On Monroe Street west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
In memory of the
scores of Catholic
victims of the
1918 Flu Epidemic
who lie here in
unmarked graves.
Pray for Them
Presented by Dan Cosgrove — — Map (db m299374) HM
On Main Street at Town Hall Drive, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Branford
In 1638 the New Haven Colony traded "eleven coats of trucking cloth and one coat of English cloth made in the English fashion" to the Mattabesec Indians for land known as Totokett (Tidal River). The First permanent settlement was . . . — — Map (db m35588) HM
On Melrose Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Dedicated Veterans Day November 11, 2021
This garden was planted to honor and commemorate the many Branford soldiers who have proudly served in the Armed Services and the many sacrifices they have made for our country. These brave soldiers . . . — — Map (db m300374) HM
On Main Street at Town Hall Drive, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Branford
To Her Brave Sons
Who Fought In The War
Of The Rebellion
1861 – 1865
One Country – One Flag
GAR
1885
[ battle names inscribed on the column ]
Antietam Fredericksburg Shiloh Gettysburg Vicksburg . . . — — Map (db m35645) HM
On Main Street near Town Hall Drive, on the right when traveling north.
In Memory of Those Who Served
Those Who Were Disabled In Service
And Those Who Gave Their Lives In
World War II and the Korean Conflict
Vietnam — — Map (db m35587) WM
On Eades Street at S Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Eades Street.
Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose. But young men think it is - and we were young.
George Adams · Elmer P. Anderson · James W. Barba · Bernard B. Brown · David O. Champagne · John W. Clark · William G. Colby · Arthur Morse Curtis · . . . — — Map (db m246101) WM
Near Shore Drive (Connecticut Route 142) east of Killams Point Road, on the right when traveling east.
In honor and loving memory of a morally kind and financially generous Branford resident "Ruth deRouchement Dese". Ruth was one of the founders of the first Alzheimer's Disease Support Groups in the country, and because of her love for the . . . — — Map (db m298261) HM
On Main Street at Town Hall Drive, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Pro Patria
1917-1918
( descriptive plaque )
Branford resident and Army veteran, J. Andre Smith designed the Cenotaph as a memorial to World War I servicemen who lost their lives in battle and rest in foreign soil. Its granite carving . . . — — Map (db m245810) WM
Near Connecticut Turnpike (Interstate 95) west of Cedar Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1781, British forces raided Guilford. Charity Norton Leete stuffed her family's precious possessions in this box and ran.
On June 18, 1781, three ships carried 150 British soldiers landed at Leete's Island, south of Guilford, CT. The . . . — — Map (db m311723) HM
On Montowese Street at Damberg Place, on the right when traveling north on Montowese Street.
(Original inscription)
Sacred
to the Memory of
Isaac C. Moses
of Charleston, S.C.
who died
at Branford, CT.
Sept. 3, 1834
Ζ 53
Isaac Clifton Moses (1781-1834), a merchant in Charleston, died in a buggy accident while . . . — — Map (db m295706) HM
On Main Street near Cedar Street, on the right when traveling south.
This building, which was completed and dedicated in 1896, is the gift of Timothy B Blackstone, of
Chicago, Illinois, who died in that city May 26, 1900. Mr Blackstone was born in Branford in 1829, and he gave this building to the people of his . . . — — Map (db m246103) HM
On Connecticut Turnpike (Interstate 95) east of U.S. 1, on the right when traveling east.
Job Lanthrop was enslaved when he served in the Continental Army. On June 2, 1778, Caleb Huntington secured his freedom.
Lathrop was born into slavery in Norwich, CT, probably in 1753. He was the son of Venus and Primus Armes, who had . . . — — Map (db m311710) HM
Near Melrose Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
These remarkable traits were best exemplified by a civic giant and athlete in the form of 2003 Branford Sports Hall of Fame inductee John B. Sliney.
Born in Branford on April 6, 1897, John was the son of John T. and Hannah Buckley Sliney, . . . — — Map (db m300402) HM
On Main Street 0.2 miles east of U.S. 1, on the right when traveling west.
On August 21, 1824, General Lafayette was welcomed in Branford where he received civil and military honors on his way to New London.
(same message both sides) — — Map (db m298233) HM
On Main Street at Park Place, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Circa 1876
This spot marks the last remaining horse tying ring in Branford, used to tie a horse while shopping at the Hosley Block.
Preservation 1976 by L.G. Tipping- J.J. Burton — — Map (db m269370) HM
On Montoweese Street (Connecticut Route 146) at S Main Street, on the left when traveling north on Montoweese Street.
In the house of The Rev. Samuel Russel once standing near this spot was held in 1700 the meeting of ministers of the Colony of Connecticut when they gave books for the founding of the collegiate school which now bears the name of Yale University . . . — — Map (db m246098) HM
On Montowese Street at S Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Montowese Street.
Here, overlooking the tidal river, where they might worship God in their own way, English Puritans from Wethersfield in A.D. 1644 erected the first "foursquare," rough-hewn log meeting house of the First Congregational Church in Branford, then . . . — — Map (db m243108) HM
"Be very happy when young people who haven't had a chance to see such a beautiful place come to the island. Their eyes just open up."
-Elizabeth Hird
Outer Island's unique history and beauty make it a must-see. This unit of the Stewart B. . . . — — Map (db m265821) HM
On Westwood Road, on the right when traveling south.
This park dedicated July 4, 1946
to the men who gave their lives
in World War II
Robert E. Kells
Frank J. Luza
William H. Pardee Jr.
Zenna Radovicz
Donald S. Schubert — — Map (db m269429) WM
On Westwood Road, on the right when traveling south.
Dedicated
to those who gave
their lives in the
cause of freedom
since World War II
Vietnam
S/Sgt Edward M. Hardwick
Erected 1970 by grateful citizens of Short Beach — — Map (db m269430) WM
On Indian Point Road south of Thimble Island Road, on the right when traveling south.
Discovered in the mid-19th Century, the strength and beauty of Stony Creek granite made it much in demand for many types of construction. Quarries sprang up to supply the unique pink granite for bridges, buildings and monuments.
By the start of . . . — — Map (db m266221) HM
On Thimble Island Road at Halls Point Road, on the right when traveling south on Thimble Island Road.
Civil War
1861-1865
★★★
Bradley Franklin
Bush Timothy G.
Dibble Elizur B.
Hall Roger
Hotchkins John
Howd W. Theodore
Page Henry
Paine Richard J.
Palmer W. Bradley
Tucker Lewis M. . . . — — Map (db m265540) WM
On Thimble Island Road at Halls Point Road, on the right when traveling south on Thimble Island Road.
Ablondi Peter Allen Alfred Allen Arthur
Allen Charles
Allen Jack
Altermatt John
Atkinson Donald
Atkinson George
Baker David
Barnes Charles Jr.
Barnes John Jr.
Bernard Thomas
Brainerd Charles
Brainerd . . . — — Map (db m265485) WM
On Thimble Island Road at Halls Point Road, on the right when traveling south on Thimble Island Road.
A Tribute To The Valor
of the
Men of Stony Creek
Who Entered the Service of their
Country to Fight in The Great War
For World-Wide Liberty
1917-1919
Frank Pablondi
Maynard L. Allen
Joseph Anderson
Rocco V. Barba . . . — — Map (db m265529) WM
On Thimble Island Road at Halls Point Road, on the right when traveling south on Thimble Island Road.
Allen James
Allen Harold
Anderson Sven
Balestracci Herman
Balestracci Lovis
Barnes John
Bernard Frank
Betts Howard
Biagiarelli Paul
Biagiarelli Peter
Canfield Norton
Carden Gerald
Ceccolini Harold . . . — — Map (db m291821) WM
