The Naugatuck River abounded with runs of migratory (diadromous) fish prior to the arrival of European colonists. These fish runs had been an important food source for Native Peoples for centuries and this exact spot — at the foot of a gorge . . . — — Map (db m101374) HM
South Britain Congregational Church
Jehu Minor, First Pastor
1761 Twenty nine persons petitioned the General Assembly for four months winter preaching after traveling to Southbury for thirty years.
1766 First South Britain Ecclesiastic Society . . . — — Map (db m52786) HM
The stone marker in the enclosure represents thesite of the encampment of the first 15 settlers and their families from Stratford in the area known as Pomperaug in the spring of 1673. It was made a town and called Woodbury. The south section was . . . — — Map (db m226926) HM
Russian Village: A Brief History
Formerly known as “Churaevka,” Russian Village was established in 1925 as an artistic community for Russians who fled to America after the Revolution of 1917. The village was created by two Russian writers, . . . — — Map (db m26865) HM
In 1659 this area was part of a large tract of land bought from the Paugussett Indians by prospective settlers from Stratford. The boundaries of this purchase, from which several towns were later formed, extended from the Pootatuck River on the . . . — — Map (db m12255) HM
In this church, the citizens of Southbury met for a special town
meeting on November 23, 1937, to create a zoning commission to
prevent the establishment of Camp General von Steuben by the
German-American Bund, a pro-Nazi organization. The camp . . . — — Map (db m210307) HM
In memory of the Veterans of all wars
In honor of those from Southbury who served in the Korean Conflict 1950 – 1955 (east face)
In honor of those from Southbury who served in the Vietnam Conflict 1964 – 1975 (west face) — — Map (db m19270) WM
In honor of those from Southbury who served in the World War 1917-1919
Joseph Alseph • Jesse M. Bailey •
Thomas Bale • William C. Ballard •
Edward Bayon •
Ernest H. Beardsley • Harold A. Benedict •
Joseph Birtkus •
Edward L. Bradley • . . . — — Map (db m19258) HM
Fallen Men Of The Civil War
From Wallingford
Col. Arthur H. Dutton C. O. 21st C.V. Inf.
Sgt. Oliver S. Munson Co. K 15th C.V. Inf.
Cpl. George N. Bailey Co. A 15th C.V. Inf.
Cpl. John H. Boughton Co. K 2nd C.V. Heavy Artillery . . . — — Map (db m27686) HM
1669 In Memoriam To The 1935
Founders of Wallingford
On Ministry Site
Chosen by Them
In the continual remembrance of a glorious past.
Individuals and nations find their noblest inspiration.
Signers of the Plantation Covenant
Samuel . . . — — Map (db m145027) HM
In Memory Of
Hon. Abraham Doolittle
Died Aug. 11, 1690 Ae. 70.
Born in England, was progenitor of the family in America, father of thirteen children, survived by seven sons and three daughters.
Widow, Abigail Moss died Nov. 5, 1710 Ae. . . . — — Map (db m27571) HM
[ inscription on top ]
Beneath this Stone
Rests the Remains of
the Hon'bl Lyman Hall Esq.
formerly Governor of this State
who departed this Life the 19th of October 1790
in the 67th Year of his Age
In the Cause of America he . . . — — Map (db m27573) HM
Nehemiah Royce House – 1672
Oldest Wallingford home built two years after the town was settled, overlooking "Dog's Misery." When General Washington came to Wallingford in 1775 he said farewell to the villagers in front of this house. . . . — — Map (db m27689) HM
Robert Wallace who made the first nickel silver spoon manufactured in this country in 1835 laid the foundation stone of this business.
This tablet is erected in appreciation by the employees of the R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. Co. and the Wallingford . . . — — Map (db m27570) HM
The Parade Ground
Few things better symbolize the history and evolution of a New England town than the town green. Set aside as the town "common" in the original 1670 plan of development, Wallingford's town green, or"Parade Ground," is as old as . . . — — Map (db m27665) HM
Wallingford
This territory was purchased by the New Haven Colony in 1638 from Montowese, son of an Indian sachem. It was named after Wallingford, England, and was settled in 1670 by planters from New Haven and Stratford. Its boundaries originally . . . — — Map (db m27667) HM
1950 Korean War 1953
[ inscription on small plaque ]
All Gave Some, Some Gave All
Fleming, Charles H. Jr. • Gerber, Frederick J. • Gidney, Raymond C. • Henson, Richard C. • Kapish, Matthew • Rogers, Raymond Jr.
[ 1,846 names . . . — — Map (db m27662) WM
[ south side ]
Erected
by
Arthur H. Dutton Post
No 36 G.A.R.
And The People Of
Wallingford
To The Memory Of The
Brave Men Who Died
That Their Country
Might Live
[ inscribed around the column ]
1861 • Newberne . . . — — Map (db m27688) HM
[ west face ]
Courage Sacrifice
1959 1975
Thomas R. Hayden • John F. Williams • Joseph Conte • Joseph L. Dubois • James Mascia • Gerald Schiavone • Robert J. Wieczorek • Talcott L. Ingraham Jr. • *Dominic J. Preira Jr K.I.A. . . . — — Map (db m30094) HM
Dedicated in Honor and In
Memory of Those Men And
Women from Wallingford Who
Served in the World War.
1917 - 1918
[ left tablet ]
Honor Roll
Abbott, George C. • Ahearn, Eugene J. • Altschuler, Maurice • Ames, Joseph C. • . . . — — Map (db m27663) HM
1941 Honor Roll World War II 1945
[ The seven bronze tablets list 2,090 names. The names listed below have a star indicating they did not return ]
Arujo, Joseph J. • Bailey, John W. Jr. • Bartholomew, Harry L.J • Blaski, Henry A. • Budleski, . . . — — Map (db m27685) HM
Brotherhood of
Ferndocs
1970
Vietnam Veterans
Lest We Forget
Andersen Martin W. Major
Deangelis Richard N. P.F.C.
Davis Blakely Jr. U.S.M.C.
Dorsey Edward R. P.O. 3rd Cl.
Fecteau Gene E. P.F.C.
Fenton William C. Jr. Spec. 4 . . . — — Map (db m27720) HM
The first settlement of Waterbury was made on land in this region about 1675. The settlement was abandoned during King Philip’s War and was resumed around the present Waterbury green after 1677. — — Map (db m23600) HM
In This Vicinity Stood
The Fortified House of Ensign Stanley
Into Which the Colonists Fled
From Unfriendly Indians
1700.
The Clark Tavern
Which Was Repeatedly Occupied By
Detachments of Revolutionary War Soldiers
And
The Academy, . . . — — Map (db m116383) HM
[ main panel ]
"Their bodies are buried in peace;
but their name liveth for evermore."
Ecclesiastes 44:14
In Flanders Fields
by John McCrae
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark . . . — — Map (db m36021) HM
Hamilton Park
Given in Memory Of
David Boughton Hamilton
1824 – 1898
Manufacturer Banker State Senator
Captain 5th Regiment
Connecticut Voluteers
Public-Spirited Citizen
This land adjacent to Rogers and Brothers Silver . . . — — Map (db m35979) HM
Plymouth Rock does not mark a beginning or an end. It marks a revelation of that which is without beginning and without end. A purpose shining through eternity with a resplendent light undimmed even by the imperfections of men and a response an . . . — — Map (db m24216) HM
"I must say, having been here at three o'clock in the morning and now at six-thirty in the evening, that Waterbury is either the easiest city in the United States to get a crowd in, or it has the best democrats in the United States. In any case, . . . — — Map (db m36066) HM
John Prince Elton
1865 – 1948
Mayor of the City of Waterbury 1903 – 1905
Bequeathed to the city this site on which
was the home of the Elton Family. True to
the tradition of his forebears, he devoted
his lifetime to the . . . — — Map (db m35978) HM
During World War I and II, millions of dollars worth of Liberty, War and Victory Bonds were sold from this tiny house on The Green, demonstrating the commitment of Waterburians to freedom. Young men were encouraged to sign up for the duration at . . . — — Map (db m22367) HM
This memorial was erected by Patriotic Citizens and Statesmen to commemorate two French Soldiers of Rochambeau's Army who volunteered to fight for American Independence under Washington, enroute from Newport to Yorktown, died and were buried here, . . . — — Map (db m36024) HM
[ south side of bridge ]
In Memoriam
Remember Pearl Harbor
Keep America Alert!
To Those
Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice
During The Attack On Pearl Harbor
07:55 AM, 7 December 1941
Dedicated By
The Leopoldville Memorial . . . — — Map (db m36072) HM
(Center):In memory of the POW / MIA Soldiers from Waterbury who bravely served our nation in all conflicts.
You Are Not Forgotten!
(Left):Sgt. Victor J. Choinere U.S. Army
DoB Nov. 1931 – Date MIA Nov. 1950
Cpl. Dennis . . . — — Map (db m20134) WM
The present settlement of Waterbury
was made on land in this region.
The original settlement known
as Town Plot was abandoned
during King Philip’s War and the
town site was moved to this location
in 1677.
The Mattatuck Historical . . . — — Map (db m116385) HM
Reverend Michael Joseph McGivney 1852 – 1890
Founder of The Knights of Columbus New Haven, Conn. March 29, 1882
[ back ]
Erected March 29, 1957 by the Supreme Council Knights of Columbus at the Birthplace . . . — — Map (db m24039) HM
St. James Church
Established Fron England In 1732 By
The Venerable Society For The Propagation
Of The Gospel In Foreign Parts
In 1797 Re-named St. Johns Church — — Map (db m36069) HM
These stones from the first cemetery in Waterbury, now the site of Library Park, were placed here at the suggestion of various patriotic organizations — — Map (db m24041) HM
It is our nation’s second highest military honor, awarded to three men from Waterbury. Let no one forget their personal valor, their courage, and their devotion to duty.
Cpl. John J. Spillane
U.S. Marine Corps, Company A, 2d Amphibian . . . — — Map (db m19692) HM
They Did Not Come Home
These are the graves of Waterbury soldiers and sailors who died in The Great War for Democracy 1917 – 1919 and who remain forever interred where they fell. Let those who come after them see to it that their names are . . . — — Map (db m35975) HM
1922 1972
Commemorating The 50th Anniversary
Of The Founding Of
UNICO National
Hotel Elton, Waterbury, Connecticut
October 10, 1922
"Service Above Self" — — Map (db m36067) HM
Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
Waterbury, Middlebury, Southbury
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 . . . — — Map (db m190232) HM
South Side
In honor of the patriotism and to perpetuate the memory of the 900 brave men who went forth from this town to fight in the war fot the union.
This monument has been erected by their townsmen that all who come after them may be mindful . . . — — Map (db m19871) HM
In honor of all those who served in the wars of our country
Revolution 1775 – 1783
War of 1812 – 1814
Mexican War 1846 – 1848
Civil War 1861 – 1865
Spanish American War 1898
Korean War 1950 – 1953 . . . — — Map (db m19923) WM
Thirty sons of Waterbury died
while serving in the Vietnam War.
They are listed by their date of death, their location on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and the area where they died.
PFC William Joseph Oakley, 28-May-65, Panel 1E, Row . . . — — Map (db m231279) HM
World War I
Memorial
The individuals whom this Memorial commemorates were numbered among those who answered the call of their country, left all that was near and dear to them, endured hardships, and faced danger. Many of them passed out of sight . . . — — Map (db m35976) HM
Bradley Point Park
On July 5, 1779, British invasion forces under
the command of Brigadier General Garth
landed on this spot.
Dedicated – July 5, 1984
City of West Haven
Lawrence C. Minichino
Mayor
Plaque Donated By
The Eve . . . — — Map (db m27868) HM
At this historic spot, on July 5, 1779 during the American Revolution Brigadier General Garth, with his First Division landed with 1000 British soldiers and marched up Savin Avenue to the Green.
Harriet C. North
City Historian
Donated by Lions . . . — — Map (db m27955) HM
First Avenue
Honor Roll
Dedicated to the Men of The
United States Armed Forces
Who Gave Their Lives In
World War II, So That
Democracy Might Live
Joseph J. Bosta
Thomas A. Kishel
George A. Mascola
Pacifico A. Migliore Jr.
John . . . — — Map (db m27803) HM
1892 George Trevor 1951
Of the Yale Class of 1915
His appreciation and expression of the drama and color of college football was an inspiration to countless teams and players, and a tribute to the craft of sportswriting
Wherever George Trevor . . . — — Map (db m40925) HM
World War II
Dedicated To
The Valiant Men And
Women Who Gloriously
Served Our Country
In The Armed Forces
Of The United States
Of America
Let us never forget
their sacrifice
[ plaque on north side ]
To Our Honored . . . — — Map (db m28997) HM
In appreciation of what Bob Anderson, Y'33, has meant to Yale football over the past several decades, each year an individual from the Yale Varsity Football Team shall have his name added to this plaque. That individual shall most exemplify Bob's . . . — — Map (db m96384) HM
SOS – Save Our Shore
With our deepest gratitude we thank and honor those men and women who fought for over 20 years to keep our shore open and accessible for all to enjoy always.
Abbott, Jim & Barbara • Abelhouse, Jordan • Adams, Ted & . . . — — Map (db m28857) HM
The Korean War
1950 – 1953
"Forgotten No More"
In Honor of
All West Haven Men and Women
Who served our Country in the Armed Forces
"Freedom is Not Free" — — Map (db m27869) WM
Veterans Walk Of Honor
"The Price Of Lasting Peace Has Been Paid By Veterans"
Unknown
Veterans Council Of West Haven
May 23, 2009
Lori Grenfell, U.S. Army President • David Ricci, U.S. Marine Corp Vice-President • Harry Hartmann, U.S. . . . — — Map (db m27870) WM
Erected 1964 By Post 1684
In Grateful Tribute
To The Living And The Dead Who Through
Their Valiant Effort And Supreme
Sacrifice Have Helped To Preserve
Us A Free Nation — — Map (db m27954) WM
Given by
American Colleges
and Schools
uniting with
Graduates of Yale
to honor
Walter Camp
and the traditions
of American
College Sport
which he exemplified
( left panel, south side )
New England . . . — — Map (db m142770) HM
West Haven
West Farms (West Haven) recorded its first household in 1648. Part of the original New Haven Colony, West Farms became the separate parish of West Haven in 1719 when the Connecticut General Assembly granted a petition submitted in 1712. . . . — — Map (db m27802) HM
In Memory Of These Men Of
West Haven Who As Soldiers, Sailors
And Patriots Served The Cause In The
American Revolution 1775 – 1783
Silas Benham • David Clinton • David Johnson • Agrippa Smith • Alling Smith • Chauncey Smith • Thaddeus . . . — — Map (db m27971) HM
Dedicated To The Founders Of The
West Haven Twilight League 1933
Herbert Metcalfe • Theodore Metcalfe • Robert Metcalfe • John King • James McDermott • Frank Harlan • Edward Canavan • Hugh O'Neil, Jr. • Edward Flynn • Dudley Meyers
Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m28998) HM
Those Who Served
1959 – 1975
* Killed In Action
[ left panel ]
William T. Cave • John W. Bayzat • Robert T. Pacelli • John S. Lucibello • Eugene J. Traczyk Jr. • John W. Poe III • Peter F. Murphy • Paul W. Bauer • Keith . . . — — Map (db m27871) HM
[ north side ]
Dedicated To The
Memory Of Those Who
Gave Their Lives In The
World War 1917 – 1918
The American's Creed
"I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the . . . — — Map (db m28537) HM
On December 17, 1944 Pfc. William A. Soderman, of West Haven, Company K, 9th Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division armed with a bazooka, defended a key road junction near Rocherath, Belgium.
As the German artillery barrage pinned down troops around . . . — — Map (db m27867) HM
In Memory Of
The Men Who Gave
Their Lives In The
Service Of
Their Country
World War I
Peter Carlo • Axel Leth
World War II
Russell Luke Albano
George Raymond Bower
John Ralph Cassagrande
John Cellini
William Frederick Cole . . . — — Map (db m27973) HM
Presented to The Town of Wolcott by Leverett Dwight Kenea In Memory of the Soldiers Who Fought In The War of the Revolution The War of 1812 and The Civil War A.D. 1916 — — Map (db m22369) WM
To Those Who Served Our Country In Time of War They Gave Their Today For Our Tomorrow World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War Persian Gulf War Iraqi Freedom Donated by Junior Womens Club of Wolcott Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1979 . . . — — Map (db m22368) WM
Woodbridge
The town consists of portions of the colonial jurisdictions of New Haven and Milford. Founded in 1738 as the Parish of Amity, it was incorporated in 1784 by act of the Connecticut General Assembly and named after the first parish . . . — — Map (db m29052) HM
