On Arch Street 0.1 miles south of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling south.
Arch Street Architecture
The buildings of Arch Street date back to the turn of the twentieth century and offer an intertwined look at both the past and the present. Arch Street offers multiple examples of the Italianate and Beaux Arts . . . — — Map (db m259940) HM
On West Main Street at High Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
Art League of New Britain
Located just around the corner from this sign at 30 Cedar Street, The Art League of New Britain in the second oldest art league in the United States. Founded in 1928, its original mission was as an art school holding . . . — — Map (db m259832) HM
On Stanley Street at Hillcrest Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Stanley Street.
Erected As A Lasting Tribute To The Men Of The
Belvidere Area Who Served Their Country In World War II
Abrahamson, Beatrice • Alexander, George M. • Alfano, James J. • Alfano, Joseph F. • Alfano, Leon J. • Anderson, Charles E. • Anderson, Frank . . . — — Map (db m41627) HM
On East Street 0.1 miles south of Allen Street, on the right when traveling south.
About thirty feet from this spot
stood the house in which
Brig. Gen. John Patterson
was born in 1743 - 4
Member of two Provincial
Congresses from Lenox Mass.
Leader in the War of Independence
Distinguished Jurist and Member of . . . — — Map (db m41611) HM
On Main Street at Court Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Central Park
Central Park in New Britain grew out of a community need, and the park where you are now standing was once a grassy field known as the Village Green, a typical feature of a colonial New England town. As New Britain developed into . . . — — Map (db m259873) HM
On Park Place at Walnut Hill Park, on the right when traveling south on Park Place.
Charles K. Hamilton
From This Area
July 2, 1910
Flew the First Airplane
In Connecticut
Erected 1970
by
New Britain Herald
Chamber of Commerce
New Britain Lodge of Elks 957
In Memory Of
Brother Charles K. Hamilton
Paul I. . . . — — Map (db m41438) HM
On West Main Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
City Hall
New Britain's first mayor, industrialist Frederick T. Stanley (The Stanley Works) reflected the city's manufacturing identity. Likewise, its downtown architecture echoed styles including Beaux Arts, Neo-classical, Gothic Revival, and . . . — — Map (db m259857) HM
Near Linwood Street at Grand Street, on the left when traveling north.
City of New Britain Sesquicentennial Anniversary
1850 – 2000
Tree Planting Legacy Project
Mayor Lucian J. Pawlak • Honarary Chair
Thomas G. Ronalter • Sesquicentennial Chair
Aime Brochu • Common Council Majority Leader
Geoffrey G. . . . — — Map (db m41309) HM
Near West Main Street at Cedar Street, on the left when traveling west.
Cornelius B. Erwin 1811 – 1885
Cornelius Erwin was one of New Britain's greatest benefactors and an original shareholder in the Walnut Hill Park Company. He built several successful businesses including Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Company, . . . — — Map (db m41763) HM
Near West Main Street at Cedar Street, on the left when traveling west.
Darius Miller
A frugal dry goods merchant who died in 1919 as a multi-millionaire, Miller bequeathed funds to local institutions, including a seventy-five thousand dollar trust to the City of New Britain. He asked that "the income be used and . . . — — Map (db m41758) HM
Near West Main Street at Cedar Street, on the left when traveling west.
Born in Gotha, Germany, in 1855, Elise Traut started one of New Britain's best traditions – the Christmas Tree in Central Park. Active in community organizations and an avid writer, she resided on Arch Street. In 1912, she observed five children . . . — — Map (db m41756) HM
On Smalley Street at Olive Street, on the right when traveling west on Smalley Street.
[ left arch ]
Fairview
Cemetery
City of New Britain
First Burial 1756 This
Memorial Gateway
Erected In 1936
[ right arch ]
In Memory Of
Charles Smith
Landers
1846 1900
"For the trumpet shall
sound and the . . . — — Map (db m41610) HM
Near Linwood Street at Grand Street, on the left when traveling north.
New Britain UNICO honors Frederick "Doc" Mirliani, an American of Italian heritage, for his contributions to the City of New Britain.
"Doc," who wrote the New Britain High School Alma Mater, directed the high school band, chorus, and . . . — — Map (db m41307) HM
Near West Main Street at Cedar Street, on the left when traveling west.
Frederick H. North
1824 – 1907
Frederick North was born in New Britain on August 10, 1824. After graduating from Yale University in 1846, he entered the manufacturing business with his father and later joined with Oliver Stanley and John B. . . . — — Map (db m41765) HM
Near West Main Street at Cedar Street, on the left when traveling west.
Frederick Law Olmstead 1822 – 1903
Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead, the nineteenth century visionary who founded the profession of landscape architecture, is responsible for the overall design of Walnut Hill Park. Influenced by the . . . — — Map (db m41759) HM
Near West Main Street at Cedar Street, on the left when traveling west.
Frederick T. Stanley 1802 – 1883
Frederick Trenck Stanley was an early civic leader and a successful industrialist. The development of Walnut Hill Park arose from one of Stanley's visionary projects, the development of a water works. Stanley . . . — — Map (db m41767) HM
Near West Main Street at Cedar Street, on the left when traveling west.
George M. Landers 1813 – 1895
George Landers, another member of the Walnut Hill Park Company, was a giant among nineteenth century industrialists. Born in Lenox, Massachusetts, he came to New Britain at the age of sixteen and learned the . . . — — Map (db m41764) HM
On Eddy Glover Boulevard at Commonwealth Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Eddy Glover Boulevard.
In Commemoration Of The
Bi-Centennial Anniversary Of The Birth Of
George Washington
These Trees Are Dedicated
Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1932
Participating Organizations
American Legion, Eddy Glover Post No. 6 • American Legion . . . — — Map (db m221828) HM
On Linwood Street south of Walnut Hill Park D Road, on the right when traveling south.
Hamilton's Flight
One of the liveliest days in New Britain's history was “Hamilton Day”, July 2, 1910. On that day, an intrepid 24-year-old New Britain aviator, Charles K. Hamilton, completed the first winged flight in Connecticut, in front . . . — — Map (db m259792) HM
On Linwood Street 0.1 miles south of Walnut Hill Park D Road, on the right when traveling south.
New Britain is a city with a proud sports heritage. You don't have to look hard to witness this heritage first-hand. It is evident by the many youth organizations and school-based athletic programs, collegiate sports played by the CCSU Blue Devils, . . . — — Map (db m259804) HM
Near West Main Street at Cedar Street, on the left when traveling west.
Henry E. Russell 1816 – 1893
A member of the Walnut Hill Park Company, Henry Russell was one of New Britain's leading industrialists of the nineteenth century. He is primarily remembered for his partnership in the Russell and Erwin . . . — — Map (db m41766) HM
Near Walnut Hill Road 0.1 miles south of Walnut Hill Park D Road, on the left when traveling south.
History of the Hospital
In the post-Civil War era, New Britain did not have a hospital and medical care was typically provided by physicians and nurses that visited the home of patients that were too ill to travel. The 1870 City Directory . . . — — Map (db m259777) HM
On Farmington Avenue at Eddy Glover, on the left when traveling south on Farmington Avenue.
Dedicated To Veterans
From Holy Cross Parish
Who Served In The
Defense Of Our
Country During The
Second World War
1941 - - - 1945
and
The Korean Conflict
1950 - - - 1953
Erected By
Holy Cross Mothers
Of Servicemen Society . . . — — Map (db m41649) WM
On Martin Luther King Drive at North Street, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther King Drive.
I Have A Dream
Doctor
Martin Luther
King, Jr.
1929 - 1968
We have inherited a large house, a great world house in which we have to live together – black and white, easterner and westener, gentile and Jew, Catholic and Protestant, Moslem . . . — — Map (db m202466) HM
On West Main Street east of South High Street, on the right when traveling east.
Laying the Urban Fabric
This corner comprises New Britain's least disturbed early 20th century urban space, and perhaps one of the best in the state. Here, closely spaced buildings create a pleasing urban space. Although of different . . . — — Map (db m259842) HM
On Bank Street at Columbus Boulevard, on the left when traveling east on Bank Street.
Leo A. Milewski Park
This park in the heart of our city symbolizes our deep and
abiding spirit of renewal. It is gratefully dedicated to
Leo A. Milewski, 1910 – 1969
Whose faith and courage while serving as Chairman of the . . . — — Map (db m41474) HM
Lorenzo Deming, born Sept 6, 1843. Joined U.S. Navy, captured at Plymouth N.C. at the destruction of the Rebel Iron Clad Albermarle, Nov 27, 1864 and died in Rebel Prison at Salisbury N.C. Feb 5, 1865. — — Map (db m61943) WM
On Walnut Hill Park D Road at Lexington Street, on the left when traveling south on Walnut Hill Park D Road.
Museum of American Art
Acknowledged as the first museum in the U.S. to concentrate exclusively on American art, the New Britain Museum of American Art traces its beginnings to 1903, when Jon Butler Talcott established an endowment to buy an . . . — — Map (db m259765) HM
On Ella Grasso Boulevard at Barbour Road, on the right when traveling east on Ella Grasso Boulevard.
(west side)
Battle for Iwo Jima World War II
Connecticut Men Killed In Action
Benny R. Amarone • Robert C. Armstrong • Roger W. Arsenault • Richard Barella • Lewis G. Benko • Henry J. Blaski • Fred W. Borger • Walter E. Brandenberger • . . . — — Map (db m42306) WM
On West Main Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
New Britain
The Ecclesiastical Society of New Britain was formed 1754 by division of Kensington Society called Great Swamp. New Britain became a town 1850. Charter of incorporation was granted by Connecticut General Assembly 1870 which was accepted . . . — — Map (db m41312) HM
On West Main Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
[ south side ]
With Malice Toward
None With Charity
For All With Firm
Ness In The Right
Lincoln
Oh Rare And Royal
Was The Sacrifice
[ east side ]
Let Us Have Peace
Grant
For You And Me They
Put Their Armor . . . — — Map (db m41470) HM
On South Main Street at Veterans Drive, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
[ panel 1 ]
In Memoriam
Not a war for conquest or
military glory, but a righteous war fought by American volunteers to succor the weak and
oppressed against foreign tyranny and to give to Cuba and
the Philippines a place among
the . . . — — Map (db m41515) HM
On Main Street at West Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
[ center stone ]
Dedicated To The Men And Women Who
Served Their Country In Time Of War
Abramczyk, Stanley E. U.S.A. • Abramowicz, Julius M. U.S.A. • Anderson, Norman J. U.S.A. • Anderson, Verner E. U.S.A. • Anisko, John C. U.S.A. • . . . — — Map (db m41471) WM
On West Main Street at Cedar Street, on the left when traveling west on West Main Street.
[ south side ]
To Her Sons
Who Gave Their Lives To Their Country
In The World War
Their Names Are Here Inscribed
Their Memory Lives In The Heart Of
A Grateful City
[ north side ]
MDCCCCXXVII
The City Of New Britain . . . — — Map (db m41383) WM
Near West Main Street at Cedar Street, on the left when traveling west.
Original Design of Walnut Hill Park
By Olmstead Vaux & Co. Landscape Architects – 1870
On July 18, 1867 Frederick T. Stanley sent the following letter to Frederick Law Olmstead
Dear Sir:
A Public park is proposed to be laid out in . . . — — Map (db m41374) HM
Near Grand Street at Linwood Street, on the right when traveling west.
Throughout our century of wars, we have rightfully paid homage, and erected monuments to our veterans commemorating their heroic deeds and sacrifices. Today, we recognize and pay homage, and salute our women; our mothers, wives, daughters and . . . — — Map (db m41384) WM
On Corbin Avenue (Connecticut Route 372) at Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south on Corbin Avenue.
In Memory Of
Second Lt. Sherrod Emerson Skinner, Jr.
United States Marine Corps Reserve
October 29, 1929 October 26, 1952
Killed in action in Korea and awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by the President of the United States for . . . — — Map (db m41306) HM
Near West Main Street at Cedar Street, on the left when traveling west.
Seth Case was born in Simsbury, Connecticut in 1825 and graduated from Yale College in 1847. he was a successful lawyer in New Britain, was one of the shareholders of the Walnut Hill Park Company, and later became a Judge of Probate for the . . . — — Map (db m41761) HM
On Stanley Street at Eddy Glover Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Stanley Street.
A lasting tribute to the men
of Belvidere who gave their lives
in the Korean Conflict
George S. Sulliman
1st Lt. Infantry U.S.M.C.
Killed in Action, April 24, 1951
At Hwachon, Korea
[ small plaque on right ]
Leland R. . . . — — Map (db m41656) WM
On Burritt Street at Clinton Street, on the left when traveling north on Burritt Street.
Born 1746 Died 1817
Brigadier General
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Born in Poland 1746. Fought in Revolutionary War
'Engineers' at Saratoga, New York, Charleston,
Yorktown, erected fortifications at West Point
Colonel and Adjutant to George . . . — — Map (db m41633) HM
On Walnut Hill Road 0.1 miles south of West Main Street ( Route 555), on the right when traveling south.
Tales from the City
Walter Camp “Father of American Football”
Walter Camp, known as the “Father of American Football”, was born in New Britain on April 7, 1859. Camp played football at Yale University between 1876 and 1882, and then served . . . — — Map (db m259592) HM
On Whiting Street at Franklin Square, on the left when traveling east on Whiting Street.
Peace And
Universal
Brotherhood
[ back ]
1810 1879
To Elihu Burritt
Learned Blacksmith
Scholar Linguist Phil
anthropist to Whose
Love For Humanity
The World Owes the
First International
Peace Congress and . . . — — Map (db m41514) HM
On Veterans Drive at South Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Veterans Drive.
In Memoriam
To New Britain's Sons
Who Lost Their
Lives In Vietnam
Pedro Cancel PFC. • Richard E. Chabot L/Cpl • Richard W. Roy Sp4
Michael Smith L/Cpl • Paul Thorik Jr. Cpl • Stanley J. Ciesielski Sp4 • Francisco Gregory L/Cpl • Richard . . . — — Map (db m41601) HM
Near West Main Street at Cedar Street, on the left when traveling west.
William A. Churchill
William Churchill was one of the ten shareholders in the Walnut Hill Park Company, which was incorporated in 1857 for the purpose of developing a public park. He was one of New Britain's early philanthropists. In addition to . . . — — Map (db m41762) HM
Near West Main Street at Cedar Street, on the left when traveling west.
William B. Stanley
William Stanley was one of New Britain's earliest and most progressive manufacturers. Stanley, in partnership with his brother, Frederick Stanley, began the manufacture of door locks in New Britain in 1831 – the first . . . — — Map (db m41755) HM
Near Walnut Hill Road north of Grand Street, on the right when traveling north.
World War Monument
“To her sons who gave their lives to their community in the World War”
The magnificent composition in front of you is New Britain's tribute to her sons who served and died in World War I. Dedicated on September . . . — — Map (db m259768) HM WM
Near Grand Street at Linwood Street, on the right when traveling west.
Zlo Dobrem Zwyciezaj
This human rights monument of common field stone and steel is built in memory of Father Jerzy Popieluszko who gave his life to God and to the goals of Solidarosc – human rights, justice, peace and freedom for Poland and . . . — — Map (db m41435) HM
