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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Litchfield County, Connecticut
Litchfield is the county seat for Litchfield County
Adjacent to Litchfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County(455) ► Hartford County(503) ► New Haven County(377) ► Berkshire County, Massachusetts(159) ► Hampden County, Massachusetts(123) ► Dutchess County, New York(337) ►
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In this Area in the Past.....
Prehistorically, the mountains at Satans Kingdom blocked water flow, creating a lake extending northwest for several miles. Geological forces later forced water to cut through the rock, to form the gorge through . . . — — Map (db m93816) HM
New Hartford Remembers
Those Who Served In The
1917 World War 1919
Adams Edwin C Banfield William G Bartolucci Antonio Brennan Daniel Brochu Andrew Brochu Joseph Brown Nicoll Caine Howard P Caine William H Jr Carlo Michael . . . — — Map (db m29846) HM
[ south side ]
Erected
1892
To The Memory Of
New Hartford
Soldiers And Sailors,
Who Served In The War
Of The Rebellion.
1861. 1865.
[ east side ]
17th Conn. Infantry
Francis E. Coe
12th . . . — — Map (db m29794) HM
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 hated Stamp . . . — — 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
It was a harrowing undertaking, requiring courage and determination, on the part of those who followed the Underground Railroad north to freedom in Antebellum America for both the escaping slaves and those who offered sanctuary. New Milford . . . — — Map (db m230244) HM
This impressive monument, the only one in Connecticut, was given to New Milford by Edward Marsh, a New Milford native and an Army captain during the Civil War. It honors all Civil War soldiers and sailors along with Abraham Lincoln and was . . . — — Map (db m230241) HM
This charming red brick building was built by Senator Elijah Boardman around 1820 and was originally located next to the Boardman house, which still stands today, on Main Street flush with the sidewalk. It was built to be used as a law office for . . . — — Map (db m230176) HM
Elijah Boardman (1760-1823) was the third son of Sherman and Sarah (Bostwick) Boardman. Elijah would later be elected to the U.S. Senate in 1821. After his service in the Continental Army was cut short due to illness, he moved to New Haven where . . . — — Map (db m230205) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m22749) HM
The Colonial Garden was installed by the Garden Club of New Milford in 1975, in honor of the country's national Bicentennial Celebration. The remains of an old stone foundation, left from an 1800s outbuilding that once stood here, was the spot . . . — — Map (db m230173) 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
The One-Room Hill and Plain Schoolhouse, located on Sullivan Road, was built in 1843. It served the families in the southern part of New Milford until 1940. Betty Clark was the last teacher to hold classes there during the 1939 to 1940 year with . . . — — Map (db m230196) HM
This plaque is dedicated to the memory of slaves.
In the middle of the 1800's, the Underground Railroad was organized with a true commitment to freedom.
New Milford, Connecticut was a road to freedom used to escape into Canada.
In . . . — — Map (db m230242) HM
Residents of New Milford and Flag Lovers around the world will remember the renowned vexillologist for his generosity and kindness.
Peter organized a New Milford Flag Design Competition and a winner was selected by a panel of judges. . . . — — Map (db m230165) HM
On May 17, 1764, blacksmith Daniel Burritt took possession of an eight-acre parcel of land that would eventually become known as the Historical Society's Knapp House. Between 1764 and 1774 when he sold the property to Benjamin Seelye, Daniel . . . — — Map (db m230234) 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
As New Milford entered the 20th Century, residents expressed concern that items of importance to the town's history should be preserved and displayed. In 1906 - 1907, as part of the town's Bicentennial, Memorial Hall above the library was used . . . — — Map (db m230220) HM
Fast Facts
Distance from the sun: 4.5 billion km - 30x Earth's distance
Diameter at the equator: 50,000 km - 3.9x Earth's diameter
Mass: 17.2 times Earth's mass
Weight on Neptune: A 50kg person would . . . — — Map (db m230167) HM
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
Viet Nam and
Southeast Asia
The Vietnam War
1959 - 1975
First American . . . — — Map (db m23073) WM
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
On the site of this building
once lived
Roger Sherman
Born 1721 Died 1793
One of the Signers of the
Declaration of Independence — — Map (db m20922) 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
In honor of those from this community who
answered their country's call in World War II
Angell, Herbert L. Atkins, George E. * Collins, Harold C. Cornwell, Elizabeth Dahl, Frederick H. Dodd, Thomas J. Dolan, Edward A. Dolan, . . . — — Map (db m41016) WM
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 meeting. A meeting house was . . . — — 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
“ . . . 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
Birth of an Industry
The Iron Works of The 1700's
Iron forges came early to the Blackberry River, with the first Catalan forge built in 1739 downstream from this point. About this time young Samuel Forbes (1729-1827) arrived on the scene, first . . . — — Map (db m41979) HM
Casting Arch & Furnace Hearth
Casting Arch
This arch was used to gain access to the hearth area of the furnace. It is the largest of the four arches in the furnace structure. It is from this opening that molten iron flowed into sand molds to . . . — — Map (db m41976) HM
[ north side ]
This Memorial
Was Erected By The
Citizens & Friends
of
East Canaan Conn
1928
[ west side ]
In Memory Of
Those Who Answered
Their Country's Call
1917 1918
[ east side ]
In Memory Of . . . — — Map (db m41853) HM
Salamander
This 10-ton chunk of iron formed in the hearth area of the furnace. While there are a number of things that can cause the formation of a salamander this one was probably due to a failure in the masonry of the hearth which allowed molten . . . — — Map (db m41981) HM
This Land Was Deeded To
The Church By
Samuel Forbes
As a Burying Ground
In 1823
Names of the 126 Bodies
Who Rest Here Are Recorded
in the
"Book of Rememberance." — — Map (db m41854) HM
Tuyere Arch
One of three such arches, this opening was used to route hot blast air to the furnace. Simulated piping has been installed in this arch to show how it could have looked when the furnace was in operation. Basically the piping consists of . . . — — Map (db m41982) HM
What Is This Place?
Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument
You are standing in front of the remains of an iron furnace. This facility, Beckley Furnace, operated from 1847 until 1919, making it one of the last of its kind to operate in the United . . . — — Map (db m41975) 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
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
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 Andersonville prison camp in Georgia, . . . — — 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
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
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. Alexander, . . . — — Map (db m77669) 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
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) WM
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
1913 1981
President, Roxbury Land Trust
1978 1981
Under His Dedicated Leadership
This Mine Hill Preserve
Was Established
As a Wilderness Area
October 10, 1982 — — Map (db m186892) 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
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 deposits, . . . — — 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) WM
Honoring the men and women
of Salisbury Conn
who served their country
during past wars
World War I
Harry Ablahadian Paul H. Andrews Chester Atkins Marvin L. Atkins George Ball William F. Bannahan . . . — — 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
For nearly a century Lime Rock was the home of the Barnum & Richardson Company. Started in 1830 by Milo Barnum and his son-in-law Leonard Richardson the company manufactured cast iron goods made from iron smelted locally. The nearest iron furnace . . . — — Map (db m179150) HM
This Gateway Is Erected
In Memory Of
Robert Scoville, M.A.
1876 1934
For Thirty Years a Trustee
Of the Hotchkiss School
And its Treasurer From
1915 to 1934
His Fellow Members of the
Board of Trustees Hereby
Commemorate Their . . . — — Map (db m42101) 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
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) WM
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
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
[ 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
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
