Academy Hill
Historic District
Established April 14, 1988
First known as Watch House Hill, where the first settlers manned a blockhouse and a palisade to guard the town from threats of Dutch and Indian attack.
Renamed Meeting House . . . — — Map (db m25814) HM
In competition with Henry Ford’s Blacksmith Shop which had 4 sides and 4 corners, David Boothe designed this Blacksmith Shop with 44 sides and 44 corners. He offered $5.00 to anyone who found something missing and he never had to pay up. It houses . . . — — Map (db m25910) HM
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
May 1, 1985
This Estate Owned by the Boothe Family
For Many Generations Was Willed
To the Town of Stratford by
David Beach . . . — — Map (db m25907) HM
This 1820’s home was built over the original foundation of the 1683 house and has been altered four times since then. David and Stephen Boothe’s renovations of 1913 added stained glass windows, four safes in the walls, and several . . . — — Map (db m25911) HM
In Memory Of
Captain John Carpenter
Born in London, England, 1628
Settled In
Stratford, Connecticut
Before 1646
He commanded the Jamaica Fusiliers
In the Defense of Fort James, New
York, When the Dutch Fleet Of
William of Orange . . . — — Map (db m25766) HM
This Gate Is the Gift of Columbia University In the City of New York In Grateful Memory of Samuel Johnson the First President of King’s College In the Province of New York 1754 – 1763 A.D. And of His Son William Samuel Johnson the First . . . — — Map (db m25815) HM
In 1913, this 1830’s haybarn was topped with a clocktower which was acquired in Massachusetts by the Boothes in exchange for a carpet sweeper. They installed Westminster Chimes, and inscribed the five massive bells with their genealogy. The . . . — — Map (db m25908) HM
Traditional Landing Place of Stratford’s First Settlers in the spring of 1639 under leadership of the Rev. Adam Blakeman
On the right, at the inner end of the harbor stood the First Meeting House and burial ground, and across the harbor at . . . — — Map (db m48426) HM
Merritt Parkway Toll Booth Plaza
Built in the late 1930s, the Merritt Parkway was designed for beauty as well as efficiency in traveling through southern Connecticut. The intent of the road was to bring the weary city driver into a restful . . . — — Map (db m25903) HM
[Left Plaque]
In honor of
the men and women
who planted in the wilderness
the early homes of Stratford,
who fought bravely and suffered patiently
in the War of the American Revolution,
and who left to their descendents
a . . . — — Map (db m26099) HM
Planted in Memory Of
Theodore Roosevelt
On the 100th Anniversary Of
His Birth October 27, 1958
Capt. David Hawley Society C.A.R. — — Map (db m53238) HM
American
Revolutionary War
1775 –– 1783
Dedicated to the brave Patriots
from Stratford who participated
in the struggle to achieve our
Independence
Killed in battle
Zachariah Blakeman
William Thompson
David Wooster . . . — — Map (db m25773) HM
[ West Face ]
1776 Dedicated To The
Memory Of
Those Who Fought
For Liberty
And Saved The Union
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“Yet Loved Ones Have Fallen
And still where they sleep
A sorrowing nation shall
Silently weep,
and . . . — — Map (db m25782) HM
In memory
to all disabled
American Veterans who
served in all wars
and conflicts of the
United States of America
Dedicated by
Charles K. Merritt Chapter No. 20
Disabled American Veterans
Stratford, Connecticut. . . . — — Map (db m25785) HM
In Honor Of
Those Who Served
In the Korean War
Cpl. Carmen F. Caruso Army
Capt. Raymond S. Davis Army
Cpl. Virgil R. Julian Army
PFC. William A. Mastroianni Army
Pvt. John F. Miner Army
PFC. John P. Quinlan Marines
Pvt. . . . — — Map (db m25772) WM
In recognition and appreciation
for the service given by
members of the Armed Forces
from Stratford during times of
national crisis
[ Front face ]
Libya • Grenada • Lebanon • Iraq • Bosnia • Saudi Arabia • Afghanistan • . . . — — Map (db m25783) HM
Vietnam
“That these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation, under God shall have a new birth of freedom and that this government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.” . . . — — Map (db m25771) HM
World War I
Apr. 6, 1917 – Nov. 11, 1918
Dedicated to the Soldiers From Stratford Who Served Our Country During World War I
Killed In Action
George C Anderson
Martin Cunningham
George Desario
Charles Dunn . . . — — Map (db m25784) HM
In grateful recognition of all those who served our country in time of war the Town of Stratford dedicates this memorial A.D. 1931 — — Map (db m25898) WM
World War II
1941 – 1945
[ Inside right cloumn ]
Dedicated to all the
Brave men and
women from the
town of stratford
Who served with
Honor in
World War II
[ Inside left cloumn ]
“I pray that our . . . — — Map (db m25769) HM
This building, designed and built by the Boothes, was made of redwood shipped through the Panama Canal. All the 4x6 timbers lie flat and are secured with galvanized dowels. Other features are glass block windows, a fireplace, and a cathedral . . . — — Map (db m25909) HM
