In Recogition Of Their Service In The War Against Terrorism
1st Battalion 102d Infantry
Serving the New Haven area since 1638
These gave their lives defending our freedom
May God bless them
Sgt Felix Delgreco, 9 April 2004
Spc Robert . . . — — Map (db m93215) WM
9th Regt. Conn. Vol.
1861 – 1865
[ battle names inscribed around the base ]
New Orleans • Baton Rouge • Cedar Creek • Fishers Hill
[ west plaque ]
Died In Service U.S.
Co. A
Sergt. Coote Charles • Sergt. Scully . . . — — Map (db m35308) HM
Erected
In Memory Of
Those From The 11th Ward
Who Sacrificed Their Lives
For Their Country
During World War II
1950
Acampora, Albert • Aldieri, Sisto • Amorone, Benny • Arminio, John • Celio, Victor • Celone, Samuel • Corato, Peter • . . . — — Map (db m35310) WM
In Honor And Memory Of
Those Who Served In The
World War
From the 32-nd. Ward
1914 – 1918
The Following Paid The
Supreme Sacrifice.
Charles E. Leigh. • Arthur R. Newell. • Matthew W. Sullivan. • Paul G. Oberle. • Christian . . . — — Map (db m35534) HM
< Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. was born in 1908,
in New Haven, CT. He built a formidable
public follow-ing in Harlem through his
crusades for jobs and housing for the
poor. He won election to the New York
City Council in 1941, becoming the . . . — — Map (db m269920) HM
Alfred Gerald Caplin, better known as
Al Capp, was a cartoonist and humorist.
He was born in 1909 in New Haven to
Latvian parents who had come to live
in America where "it was no crime
to be a Jew". He was best known for
his satirical comic . . . — — Map (db m269663) HM
New Haven born, "Little boy blue" Albie Booth
was a star football player at Yale University from
1929 to 1931, and was elected to the College Football
Hall of Fame in 1966. Not yet a regular starter,
he entered the game with Yale losing . . . — — Map (db m270106) HM
Alfonso Cappuccio was born in Atrani, Italy and raised
on Wooster Street. On November 3, 1918, Alfonso
was killed in action in France during World War I. — — Map (db m293323) WM
Amos Beebe Eaton
Brigadier and Commissary-General U.S. Army
Born May 12 1806
Died February 21 1877
[ back ]
Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1826
He served in the Black Hawk and Seminole Wars.
Through . . . — — Map (db m49583) HM
On this spot a signal beacon
was established in 1775
and about this hill
American patriots
bravely resisted a large force
of invading British troops
July 5, 1779
To honor the deeds of the Fathers
Rising above the location of this sign . . . — — Map (db m35735) HM
Benjamin Eli Smith AM LHD
Editor of the
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
By his plan and under his direction work upon the Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia was begun in 1882 refusing then the title of Editor he was authorized to engage Prof. . . . — — Map (db m51853) HM
[ north side ]
Benjamin Silliman
Youngest Son Of
Gold Selleck & Mary
Silliman
Of Fairfield
Born Aug 8, 1779
Died Nov. 24, 1864
During Fifty Years
A Teacher Of Science
In Yale College
Through Life
And Earnest Trustful . . . — — Map (db m50914) HM
In Loving Memory of
Bernard A. Zambrano
Bernard was the only child of
Anthony and Ann Zambrano.
He graduated from St. Michael School
in 1960.
On March 17, 1969, Bernard was
killed in action in the Vietnam War.
May we never forget . . . — — Map (db m293332) WM
Black Rock Fort
Here on July 5, 1779, eighteen men under Lieutenant Daniel Bishop stood in defense of New Haven against a British fleet commanded by Commodore Sir George Collier and land forces commanded by Major General William Tryon. When . . . — — Map (db m35730) HM
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
In 2014, Michelle and Daniel received devasting news about the son in her womb. "I've been doing this for 30 years and I've never seen anybody survive," said the doctor "to have fetal . . . — — Map (db m299952) HM
This is Blount Avenue
and was so named by
the Corporation of
Yale University after
Archibald Henry Blount
of Hereford England
in recognition of a
generous bequest
MCMXV — — Map (db m279763) HM
The butterfly garden was planted to attract butterflies and birds to the park, and to provide these animals with a reliable source of food. Spend some time here when the flowers are in bloom and see who stops by for a visit.
Monarch Migration . . . — — Map (db m107343) HM
Camp played football at Yale
from 1876 to 1882, the final
two years as a medical
student. In 1876 he played
halfback in the first Harvard-
Yale game. As the team
captain for the next three
years, Camp developed rule
changes that cast . . . — — Map (db m276209) HM
Born in South Carolina, Chad Dawson moved to
New Haven attending Hillhouse High. A former
WBC & IBF Light Heavyweight champion. Rated
by The Ring Magazine as the number four Light
Heavyweight boxer in the world. — — Map (db m269922) HM
C.J. Connor's saloon during the celebration of New Haven Week, September 1912. ( upper photo caption )
Luncheonette called Charles ("Nickel Charlies") at 27 Church St in 1939. ( lower photo caption )
Images from the Joe . . . — — Map (db m270026) HM
Dedicated
To The Memory Of
Col. Decius Wadsworth
A Native Of
Farmington In This State
And Late Chief
Of The
Ordnance Department
In The Army Of The
United States
Who
Having Served His Country
Faithfully
And Without Reproach . . . — — Map (db m50913) HM
In Memory of the Regicide
Col Edward Whalley
Son of Richard Whalley Esq a member of Parliament in the last days of Queen Elizabeth and first cousin of Oliver Cromwell. A stalwart Puritan he rose to high command in the Civil Wars. He was the . . . — — Map (db m34822) HM
In Memory of the Regicide
Col William Goffe
A member of the High Court of Justice which in 1649 tried and condemned King Charles 1st of England and a signer of the kings death warrant. He served with distinction in the Parliamentary Army and in . . . — — Map (db m34817) HM
Dedicated to All Men and Women Wounded in All Our Wars
Combat Wounded Veterans
Military Order of the Purple Heart
1782 1932
My stone is red for the blood they shed.
The medal I bear is my country’s way to show they care.
If I could be . . . — — Map (db m93211) WM
[ marker at the east end of the building ]
In This Hall
Was The Room Of
Nathan Hale
Of The Class Of
1773
[ marker at the west end of the building ]
Connecticut Hall
Corner Stone Laid
1750
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Restored By . . . — — Map (db m34838) HM
[ inscription on the column ]
Erected by
The Joint Contributions of
The State of Connecticut
and
The Veteran Associations
of the
Conn. Light Battery and
6th, 7th and 10th Conn. Vols.
As a Sacred and Perpetual
Memorial to . . . — — Map (db m34891) HM
This memorial is erected in honor of Cornelius Scranton Bushnell a citizen of New Haven to whose faith persistence and patriotism the country is indebted for the construction of the Monitor from plans by John Ericsson The Monitor . . . — — Map (db m32940) HM
Corporal
Timothy Francis Ahearn
D-S-C
Company C 102 Us Infantry
Twenty Sixth Division
1898 – 1925
He Best Exemplified The
Spirit Of The Enlisted Men
Of The Yankee Division
[ north side ]
Near Verdun, France on . . . — — Map (db m35724) HM
Cortlandt Van Rensselaer Creed, MD 1857
1833 – 1900
Physician
Son of John and Vashti Duplex Creed
Graduate of the New Haven Lancasterian School
First African American Graduate of Yale
First African American to earn an MD from an . . . — — Map (db m49582) HM
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Father McGivney did not confine his life to the rectory. He regularly visited prisoners, offering them the gift of his presence and spiritual support. But he was also . . . — — Map (db m299444) HM
New Haven born and
a Yale graduate, Breslow
has pitched for the
Milwaukee Brewers,
San Diego Padres,
Cleveland Indians,
Minnesota Twins,
Oakland Athletics,
Arizona Diamondbacks,
and the Boston Red Sox.
He was named
general manager of . . . — — Map (db m270107) HM
Named for the Crown of
England, which seems,
odd since the colonists
had just come through a
harrowing fight for independence against the
Crown (symbol of rule of
royalty). Perhaps it was a
nostalgic tribute to the
old days or perhaps . . . — — Map (db m270018) HM
[ west side ]
David Humphreys
Doctor of Laws
Member Of
The Academy of Sciences
In Philadelphia
Massachusetts
and
Connecticut
A Member of the Bath
And West of England Society
And Fellow of the Royal Society . . . — — Map (db m48654) HM
The Park and Square in which you stand was laid out in [indecipherable] by the men whose names appear in the circle. It is named in honor of
David Wooster
First Major General of the Connecticut troops in the Army of the Revolution and Brig. . . . — — Map (db m294306) HM
In July of 1865 Pierre L'allement left his native France for America with the makings of a primitive iron bicycle in tow. That fall the 22-year-old mechanic settled in Ansonia about 12 miles west of here. The following April he rode his . . . — — Map (db m227297) HM
Here July 5, 1779 citizens of New Haven with cannon prevented an invading British Army from crossing West River and thereby saved the town from destruction — — Map (db m17289) HM
1797 1897
Dei Gratia
This tablet commemorates the completion of a century during which these grounds have been sacred to the memory of the dead. The grave stones preserved with reverent care in the crypt beneath the Center Church, are all that . . . — — Map (db m49362) HM
For centuries New Haven was home to the Quinnipiac Tribe. Since the city was settled by Puritans in 1638 it has gone through dramatic changes. New Haven is recognized as the first "planned city" because of its original layout consisting of a grid . . . — — Map (db m253010) HM
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.
Because Father McGivney died during the pandemic, nearly all of his belongings were burned. There are only some artifacts and 13 letters that remained after his rich life. Each of . . . — — Map (db m299958) HM
(upper photo)
East Rock Restaurant built on the summit, in 1843, near the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Years later it was destroyed by fire.
(lower photo)
East Rock after the erection of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in . . . — — Map (db m276240) HM
This 90 acre tract was once part of the land the Townsend family purchased in 1798 from the Quinnipiac Indian Tribe. The Townsends harvested salt hay from the tidal marsh, selling it for packing material to the Sargent Hardware Company.
In . . . — — Map (db m269484) HM
Edward Robinson Smith AM
Sculptor and Curator
Librarian of the Avery Architectual Library
from its Foundation in Columbia University
Born Jan. 3, 1854 in Beirut Syria
Died Mar. 21, 1921
Son of
Eli and Mehitable Simpkins Butler Smith . . . — — Map (db m51860) HM
In Memory Of
Eli Smith DD
Writer and Missionary
Explorer in Persia and Arabia
He Inaugurated the Translation of the Bible
into Arabic
a Graduate of Yale University
Born Sept. 13, 1801 in Northfield Conn
Died Jan. 11, 1857 in Beirut . . . — — Map (db m51854) HM
[ west side ]
Eli Whitney
The inventor of the Cotton Gin.
Of useful science & arts the efficient
patron & improver
[ east side ]
In the social relations of life a model of excellence.
While private affection weeps at his . . . — — Map (db m49602) HM
After retiring from 31 years
of teaching in the spring of
1987, Mrs. Cofield was asked
to help to begin a program
for poverty stricken, hopeless and (at times), helpless
New Haven residents who
were sick with the HIV
virus or who had . . . — — Map (db m276211) HM
Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012) grew up in
New Haven, and graduated from
James Hillhouse High School. After
serving in the U.S. Navy, he went into
stage acting, moving onto television
programs, and ended up landing roles
that would build his . . . — — Map (db m269919) HM
Father Michael J. McGivney, 1852-1890, founder of the Knights of Columbus, comforts the widow and children of a deceased member, a prime concern of the order since its beginning.
These bronze sculptures by Stanley Bleifeld were unveiled by . . . — — Map (db m299378) HM
This building was originally constructed in the winter of 1873-1874 for Engine Company #8 of New Haven, as pictured above. The main equipment included a horse carriage with 1000 feet of hose and a horse-drawn steamer. The first company of 14 men, . . . — — Map (db m294361) HM
Fort Wooster Park
Sacred grounds of the Quinnipiac Indians and one of the earliest reservations in the New World Battle site of the American patriots against the British forces during the invasion of New Haven on July 5, 1779 Location of a . . . — — Map (db m35538) HM
In commemoration of the founding of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity at Yale College on December 6, 1845 by Louis Manigault, Stephen Ormsby Rhea and Horace Spangler Weiser — — Map (db m278089) HM
Father Michael J. McGivney was an
assistant pastor at St. Mary's Church
on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven.
During his time there, in 1882 he
founded the Knights of Columbus,
an organization of Catholic men
with now over 2 million . . . — — Map (db m276215) HM
George Murphy was an actor, dancer, and politician. He was born on July 4, 1902
in New Haven and attended Yale.
After working as a tool maker for the Ford Motor
Company, as well as a miner, a real estate agent, and
a night club dancer, he . . . — — Map (db m276236) HM
In Memory
Major A. Glenn Miller
0505273
U.S. Army Air Force – W.W. II
Born – Clarinda, Iowa –
March 1, 1904
Missing in Action –
Europe, Dec. 15, 1944
1943 – 1944
418th A.A.F.T.T.C. Band – . . . — — Map (db m49708) HM
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Due to his "excellent deportment and proficiency," Michael McGivney skipped several grades and finished his school at the age of 13 instead of 16. Inspired by his parish priest and . . . — — Map (db m299412) HM
Grannis Island was used as a summer oasis for the Quinnipiac Tribe and their ancestors for over 4,000 years! Evidence suggests that the island was visited during the summer so Native Americans could enjoy the abundant seasonal seafood harvest and . . . — — Map (db m268986) HM
Grove Street Cemetery
Has Been Designated A
National Historic Landmark
This Site Possesses National Significance
In Commemorating the History of The
United States of America
Known as the New Haven Burial Ground, this landmark represents . . . — — Map (db m49361) HM
Dedicated to the Veterans
Who Gave Their Lives
In Service to Their Country
May They Rest In Peace
Erected by the Grateful Citizens
Of the City of New Haven
May 27, 1974 Bartholomew F. Guida Mayor — — Map (db m38554) WM
Hezekiah Augur
1791 – 1858
Sculptor
Descendant of settlers
of New Haven Colony
Woodcarver – Inventor
First American Sculptor
A genius upon whom Yale
College conferred the
Honorary Degree of
Master of Arts in 1833 . . . — — Map (db m52017) HM
The original Hillhouse Avenue Bridge was one of fourteen bridges provided by the Farmington Canal Company to carry city streets across the canal. The wooden bridge at this site rested on abutments of unmortared rubble. The New Haven construction . . . — — Map (db m57663) HM
We Remember
The Six Million Jews Who Were
Murdered by the Nazis
During World War II – 1939 – 1945 (5699 – 5705)
Dedicated by The City of New Haven
The New Haven Jewish Federation
[ camp names inscribed on stones . . . — — Map (db m29050) HM
The Effect of Human Actives on Long Island Sound
Humans have inhabited the shores of Long Island Sound for thousands of years. Before European settlement, many Native American tribes lived along the Sound. Now more than 20 million people . . . — — Map (db m107344) HM
The Quinnipiac and Mill River salt marsh was once the largest salt marsh in the state. Gradually, the marshes have been filled in, leaving the 1000-acre Quinnipiac Marsh. Railroad bridges built across the marsh in the late 1800s decreased tidal . . . — — Map (db m276255) HM
In Honor Of
Captain Nathan Hale
1755 – 1776
Patriot – Soldier – Martyr
I Only Regret That I Have But
One Life To Lose For My Country — — Map (db m35727) HM
In Memory Of
George Pardee
1630 – 1700
Farmer, Ferryman and Teacher
Of Latin and Good Manners
Who First Owned This Land
and of
William Bradley Pardee
1821 – 1893
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this tablet is placed under the will of . . . — — Map (db m35550) HM
[ front ]
In Memory of the Men of Yale
who, true to Her Traditions,
gave Their Lives that Freedom
Might not perish from the Earth
1914 – Anno Domini – 1918
[ back ]
Erected by the Graduates of
Yale . . . — — Map (db m34884) HM
In Remembrance
Fa September 3
Tua September 11
Weluwa September 14
Kapeli October 30
Yammoni November 4
Kaba December 31
1839
These Amistad captives who survived the voyage on La Amistad from Cuba to Connecticut, . . . — — Map (db m49363) HM
"The Lord will recognize us if, in our turn, we recognize him in the poor, in the hungry, in the indigent and the outcast, in those who suffer and are alone.
Pope Francis, Aug. 6, 2014
"In the annals of the priesthood of New England, no . . . — — Map (db m299409) HM
In Memory Of
Isaac Allerton
c. 1586 – 1659
A Mayflower Pilgrim and Colonial Merchant
Who came to New Haven in 1649
He was Interred in the
Old Burying Ground on the New Haven Green
And was the Only Member of the
Mayflower . . . — — Map (db m38555) HM
Ithiel Town
Architect
Inventor of the lattice truss bridge
Designer and builder of Center
Church and Trinity Church and
other notable buildings in New
Haven. One of the founders of
The National Academy of Design.
Born at Thompson, . . . — — Map (db m49603) HM
Born ca. 1738
Enslaved here
and in New York
in the Lloyd, Woolsey, and
Hillhouse households
Cook and steward on
the ship Neptune
Died 1799
while voyaging in
the South China Sea — — Map (db m278366) HM
In Memory Of
Jedidiah Morse
The Father of American Geography
Born in Woodstock Windham Co. Conn. Aug. 23 1761
Died in New Haven June 9 1826
In the joy of a triumphant faith
In Christ
[ back ]
A graduate of Yale College in 1783 . . . — — Map (db m49584) HM
Simeon S. Jocelyn (1799-1879) founded the African Ecclesiastical Society for [indecipherable] slaves in New Haven, CT, in 1820.
They acquired a church building in 1824, the Temple Street Congregational Church, now the Dixwell Avenue . . . — — Map (db m294333) HM
John Gamble Kirkwood
1907 – 1959
Physical Chemist
S.B. – University of Chicago (1926); Philip.D.-Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1929); Sc.D. (Honors Causa) - University of Chicago (1954) and Universite Libre de Bruxelles . . . — — Map (db m50915) HM
Here May Fifteenth 1661 and for some weeks thereafter Edward Whalley and his son-in-law William Goffe, members of the Parliament General, officers in the army of the Commonwealth and signers of the death warrant of King Charles First, found . . . — — Map (db m34719) HM
Slavery existed in Connecticut to 1848. Willliam Lanson was a Freeman in New Haven, a city of 800
Freeman. He was a master builder, widely respected for his leadership in the community.
With others he founded the Temple Street Church, now . . . — — Map (db m299372) HM
Erected A.D. 1870 by the state of Connecticut to commemorate the services and perpetuate the memory of the two hundred and four Union soldiers who died in the Knight Hospital in New Haven in the years 1862, 3, 4 & 5 and were buried in these grounds. — — Map (db m17600) HM
“They do not cease to intercede with the Father for us, as they proffer the merits which they acquired on earth through the one mediator between God and men, Christ Jesus.”
Catechism of the Catholic Church 956
“On last Sunday he (Fr. . . . — — Map (db m299951) HM
[ south side ]
“Make Us Free”
This monument is a memorial to the 1839 Amistad Revolt and its leader, Sengbe Pieh, also known as Joseph Cinque. Sengbe Pieh was one of the millions of Africans kidnapped from their homes and . . . — — Map (db m48428) HM
First female member of the New Haven Board of Park Commissioners 1972
Appointed permanent member 1974
President of the New Haven Board of Park Commissioners 1980 — 1998
President emeritus of the New Haven Board of Park . . . — — Map (db m295789) HM
Memorial Playground
Dedicated
October 2, 1955
This tablet is placed here
in memory of these men who gave
their lives for God and Country
In World War II
Benny Amarone • Michael Accurso • Andrew Carrano • Calvin Dortch • Biagio Dell . . . — — Map (db m35309) WM
[ front ]
Nathan Hale
1755 – 1776
Class of 1773
[ back ]
A Gift to Yale College
By Graduates and Friends
Anno Domini MCMXIV
[ inscribed around the bronze base of the statue ]
I Only Regret That I . . . — — Map (db m34840) HM
Nathan Smith
Born in
Woodbury, Conn. 1770
Died
At Washington D.C.
Dec. 6, 1835
Senator
of the
United States
From Connecticut
An Eminent Citizen
A Sound Statesman
An Eloquent Advocate
[ east side ]
Sarah McCrackan . . . — — Map (db m52023) HM
Nathaniel William Taylor
Born at New Milford
June 28, 1786
Graduated at Yale College
1807
Ordained Pastor of the First
Church in New Haven 1812.
Elected Dwight Professor of
Didactic Theology in Yale College
1822.
Died March 10, . . . — — Map (db m49600) HM
To the Memory of the 19 plus Africans
brought to Jamestown, Virginia,
August 19, 1619 and enslaved.
To all their descendants subjected to
the holocaust of slavery,
discrimination and segregation
beginning 1619-
Dedicated October 22, 1995 . . . — — Map (db m276212) HM
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