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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Cornwall, Connecticut

 
Clickable Map of Northwest Hills Region, Connecticut and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Northwest Hills Region, CT (207) Capitol Region, CT (726) Naugatuck Valley Region, CT (220) Western Region, CT (331) Berkshire County, MA (179) Hampden County, MA (162) Dutchess County, NY (353)  NorthwestHillsRegion(207) Northwest Hills Region (207)  CapitolRegion(726) Capitol Region (726)  NaugatuckValleyRegion(220) Naugatuck Valley Region (220)  WesternRegion(331) Western Region (331)  BerkshireCountyMassachusetts(179) Berkshire County (179)  HampdenCounty(162) Hampden County (162)  DutchessCountyNew York(353) Dutchess County (353)
Torrington is the region seat for Northwest Hills Region
Cornwall is in Northwest Hills Region
Northwest Hills Region (207)  ►
ADJACENT TO NORTHWEST HILLS REGION
Capitol Region (726)  ►
Naugatuck Valley Region (220)  ►
Western Region (331)  ►
Berkshire County, Massachusetts (179)  ►
Hampden County, Massachusetts (162)  ►
Dutchess County, New York (353)  ►
 
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1 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Cornwall, Cornwall Bridge — Cornwall —
Cornwall This area was once part of the Western Lands ordered surveyed by the Legislature in 1731. Yale Lands were surveyed and three hundred acres were set aside for income for Yale College in 1732. At an auction in Fairfield in 1738 the town was . . . — — Map (db m41824) HM
2 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Cornwall, Cornwall Bridge — Cornwall Korea – Vietnam Veterans Monument —
[ left plaque ] Korea June 27, 1950 – January 31, 1955 Bailey, Harold L. Jr. • Blakey, James • Cavanaugh, Harold F. • Chamberlain, Paul H. Jr. • Cobleigh, Doris • Cobleigh, Herbert • Frost, Atec C. • Frost, John A. • Frost, . . . — — Map (db m41826) WM
3 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Cornwall, Cornwall Bridge — Cornwall World War I – World War II Veterans Monument —
[ upper plaque ] Cornwall Honor Roll 1914 World War 1918 Peter L. Barrett • Fred J. Bate • William L. Behn • Harry W. Breen • R. William Carlson • Abraham B. Cohen • Benjamin J. Cole • Francis P. Cole • Robert T. Davison • Stanley P. . . . — — Map (db m41829) HM
4 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Cornwall, Cornwall Bridge — First Foreign Mission School —
Site of the First Foreign Mission School which from 1817 to 1826 trained young men of many races to act as Christian Missionaries among their peoples. — — Map (db m41831) HM
5 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Cornwall, West Cornwall — Major General John Sedgwick —
This memorial including ordnance used in the Mexican and Civil Wars and given by the government of the United States is in honour of Major General John Sedgwick Commander of the Sixth Corps Army of the Potomac who gave his life for the preservation . . . — — Map (db m37482) HM
6 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Cornwall, Cornwall Bridge — Scion of the Charter Oak —
In Memory Of Lewis S. Gannett Scion Of The Charter Oak Dedicated April 23, 1966 Cornwall Historical Society — — Map (db m41825) HM
7 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Cornwall, Cornwall Bridge — This Tree —
This tree is dedicated to the people and community spirit that helped Cornwall recover from the July 10, 1989 tornado. Town leaders at that time were: Richard Dakin     First Selectman Patsy Van Doren     Selectman Steve Hedden     . . . — — Map (db m41830) HM
 
 
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Oct. 16, 2026