Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mansfield

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mansfield

1 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — 603 Gilbert — Cottage 15/16 —

Has been designated a Contributing Resource to the University of Connecticut Historic District One of two remaining houses built as faculty residences between 1912 and 1920, the side-by-side colonial revival structure is sited on what . . . — — Map (db m137533) HM

2 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — 604 Gilbert — Cottage 22/23 —

3 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — Benjamin Franklin Koons —

In Memory Of Benjamin Franklin Koons, B.A. Ph.D. 1844 — 1903 Instructor at Storrs 1881 — 1903 First President of the College Erected June 11, 1905 by the Graduates — — Map (db m142447) HM

4 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — The Brothers Storrs — University of Connecticut — Commemorating UConn’s 125th Anniversary 2006 —

The first benefactors of the University of Connecticut, Augustus and Charles Storrs, are among the many prominent individuals in University history buried in the Storrs Memorial Cemetery. The property for this burying ground was deeded to the . . . — — Map (db m184745) HM

5 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — Capt. Harold L. Lewis Jr. U.S.A.F. —

Dedicated In Memory Of Capt. Harold L. Lewis Jr. U.S.A.F. Who gave his life on April 25, 1980 during an attempt to rescue U.S. Embassy hostages in Iran — — Map (db m142445) WM

6 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — The Eight Patriots —

The Eight Patriots April 25, 1980 Greater love... Greater love hath no man... They came, these eight, from America the beautiful, of their own will, and with no fanfare... They went to a hostile place to rescue their countrymen, knowing that . . . — — Map (db m142443) WM

7 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — A Familiar Vista —

Horsebarn Hill has been a familiar landmark since the University's founding in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School. It has offered successive generations of students a breathtaking view of the changing campus landscape as well as a picturesque . . . — — Map (db m179373) HM

8 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — First Step, Fallen Friend — University of Connecticut — Commemorating UConn’s 125th Anniversary 2006 —

The history of the University of Connecticut can be traced back to the Storrs Agricultural School which opened on this site in1881 in the former Connecticut Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home. Later known as Old Whitney, the fifty-room wooden structure housed . . . — — Map (db m184860) HM

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9 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — Historic Homesteads — University of Connecticut — Commemorating UConn’s 125th Anniversary 2006 —

The area that became Mirror Lake was acquired by the University in 1918 from the family of Edwin Whitney. The acquisition included the nearby Whitney family home, which over the years has housed a variety of University offices and programs. . . . — — Map (db m184854) HM

10 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — Historic Horsebarn Hill — UCONN —

The Hill and adjoining land were part of the original gift of land and money made in 1881 by Charles and Augustus Storrs to establish what is now the University of Connecticut. Today Horsebarn Hill is a multipurpose shared landscape. It is . . . — — Map (db m128266) HM

11 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — Joseph J. Marrone — University of Connecticut —

Served as the Head Coach of University of Connecticut Men’s Soccer from 1969 to 1996, establishing UCONN as one of the nation’s elite NCAA Division I programs. He compiled an overall record of 358-178-53 at Connecticut and lead UCONN to NCAA . . . — — Map (db m184858) HM

12 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — A Jungle and Some Frats — University of Connecticut — Commemorating UConn’s 125th Anniversary 2006 —

The North Campus residence community was built in 1950 to accommodate the surge in undergraduate student enrollment in the post-World War II years. Because of the large number of spirited WW-II veterans it housed, the North Campus residence . . . — — Map (db m184748) HM

13 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — Lakes and Stones — University of Connecticut — Commemorating UConn’s 125th Anniversary 2006 —

Swan Lake was the scene of an annual rope pull competition between freshman and sophomores from 1901 to 1930 when the competition moved to Mirror Lake. The rope pull was a campus tradition for more than a half century. Across North . . . — — Map (db m184753) HM

14 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Mansfield Center — Mansfield —

The area that became Mansfield was included in land acquired by sixteen residents of Norwich and nearby towns from Mohegan Indian chief Joshua, son of Uncas. This tract was incorporated as the town of Windham in 1692. At that time the families of . . . — — Map (db m101968) HM

15 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — Mansfield World War I Monument —

Erected by The Town of Mansfield In Honor of Her Citizens Who Served In The World War 1914 — 1918 Walter Tod Ackerman · Antonio Alossi · Howard Merton Atkins Co. M, 103 Inf. Joseph Leon Barrett Co. L, 102 Inf. Thos. Arthur Barrows · . . . — — Map (db m142309) WM

16 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — Mansfield World War II Memorial —

Erected by the people of Mansfield to perpetuate the memory of Cpl Charles T Brown · Lt G Pierce Brundage · Capt Roger P Brundage · PFC Edward Budzinsky · Marine Sgt Reginald W Cahoon · T5 Louis W Chobot · Cpl Wm E Cramm Jr · Radioman 2c Vincent . . . — — Map (db m142446) WM

17 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — University Life — University of Connecticut — Commemorating UConn’s 125th Anniversary 2006 —

From the late 1890s to the 1930s, nearly two dozen houses were built as homes for administrators and faculty of the University. Faculty Row included houses on Whitney and Gilbert Roads, and stretched along the southern end of Mirror Lake. . . . — — Map (db m184756) HM

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18 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — University of Connecticut Veterans Memorial — University of Connecticut —

The Ultimate Sacrifice In honor of our alumni who have fallen while serving in the armed forces of our nation. — — Map (db m184809) WM

19 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — Veterans Memorial —

The erection of this building was sponsored by the Eagleville Fire Department and the grateful citizens of the surrounding community in honor of the men and women who served their Country in the Armed Forces. — — Map (db m184922) WM

20 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — VFW Post 9800 Veterans Monument —

A tribute to the men and women of Mansfield who served our nation ——— Dedicated by Post 9800 Veterans of Foreign Wars May 30, 1985 — — Map (db m142444) WM

21 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Mansfield, Storrs — With Gratitude — University of Connecticut —

This Veterans Memorial honors University of Connecticut alumni who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in defense of the United States of America. These patriots gave their lives to protect our freedom and principles on which this nation was . . . — — Map (db m184912) WM

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