Historical Markers and War Memorials in Windsor Locks, Connecticut

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Windsor Locks, Connecticut

1 ► Connecticut, Hartford County, Windsor Locks — Beacon and Tower —

Beacon and Tower In the late 1920's and early 1930's, powerful rotating beacons were installed at approximately twenty mile intervals along most of the major airways in the U.S. to facilitate night operations. Even as radio aids were developed, the . . . — — Map (db m126452) HM

2 ► Connecticut, Hartford County, Windsor Locks — Connecticut Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial —

Connecticut Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial The design of the Memorial was conceived by the Connecticut Firefighters Memorial Committee and incorporates a plaza-like setting featuring a brick patio in the form of a Maltese cross, the universal symbol . . . — — Map (db m126451) HM

3 ► Connecticut, Hartford County, Windsor Locks — Irish Immigrants Memorial —

More than 400 Irish immigrants came to this area between 1827 and 1829 to build the canal next to where this park now stands. These brave people lived in makeshift camps and worked dawn until dusk in hard and dangerous conditions to build a . . . — — Map (db m208597) HM

4 ► Connecticut, Hartford County, Windsor Locks — Soldiers Memorial Hall —

1890 Soldiers Memorial Hall built by Charles E. Chaffee. and presented by him to J.H. Converse Post. No 67 G.A.R. In memory of those who went from Windsor Locks and lost their lives in the service of Our Country in the late . . . — — Map (db m99673) HM

5 ► Connecticut, Hartford County, Windsor Locks — The Canal Today —

Ahlstrom Munksjo Today, only Ahlstrom Munksjo, who acquired Dexter in 2000, retains a manufacturing capability on the banks of the canal, along with Algonquin Power Windsor Locks LLC who operates a cycle cogeneration plant that produces . . . — — Map (db m208606) HM

6 ► Connecticut, Hartford County, Windsor Locks — The Windsor Locks Canal —

The story of Windsor Locks is the story of America. From Native American seasonal hunters, to Puritan farmers drawn to the rich soil of the river meadows, to Yankee industrialists, to waves of Irish, Italian, French Canadian and Polish immigrants . . . — — Map (db m208604) HM

7 ► Connecticut, Hartford County, Windsor Locks — Timeline —

1614 Six years before pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock, Dutch lawyer and sea captain, Adrian Block (after whom Block Island is named) discovers and explores the Connecticut River as far north as the Enfield Falls, where he is forced to turn back . . . — — Map (db m208605) HM

8 ► Connecticut, Hartford County, Windsor Locks — Windsor Locks —

(front) Windsor Locks Incorporated May 30, 1854, the town was formerly Pine Meadow district of Windsor. A Dutch trader, Captain Adriaen Block, came up the Connecticut River in the spring of 1614 as far as Enfield Rapids. The . . . — — Map (db m40839) HM

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9 ► Connecticut, Hartford County, Windsor Locks — Windsor Locks Korean Conflict Monument —

In Honor To Those Men and Women From Windsor Locks Who Served In the Armed Forces of The United States of America During the Korean Conflict 1950 — 1953 Erected by the Town of Windsor Locks And the Veterans Memorial Committee . . . — — Map (db m99642) WM

10 ► Connecticut, Hartford County, Windsor Locks — Windsor Locks Vietnam War Monument —

In Honor To Those Men and Women From Windsor Locks Who Served In the Armed Forces of The United States of America During the Vietnam War 1964 — 1973 Erected by the Town of Windsor Locks And the Veterans Memorial Committee . . . — — Map (db m99672) WM

11 ► Connecticut, Hartford County, Windsor Locks — Windsor Locks World War I and II Monument —

To you from failing hands We throw the torch Be yours to hold it high McCrae To The Honor Of The Men And Women Of Windsor Locks Wo Served Their Country In World War I World War II Paid The Supreme Sacrifice . . . — — Map (db m99671) WM

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