HM |
| | Salisbury Academy
In 1833 a committee of local citizens raised $1,250 to build this structure to house a new school. Tuition was $3 per eleven-week term for English studies and $4 for per term for Classics.
An announcement for the 1839-40 school . . . — — Map (db m42046) HM |
| | [ south side ]
To Her Loyal Sons
Who Fought for The Union,
Salisbury
Erects this Memorial.
1891
Cold Harbor
Olustee
[ east side ]
2nd Conn. Vol's.
Ramsey George W.
1st Conn. Heavy Art.
Jarvis Samuel F. . . . — — Map (db m42044) HM |
| | Honoring The Men and Women
Of Salisbury Conn
Who Served Their Country
During Past Wars
[ left plaque ]
World War I
Harry Ablahadian Paul H. Andrews Chester Atkins Marvin L. Atkins George Ball William F. Bannahan William . . . — — Map (db m42099) WM |
| | The Old Burying Ground
Earliest in Salisbury Center
Given May 29, 1750 by
Robert Walker of Stratford Connecticut
One of Salisbury's Original Proprietors
Earliest Dated Stone – Dr. Wade Clark – August 6 1750
Latest – . . . — — Map (db m42045) HM |
| | Dedicated
In Grateful Tribute To
The Men And Women Of
Sharon
Who Have Served Our Country
Since The Founding Of The Town
In 1739 — — Map (db m42126) HM WM |
| | Francis L. Sheane Memorial
In Memory Of A Great Sportsman
Commissioner
Francis L. Sheane
This Memorial Is
Dedicated To A
Fellow Sportsman
Who Devoted His
Life To Improve
Wildlife Restoration
And To Better
Fishing And Hunting . . . — — Map (db m41018) HM |
| | Sharon
The first grant of land in Sharon, later known as the "Jackson Patent" near Amenia Union, was surveyed in 1732, at which time the boundaries of the Town were established. The patent was granted in 1734 by the General Assembly of the Colony . . . — — Map (db m42122) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m42123) HM |
| | Erected
by
The Town of Sharon
In memory of the brave
men who enlisted from
this Township in the War
of the Rebellion and fell
in the struggle to maintain
the Union
Anno Domini MDCCCLXXXV
[ east side ]
Dwight Studley . . . — — Map (db m42121) HM |
| | Revolutionary War
Abel David Abel Sluman Abel William Ackley Ariel Ackley David Ackley Jude Ackley Thomas Jr Ady Thomas Allen Amos Allen Ichabod Ames Samuel Andrews Abraham Avery Daniel Avery William Bailey Joseph . . . — — Map (db m58331) WM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m42171) HM |
| | 1835 Highway Marker
Monuments were placed at one mile intervals starting from the State Housse in Hartford. Tollgates were located at these markers. — — Map (db m90663) HM |
| | Dorence Atwater, Plymouth's Civil War Hero
Dorence Atwater grew up in the Terryville section of Plymouth. He enlisted in the union Army in 1861 and was captured by Confederate forces in 1863. In February 1864, he was moved to the infamous . . . — — Map (db m28053) HM |
| | The History of the East Plymouth and St. Matthew's Cemetery
East Plymouth (also known as East Church), located at the boundary convergence of Bristol, Plymouth and Harwinton, became a distinct community largely because of events occurring in . . . — — Map (db m90893) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m90833) HM |
| | Original
Date Stone
from
Eagle Lock Company
Office Building
1889 - 1979 — — Map (db m28094) HM |
| | Dedicated In
Memory Of The
Men And Women
Of The Town Of
Plymouth, Conn.
Who Served
Their Country In
World War I
World War II
Korean War
[ center tablet ]
The Following
Made The
Supreme Sacrifice
World War . . . — — Map (db m28343) WM |
| | Vietnam
1961 – 1975
Six Men Gave Their Lives
Dunn, Richard E. Esten, John E. Manarel, Charles R. Mclellan, Arthur C. Micloskey, Ken E. Mitchell, Robert W.
Acker, Robert E. Albert, Paul A. Albright, Barry L. . . . — — Map (db m77669) HM |
| | This Bell Rang In The Original
Terryville Congregational Church Bell Tower
Until 1967
When The Structure Was Destroyed By Fire. — — Map (db m37329) HM |
| | [ inscribed on the west side of the granite obelisk ]
Soldiers
[ north plaque ]
Capt. Edward H. Mix Co. B 16th C.V. Drowned in Albemarle Sound March 7, 1864, Aged 25
Capt. Edwin Post Co. B U.S.C.T. Killed at Deep . . . — — Map (db m28055) HM |
| | The Eli Terry Jr. Water Wheel is believed to be one of only two water wheels of its type in the United States. Originally it supplied power to the Terry Clock Shop located on this property. In the early 1830's the manufacture of locks began. By . . . — — Map (db m90349) HM |
| | The Old Terryville Cemetery features the graves of over 120 of Terryville's earliest residents. The earliest grave is believed to be Francis A. Lewis, who died May 5th, 1832 at the age of one year and five months. The families interred here . . . — — Map (db m90665) HM |
| | In Loving Memory Of
Fr. Michael J. McGivney
1852 – 1890
Founder of the Knights of Columbus
March 29, 1882
Pastor of St. Thomas Church, Thomaston
1884 – 1890
Founder of the Atlantic Council No. 18
April 8, 1885
This . . . — — Map (db m28121) HM |
| | Dedicated To The Memory
Of Those Who Served
Their Country In All Wars — — Map (db m28140) WM |
| | [ front ]
Thomaston
Originally part of the Farmington Proprietors' purchase in 1684 of Mattatuck Plantation, the Thomaston area achieved independence in 1739, being set off as the Northbury Parish. In 1780 Northbury and Westbury united . . . — — Map (db m28139) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m28141) HM |
| | Erected 1902
Erected By
C.L. Russell Post, No. 68,
G.A.R.
And Citizens,
In Commemoration Of The
Soldiers Who Served In
The Civil War
[ battle names inscribed on the column ]
Cold Harbor Gettysburg Cedar Creek . . . — — Map (db m28135) HM |
| | Town Of Thomaston
Dedicated In Honor
Of Those Who Served
[ far left tablet ]
Wars And Conflicts
Braucci, Andrew D. Vietnam Dipesa, John A. Persian Gulf Duffany, Lawrence F. Vietnam Grabherr, Edward T. Vietnam . . . — — Map (db m28575) WM |
| | 1917 Honor Roll 1918
In Memory of The Heroes of
Thomaston
Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice
in the
World War
Clifford R. Fench Alexander Crecorek George V. Lawson Adam Simoski William J. Ryan
Erected By
Thomaston Tercentenary . . . — — Map (db m90381) WM |
| | Roll of Honor
Dedicated by the Town of Thomaston
To Those Who Served Their Country
In The World War
( column 1 )
Army
Emil A. Albicker Malcolm E. Aldrich Alexander Anderson Harold F. Anderson Sherwood Vernon Ariel Ardis E. . . . — — Map (db m28137) HM |
| | Thomastons Three Tower Clocks
In 1872 Seth Thomas Clock Company began manufacturing Tower Clocks. Considered to be a sample of high quality workmanship and an ingenious mechanical feat, Tower Clocks are an architecturally important finger-print of . . . — — Map (db m90351) HM |
| | In 1902 delegates from all 168 towns in Connecticut met in Hartford for a state Constitutional Convention. Torrington's delegate to the Convention was Orasmus R. Fyler. Each delegate received a Pin Oak tree seedling from the USDA bureau of Plant . . . — — Map (db m30184) HM |
| | Coe Memorial Park
The Homestead Of
Lyman Wetmore Coe and his wife Eliza Seymour Coe
Given in Their Memory to the Town of Torrington
By their Children
Edward Turner Coe Ella Seymour Coe Adelaide Coe Godfrey
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To make . . . — — Map (db m30097) HM |
| | The men and women who served in the Armed Forces now at rest in these consecrated grounds — — Map (db m56061) HM |
| | The men and women who served in the armed forces now at rest in these hallowed grounds — — Map (db m56062) HM |
| | Given for the use of the Torrington
Historical Society by Gertrude Fyler
Hotchkiss in memory of her parents
Orsamus R. Fyler and Mary E. Fyler,
and her husband Edward H. Hotchkiss
Sept. 17, 1956 — — Map (db m30183) HM |
| | This Property
Has Been Placed On The
National Register
Of Historic Places
By The United States
Department Of The Interior — — Map (db m30185) HM |
| | John Brown, the abolitionist, was born at this site on May 9, 1800. He dedicated his life to ending slavery in the United States. Brown became a spokesperson for those abolitionists who believed that slavery could only be eliminated by force. He is . . . — — Map (db m30187) HM |
| | McCall Foundation
Has Been Placed On The
National Register
Of Historic Places
By The United States
Department Of The Interior
Circa 1915 — — Map (db m30182) HM |
| | "So numerous were the many acts of heroism, rescue of the sick and invalid, neighbors' concern for neighbors, that it would be impossible to chronicle them with slighting someone deserving of great credit." - Torrington Register, August 26, . . . — — Map (db m54559) HM |
| | To Honor The Men Of
Camp Wolcott
Company 176
Established 1933
Civilian Conservation Corps
1933-1942
Created By
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Renewing The Country's Natural Resources
And Chellenging The Human Spirit
Of A Nation . . . — — Map (db m30242) HM |
| | Named in 1732 for Torrington in Devonshire, England, this was one of the townships of the Western Lands allotted to Windsor. Since the early settlers were taxpayers in that town, their shares in the division of land depended upon the amount of taxes . . . — — Map (db m56057) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m30099) HM |
| | This Memorial
Records The Devotion Of
The Sons And Daughters
Of Torrington Who In The
Hour Of Need Gave Their
Services To Their Country
Putting Honor And Duty
Above Safety They Sought
Not Glory But The Good Of
Their Country And . . . — — Map (db m30459) WM |
| | Dedicated To The Men And
Women Of Torrington Who
Honorably Served Their Country
During The Vietnam Era, 1964
To May 1975. Particularly Those
Who Served In Vietnam And
Especially Those Who Died
There. — — Map (db m30103) HM |
| | Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 9086 Torrington, CT.
155mm Howitzer
Presented to the
City of Torrington
All Veterans Memorial
1995
[ lower plaque ]
M114A2 Howitzer, Medium
Towed 155mm Cannon
Max Range: 30, 000 . . . — — Map (db m30101) HM |
| | Warrenton Woolen Mill
839 Main Street, Torrington CT
Erected 1908
Listed On The
National Register of Historic Places
1987
Renovated Into The
Warrenton Mill Condominium
1988 — — Map (db m30186) HM |
| | Site of The
World's First
Condensed Milk Factory
Established By
Gail Borden — — Map (db m37331) HM |
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