On Main Street (Connecticut Route 602) at Deep River Road (Route 154), on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
World War I
★Anderson, Edward A. · Antonson, Theodore A. · Babcock, Leman e. · ★Babcock, Lloyd D. · Barbaresi, Frank · Baroni, Joseph R. · Baroni, Louis J. · Beebe, Orville N. · Berg, Albin · Blair, Walter D. · Blair, William G. · . . . — — Map (db m100243) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 602) at Deep River Road (Connecticut Route 154), on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
Yesterday, Today And Forever
We Remember All
Who Served Our Country
In The Cause Of Liberty
Dedicated November 11, 1987
Essex Veterans Memorial Hall — — Map (db m100240) WM
On Ferry Road (U.S. 148), on the right when traveling east.
For over two hundred years the Chester-Hadlyme Ferry has provided public transportation at this site. The first crossing was initiated by Johnathan Warner of Chester in 1769. Known as Warner's Ferry, it was privately operated until 1877 when it . . . — — Map (db m61345) HM
On Main Street at Water Street (Connecticut Route 148), on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
Chester
Chester is located on land known as Pattaconk or Pattyquounck in Indian deeds of the 1660's. Settled largely by families from Saybrook, it became the Fourth Ecclesiastical Society of the Saybrook Congregational Church in 1740 and was . . . — — Map (db m100313) HM
On Middlesex Turnpike (Connecticut Route 154) at Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Middlesex Turnpike.
There Was A Time
When The World Asked
Ordinary People
To Do
Extraordinary Things
To The Man and Women of Chester
Who Served Our Country
Dedicated
May 2004
( left panel )
World War II
Kern, Frederick A. Walden, Francis . . . — — Map (db m65998) WM
On Middlesex Turnpike (Connecticut Route 154) near Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In Honor Of The Men Of Chester
Who Served In The World War
1917 - - - 1918
Abbey Raymond C. Bailey Charles F. Beckwith Willis A. Berg Albert Bergonzi Joseph Bickerton Charles W. Bocksruth John H. Bole John J. Brooks Malcolm G. . . . — — Map (db m66000) WM
On Middlesex Turnpike (Connecticut Route 154) at Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Middlesex Turnpike.
Honoring All Who Served
World War II 1941 1946
These Gave Their Lives
George A. Butler Allen W. Burton Theodore P. Dreher Arthur Going Philip H. Kern Anthony P. Narducci Harold M. Perry Richard L. Turner George E. Watrous . . . — — Map (db m65999) WM
Near East Main Street (U.S. 1) at Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east.
A Seafaring Town
You are standing beside the Indian River in the heart of the 1663 settlement of Killingworth, sited on its protective harbor. In 1838, the shoreline portion parted from northern Killingworth and became Clinton.
Shipbuilding . . . — — Map (db m100187) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 1) at Morgan Park, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
In Honor of
The Good and Learned
Abraham Pierson
First President
of
Yale College 1701-1707
Pastor of Killingworth Church
Now Clinton 1694-1707
The Time of His Death
Beloved and Regretted
By All.
( east side )
Erected By . . . — — Map (db m100188) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 1) at Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
Clinton
Settled in 1663 and then known as Homonoscitt Plantation, this shoreline and rural community soon thereafter was given the name Kenilworth and later Killingworth. In 1735 the First and Second Ecclesiastical Societies were established being . . . — — Map (db m100158) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 1) at Liberty Street, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
Erected by
The Womens Relief Corps
and the citizens of Clinton
in memory of the soldiers
and sailors who fought
to preserve the Union.
1861 – 1865
For the dead a tribute,
for the living a memory,
for posterity an emblem
of . . . — — Map (db m100190) WM
On East Main Street (U.S. 1) at Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
The People Of Clinton Honor Those Who Served Their Country
These Are They That Gave
Their Lives · · That Men
Might Live In Freedom
World War I
Kozlik, Henry · Stevens, Giles F. · Hilliard, Howard G.
World War II
Burnes, Edward J. · Jones, . . . — — Map (db m100159) WM
On East Main Street (U.S. 1) at Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling east on East Main Street.
Dedicated to all of the men and women
Who gave their lives
For our country
Beneath this plaque are the ashes from
600 retired American Flags
More than 500 of these flags served in
the “Field of Flags”, each one . . . — — Map (db m100186) WM
On East Main Stre (U.S. 1) at Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling east on East Main Stre.
The Earliest Senior Classes Of
Yale College
Were Taught Near This Spot By
Rector Abraham Pierson
1701 to 1707
( inscribed around the top )
I Give These Books For Founding A College
( back )
In Memoriam
Abraham Pierson . . . — — Map (db m100160) HM
On West Street near Allen Place, on the right when traveling south.
Cromwell
This area was settled in 1650 as a rural-farming community known as Middletown Upper Houses. It was incorporated and named Cromwell in 1851. The 18th century saw a thriving riverport. followed by brownstone quarrying and several factories . . . — — Map (db m99538) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 99) at South Park Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Erected in Honor
of
The World War Veterans
by
The Citizens Of
Cromwell
1925
Helen Abel · Jessie T Abel · Amato Giovanni · Anderson Harry J · Anderson Albert C · Anderson Carl A · Anderson Thomas E · Austin Millard B · Barrows Cadella I . . . — — Map (db m99539) WM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 99) at Wall Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
Middletown Upper Houses
1650
Founders 1650 — 1680
John Clark · Samuel Hall · John Kirby · Anthony Martin · Thomas Renney · David Sage · John Savage · Samuel Stocking · Thomas Stow · John Warner · Nathaniel White · John Wilcox . . . — — Map (db m99547) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 154) at Lafayette Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Columbia, painted by C.D. Batchelor, Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist, was dedicated by Gov. Raymond Baldwin in Nov. 1943 on the library grounds. By 1969 weather-time had caused decay in the wooden frame. A committee was formed to relocate and . . . — — Map (db m65684) HM WM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 154) at Lafayette Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Deep River Roll Of Honor - World War I
1917 – 1918
Ahlstrin, Elmer Bahr, Herman G. Bartman, Kenneth E. Berg, Albin Berg, Gustaf R. Berg, Philip Berg, Hjalmer Berdensey, Arthur Bsong, Michael Bowie, Edward Caples, Jesse . . . — — Map (db m65948) WM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 154) at Lafayette Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Deep River Roll Of Honor
Our Country Tis Of Thee
( left panel ) Korea
25 Jun 1950 31 Jan 1955
John J Ziobron Oscar A Buracchi Donald G Hines Vincent E Nucci David C Turner Anthony E Calarco Robert C Benson Richard H . . . — — Map (db m135523) WM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 154) at Lafayette Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
In Memoriam
Erected By
The Citizens of This Town
In Honor Of
Her Patriotic Men and Women
Who Served Their Country
In Time of War
To The Dead - A Tribute
To The Living - A Memory
To Posterity – An Emblem Of Loyalty
To The . . . — — Map (db m65949) WM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 154) at Winter Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
The Underground Railroad
Led by George Read, Founder of the Towns Ivory Industry, Deep River Became Known in the Nineteenth Century as "All Abolitionist" and a Refuge for Runaway Slaves on the Underground Railroad. In 1828, Daniel Fisher, a . . . — — Map (db m100312) HM
On Middlesex Turnpike (Connecticut Route 154) at Elm Street, on the left when traveling north on Middlesex Turnpike.
We Honor the Elephant
During the 1800s Deep River was the center of Americas ivory trade. Elephant tusks from Africa were brought to Deep River landing for local factories to make piano keys, combs, buttons, and billiard balls. Up to 100,000 . . . — — Map (db m100244) HM
Near Main Street (Connecticut Route 17) 0.1 miles west of Fowler Road, on the left when traveling north.
1949 1991
Post 184 Durham
American legion
Dedicated to the Men and Women of
The Total Force Who Supported and
Defended the Constitution of the
United States and the State of
Connecticut — — Map (db m94733) WM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 17) at Fowler Road, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Durham
Coginchaug or “Long Swamp” was purchased from the Indians in 1673. A town plot was laid out in 1699, named Durham five years later, under a patent from King Charles II, and was confirmed by the General Assembly in 1708. It was . . . — — Map (db m94697) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 17) at Fowler Road, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Durham Honors Those Who Served Their Country
Roll of Honor
To the Men of Durham who Served
In The Great World War
1914 – 1919
Celso L Arrigoni Bishop R Atwell Walter S Blake Percy A Camp Kenneth W Clark William A Gastler . . . — — Map (db m94731) WM
On Millington Road (Connecticut Route 434) 0.1 miles Tater Hill Road, on the left when traveling west.
Side A 1714-1789
Near this Green was the site of
the Generals Farm, Store
and dwelling house
Side B
1714-1789
Officer in the French & Indian
and Revolutionary Wars
Delegate to the Continental Congress . . . — — Map (db m101985) HM
On Norwich Road (Connecticut Route 82) at Lumber Yard Road, on the left when traveling east on Norwich Road.
East Haddam
Incorporated 1734
This land was part of an original purchase from the Indians in 1662 for thirty coats – about $100. It included Machimoodus, “the place of noises”, so named from subterranean sounds formerly heard . . . — — Map (db m83886) HM
On Moodus Leesville Road (Route 149) at Plains Road (Connecticut Route 151), on the right when traveling north on Moodus Leesville Road.
Town of East Haddam Conn
Roll of Honor
Steven E. Adams Donnie Bartunek Charles A. Brandt George S. Heil John M. Kananowicz John R. McGhie Douglas Smith Edward Ramsdell William J. Rose Gary A. Soja John S. Wadsworth Robert . . . — — Map (db m84009) WM
On Moodus Leesville Road (Connecticut Route 149) at Plains Road (Connecticut Route 151), on the right on Moodus Leesville Road.
For all those who gave their lives for us. you will not be forgotten
Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
Stephon Ackley Gideon Brainerd Ichabod Champion Daniel Ebenezer Cone 3rd Joseph Cone Ely Crosby Chauncey Estabrook Thomas Lyon . . . — — Map (db m84017) WM
On Norwich Road (Connecticut Route 82) at Lumber Yard Road, on the right when traveling east on Norwich Road.
The
Restoration
of the
Goodspeed Opera House
Completed 1965
Undertaken by
The Goodspeed Opera House Foundation, Inc.
(Organized 1959)
Frederick Palmer, M. Arch., Design Consultant
And
Henry Sage Goodwin, of Schutz & Goodwin, . . . — — Map (db m83884) HM
On Plains Road (Connecticut Route 151) at East Haddam Moodus Road (Connecticut Route 149), on the right when traveling north on Plains Road.
Roll of Honor
1917 1919
Dedicated in Honor of
The Men of East Haddam
Who Served in The Army and Navy
In the World War
Died in Service
Louis Yindra
Army
Blaschik, Louis Alexander, Robert R. Axelrod, Samuel . . . — — Map (db m31178) WM
On Plains Road (Connecticut Route 151) at East Haddam Moodus Road (U.S. 149), on the right when traveling north on Plains Road.
(south face)
Gettysburg
In Honored memory
of the brave
defenders of our country
in its hour of peril
1861 - 1865.
Erected by Charles Miller
and his wife
Eliza Wheeler Miller
1900.
(east face)
Antietam
First Heavy Artillery . . . — — Map (db m31177) WM
On Colchester Avenue (Connecticut Route 16) at Browns Mill Road, on the right when traveling north on Colchester Avenue.
Comstock Covered Bridge
Built in 1873 by the Towns of Colchester and East Hampton
The Comstock Covered Bridge is one of only three historic covered bridges remaining in Connecticut. With a main span 80 feet in length (measured from the faces of . . . — — Map (db m84109) HM
On East High Street (U.S. 66) at North Main Street, on the left when traveling west on East High Street.
East Hampton
Incorporated 1767
East Hampton was first settled in 1710, when Gideon Goffe and is family located in an area along the Connecticut River which later became established as the parish of Middle Haddam. Families from the locality moved . . . — — Map (db m84010) HM
On Main Street east of Novelty Lane, on the left when traveling east.
The British Raid on Essex
On April 7-8, 1814, a British raiding force of 136 sailors and marines rowed six miles up the Connecticut River from warships anchored in Long Island Sound to attack American shipping in Essex, then known as . . . — — Map (db m183087) HM
On West Avenue near Old West Street, on the left when traveling east.
At the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, this area served as the village center. The well-equipped general store owned by Ebenezer Hayden and the surrounding businesses of the Pratt Smithy, a bake house two doors up . . . — — Map (db m69410) HM
On Main Street at North Lane, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Originally called Potopaug by local Indians, Essex was named after Englands Essex County, whence some of its early settlers had come. As a part of Saybrook colony, the Essex area was first settled in 1648 by John Lay, William Pratt, and William . . . — — Map (db m65666) HM
On Main Street at N Main Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
Essex Square as we know it today did not exist until after the British attack on Essex harbor on April 8, 1814 when 28 ships were destroyed. A change in the configuration of the streets leading to the river, thanks to the building of a large, new . . . — — Map (db m183085) HM
On Prospect Street near & Church Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Essex was beginning to come into its own in 1832 when this building, known as Hills Academy, was built. Twelve years before, the new Borough of Essex, previously known as Potapoug Quarter, was set apart from the town of Saybrook. A letter dated . . . — — Map (db m69413) HM
On Main Street at Novelty Lane, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
While a lot has changed since this 1881 “Birds-Eye-View” of Essex, a lot has remained the same including most of the houses along Main Street. Originally known as Pettipaug, Essex was first settled in 1648. It became a colonial seaport . . . — — Map (db m69414) HM
On Main Street east of Novelty Lane, on the left when traveling east.
The Onrust is a replica of one of the first sailing ships built in the New World and the first European vessel to explore the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound. On his fourth voyage to the New World (16131614), Dutch explorer Adriaen . . . — — Map (db m183090) HM
On Saybrook Road (Connecticut Route 154) at Walkley Hill Road, on the left when traveling north on Saybrook Road.
Haddam
In 1660 the General Court received a petition of “Severall members of this Collony prsenting their desires unto this Court of setling a Plantation at 30 Miles Island;” whereupon, a committee to view the land was appointed and . . . — — Map (db m66162) HM
On Saybrook Road (Connecticut Route 154) at Candlewood Hill Road, on the left when traveling north on Saybrook Road.
( south face )
In Honor
Of The Men From Haddam
Who Served In The World War
And In Memory Of Those Who
Made The Supreme Sacrifice
Gustaf A. Andeen Carl H. Anderson Robert Anderson Walter F. Bailey John Bard Joseph . . . — — Map (db m66207) WM
On Main Street at North Main Street (Connecticut Route 602), on the left when traveling east on Main Street.
Ivoryton
Originally part of the Saybrook colony, the area now known as Ivoryton was annexed with the newly formed Essex in 1859. Thought of as the “wild country,” it soon developed into a prosperous manufacturing village. In the late . . . — — Map (db m100239) HM
On Higganum Road (Connecticut Route 81) 0.1 miles south of Wolf Hollow Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Killingworth
In 1663 the General Court in Hartford founded the plantation of Hammonasset, encompassing the present-day towns of Killingworth and Clinton. The Court named the town Kenilworth in 1667 after the birthplace in England of Edward . . . — — Map (db m100152) HM
On Higganum Road (Connecticut Route 81) 0.1 miles south of Wolf Hollow Lane, on the right when traveling north.
( south side )
George A. Butter · George H. Cook · George Elovzin · Henry Gutt · Elville L. Harris · Albert E. Hartmann · Walter E. Hartmann · Norman M. Hatch · Eugene Huetter · Frank Kroupa · William Kroupa · George M. Keller · William . . . — — Map (db m100154) WM
On Jackson Hill Road at Main Street (Connecticut Route 157), on the left when traveling north on Jackson Hill Road.
Charter Oak Tree
The White Oak Tree in front of this monument was presented to the Town of Middlefield by the State of Connecticut in appreciation of John Lyman for his participation in he State Constitutional Convention of 1965. The Tre is a . . . — — Map (db m94841) HM
On Jackson Hill Road at Main Street (Connecticut Route 157), on the right when traveling south on Jackson Hill Road.
Middlefield
This region was first settled about 1700 after Samuel Allen, Benjamin Miller, and Samuel Wetmore had reached an agreement with the Indians. It was incorporated as a parish in1744, a meeting house was erected, and the Congregational . . . — — Map (db m94752) HM
On Jackson Hill Road at Main Street (Connecticut Route 157), on the right when traveling north on Jackson Hill Road.
This Piece Of Steel
Once Part Of The North Tower
Is Dedicated To The Memory Of
Those Who Lost Their Lives
On Sept. 11, 2001
Dedicated Sept. 11, 2011
Tenth Anniversary — — Map (db m94842) HM
On Jackson Hill Road at Main Street (Route 157), on the right when traveling north on Jackson Hill Road.
Middlefield Honor Roll
These Sought Not Glory But Their Countrys Good
Adams Elwood R. Barrett Ralph N. Bell William Brown Wilder C. Brown Jay A. Burnham Charles N. Jr. Burnham Laurence G. Coe E. Holloway Cotter Charles E. . . . — — Map (db m94849) WM
Near Jackson Hill Road at Main Street (Connecticut Route 157), on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to Those Who Answered Their Countrys Call
Middlefield-Rockfall during the Vietnam War
Jan. 1964 – July 4, 1975
* Malcolm, John D.
Alford, Robert S. Alford, William D. Antonucci, David J. Aresco, Sebastian J. . . . — — Map (db m94851) HM
On Jackson Hill Road at Main Street (Connecticut Route 157), on the right when traveling north on Jackson Hill Road.
Dedicated to the Men and Women of the Community of Middlefield-Rockfall
Who Devotedly Served Their Country in World War II and the Korean Conflict
Applegate, George H. Jr. Arabasz, John Arabasz, Joseph Arabasz, Stephen Augeri, Frank . . . — — Map (db m94850) WM
On Jackson Hill Road at Main Street (Route 157), on the right when traveling north on Jackson Hill Road.
Site Of
Old Town Hall
Land Purchased And
Given To Town In 1892 By
Members Of Middlefield
Grange For A Town Hall
Building Dedicated
And Used By Grange
Mar. 16, 1894 – June 6, 1964 — — Map (db m94843) HM
On Washington Street (Connecticut Route 66) at Park Place, on the right when traveling east on Washington Street.
Erected by Members of the 24th Regiment C.V. Citizens of Middletown and State of Connecticut 1904
[ Inscribed in granite on the column ]
Port Hudson
Irish Bend
Baton Rouge
Donaldsonville
2nd Brigade 4th Div
19th Army Corps . . . — — Map (db m24210) HM
On Main Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Near this spot in 1760 stood Timothy Bigelow's tavern, where travellers and local people gathered to drink rum, trade stories, and oonduct business. In 1776, Bigelow died suddenly, leaving his wife Elizabeth with four children to support. Widow . . . — — Map (db m98602) HM
On St. Johns Square at St. Johns Street, on the right when traveling east on St. Johns Square.
Commodore
Thomas Macdonough
Victor at Lake Champlain
Sept. 11, 1814
Born Dec. 31, 1783 Died Nov. 10, 1825
Buried in Riverside Cemetery
Placed by Wadsworth Chapter D.A.R.
1932 — — Map (db m94209) HM
On Broad Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on Broad Street.
Rose Schwartzbuch had been in the United States seven years when she married Harry L. Shapiro in 1911, one of the first weddings to be held at Middletown's newly formed Congregation Adath Israel, then located on Union Street. The bridal couple, . . . — — Map (db m98688) HM
On South Main Street at Pleasant Street, on the left when traveling east on South Main Street.
In 1756, this simple structure was the birthplace of one of New England's leading craft dynasties, the Danforth family of pewterers. For nearly a century, three generations of Danforth men fashioned everything from plain plates to graceful . . . — — Map (db m98550) HM
On deKoven Drive at Washington Street, on the right when traveling south on deKoven Drive.
1782 deKoven House Community Center 1942
Middletown, Connecticut
1748 John Lewis deKoven 1821
Founder
1871 Clarence Seymour Wadsworth 1941
Donor
Dedicated to the deKoven and Wadsworth families who loved this house
and developed . . . — — Map (db m100314) HM
On St. Johns Square at St. Johns Street, on the right when traveling east on St. Johns Square.
north side
In 1639
Mattabeseck
Is First Mentioned in the Records
In 1650
The First English Settlement
Was Made Near This Spot
1n 1653
The General Court Changed the Name to
Middletown
In 1672 and 1673
The Title to the . . . — — Map (db m94206) HM
On Main Street at Pleasant Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
“Hurrah! Hurrah! We bring the Jubilee.
Hurrah! Hurrah! The flag that makes you free!
Se we sang the chorus from Atlanta to the sea,
While we were marching through Georgia”
“Marching through Georgia,” by Henry . . . — — Map (db m68012) HM
On Bow Lane at Holmes Drive, on the right when traveling east on Bow Lane.
( south side )
Connecticut
In Honor Of
Our Fallen
Comrades
( upper plaque )
43rd Infantry Division Insignia
March 1923 – September 1997
Units With Lineage to the 43rd
Served in the Following:
Revolutionary War . . . — — Map (db m100091) WM
On Washington Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on Washington Street.
This fine post-and-beam house has been home to numerous prominent Middletown figures since it was originally built in the 1750s. In 1777, Jehosaphat Starr, Jr. left this house, his birthplace, to become a Revolutionary War soldier. Within a few . . . — — Map (db m98677) HM
On Bow Lane at Holmes Drive, on the right when traveling east on Bow Lane.
John L. Levitow
Memorial Lane
Dedicated - November 28, 2000
In Memory of:
Sergeant John L. Levitow, U.S. Air Force
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
“For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the
risk of his . . . — — Map (db m100151) WM
On Main Street at Pleasant Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Middletown
The area known as Mattabesett, home of the Wangunk Indian tribe, was settled by English colonists from Hartford and Wethersfield in 1650. Situated at the big bend in the Connecticut River, it was named Middletown because it lay halfway . . . — — Map (db m67814) HM
On Pleasant Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on Pleasant Street.
By the end of the Civil War, one of every nine Middletown men wearing the Union uniform was dead. They included young David Lincoln, who gave his life in the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862.
More than 900 soldiers and sailors . . . — — Map (db m98603) HM
On Court Street at deKoven Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Court Street.
If you stood here in the late 1700s looking east toward the Connecticut River a forest of ship masts would bob before your eyes. On docks lining the riverside, sailors and merchants bustled back and forth to tall ships which had just arrived in . . . — — Map (db m98549) HM
On Main Street at William Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
( left tablet )
Acaglia Frank T. Acerboni Ernest A. Acheson Dean G. Adamski John Adamson Ernest L. Adorno Vincenzo Agostino Everisto Ahern Joseph W. Ahern Maurice J. Ahlberg Carl A. Ahlberg Carl L. Ahlberg Eric A. . . . — — Map (db m68014) WM
On Main Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
The Wangunks, Native American people, lived here at the great bend in the Connecticut River for countless generations before the first Europeans arrived. The Wangunks called their home Mattabeseck. Here they lived in communities of round-topped . . . — — Map (db m98585) HM
On Main Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Middletown entered its golden era during the 1700s. By 1750, a century after its settlement, Middletown was the most populous and one of the richest towns in Connecticut.
The town owed its size and prosperity primarily to maritime trade. At . . . — — Map (db m98586) HM
On Main Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
The 1800s brought enormous change to Middletown, transforming its economy, its culture, and the very face of its people.
The changes began in 1807, when hostilities between the United States and Great Britain led Thomas Jefferson to ban . . . — — Map (db m98587) HM
On Main Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
The 20 century transformed Middletown as completely as the previous one had. The stream of immigrants that began in the mid-1800s now became a flood. Between 1900 and 1910, Middletown's population grew from 17,464 to 21,000 – a 20 percent . . . — — Map (db m98588) HM
On Washington Street (Connecticut Route 66) at Veterans Way, on the right on Washington Street.
Korea
1950 1955
Vietnam
1961 1975 Beyond the Far Pacific to the Rim of Asia they went
– Twice in a Generation –
To risk all for Honor and Freedom
[back]
“You Are Not Forgotten”
Sp4 . . . — — Map (db m24208) WM
On Main Street at Pleasant Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Honor To The Brave
Their Heroic Valor Ensures Our Lasting Peace
Erected By The Town Of Middletown
To The Memory Of Her Fallen Sons
1874
( north face )
Died in service
George Barrett. 1st H Art H June 12 61 Philadelphia John . . . — — Map (db m65484) WM
On Washington Street (Connecticut Route 66) at Veterans Way, on the right when traveling east on Washington Street.
[ West plaque ]
1917 The World War 1918
In Grateful Remberance Of
The Soldiers and Sailors From
Middletown
Who Died in the
Service of Their Country
On These Battlefields
Or on the High Seas
Or by the Pestilence . . . — — Map (db m24206) HM
On Washington Street (Connecticut Route 66) at Veterans Way, on the right when traveling east on Washington Street.
World War II
1941 – 1945
Their devotion and sacrifices
contributed to final victory
Dedicated to the men and women of Middletown
who served in the Armed Forces
of their Country in time of war
[inscribed on the tablet . . . — — Map (db m24205) HM
On Main Street at Pleasant Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Near This Site In 1750
The foundations were laid for Middletowns first Protestant Episcopal Church. This building, completed in 1755, was named Christ Church. The predecessor of the Church of the Holy Trinity.
In this church the Right Reverend . . . — — Map (db m68011) HM
On deKoven Drive at Court Street, on the right when traveling south on deKoven Drive.
This bell was originally part of the clock located in the old city hall tower at 255 Main Street. In 1958, the municipal building was erected at this site.
In a joint venture, the city administration appropriated and various citizens donated . . . — — Map (db m98555) HM
On High Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on High Street.
In 1818, 29-year-old Samuel Russell set sail for Canton, China, to become a merchant in the China trade – and to make his fortune. Within a decade. Russell and Company was a leading firm among American importers, and Samuel Russell was a . . . — — Map (db m98679) HM
On Broad Street at Court Street, on the right when traveling south on Broad Street.
Bbr>Within these brownstone walls, choirs sang hymns, teenagers learned astronomy, and – eventually – Middletown residents of all ages borrowed books.
Although this building has housed the Russell Library for well over a century, it . . . — — Map (db m71116) HM
On St. Johns Square at St. Johns Street, on the right when traveling east on St. Johns Square.
About 1650, a handful of English colonists began settling Middletown – then called by its Native American name, Mattabesseck or Mattabesett. The first colonists did not come directly from England, but from early New England settlements like . . . — — Map (db m98604) HM
On St. Johns Square at St. Johns Street, on the right when traveling west on St. Johns Square.
The potato famine that ravaged Ireland in the late 1840s brought poverty and starvation to the Irish people. To survive, more than a million Irish fled their home coming to America on vessels so crowded and disease-ridden that they were termed . . . — — Map (db m98606) HM
On Broad Street at Washington Street, on the left when traveling north on Broad Street.
Immigrants from Italy settled in Middletown as early as the 1860s, and for several decades the Italian population here increased slowly. Then, at the turn of the 20th century, the trickle of immigrants became a virtual flood. Hundreds of families . . . — — Map (db m98687) HM
On Broad Street at William Street, on the left when traveling south on Broad Street.
On this site, on a spring evening in 1834, a violent mob descended on a small group of Middletown residents who had come together to work towards abolishing slavery. The abolitionists, both black and white citizens, were members of the newly . . . — — Map (db m71118) HM
On Washington Street at deKoven Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Washington Street.
Middletown became of the richest towns in all New England in the 1700s. during that time, thousands of ships loaded with local products like lumber, barrels, horses, pigs, corn, butter, and beef.
The ships sailed down the Connecticut River and . . . — — Map (db m98690) HM
On Cross Street at Warren Street, on the right when traveling east on Cross Street.
About 1828, a handful of Middletown's black residents gathered to worship in the home of Asa Jeffrey, a sea man who lived on Cross Street almost opposite here. The group formed the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Middletown's first black . . . — — Map (db m98689) HM
On Main Street at Old Church Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
The battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day of the Civil War, began early on the morning of September 17, 1862, in Sharpsburg, Maryland. Joseph Mansfield, a 58-year-old general in the Union army, waited anxiously for the signal to lead his ten . . . — — Map (db m98542) HM
On Vine Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling south on Vine Street.
From the peak of the grassy hill behind these gates, Sowheag, leader of the Wangunks, could see for miles, observing the round-topped wigwams of his people in small settlements on both sides of the Connecticut River. The Wangunks called this area . . . — — Map (db m98684) HM
On Washington Terrace at Veterans Way, on the left when traveling east on Washington Terrace.
Each of the maple trees that form the "Road of Remembrance" on Washington Green honor a Middletown soldier or sailor who gave his life in World War I. Middletown citizens planted 33 trees on November 14, 1920 to commemorate the city's fallen sons. . . . — — Map (db m98681) HM
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