Historical Markers and War Memorials in Burlington, Connecticut
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The Artist
A charismatic Englishman with the unlikely name of Dawson Dawson-Watson came to Hartford in 1893, fresh from Giverny and its aura of Claude Monet, and set to work introducing the radical French art called
Impressionism. He taught . . . — — Map (db m102122) HM
On George Washington Turnpike at ielman Highway (Connecticut Route 4), on the right when traveling east on George Washington Turnpike.
[ front ]
Burlington
The original inhabitants of the part of Farmington known as West Woods were Tunxis Indians. Early settlement by white man was scattered. The first house of record, noted in an estate inventory of 1725, was that of . . . — — Map (db m33174) HM
On Spielman Highway (Connecticut Route 4) at George Washington Turnpike, on the right when traveling east on Spielman Highway.
[ west side ]
Civil War
The Town Of Burlington Has Not Forgotten
Her Beloved Brothers Who Offered Their Lives
To Preserve The Union 1861 - 1865
Solomon A. Adkins • * Elijah W. Bacon • * Erastus S. Bacon • Samuel M. Bailey • Elias . . . — — Map (db m33229) HM
On Spielman Highway (Connecticut Route 4) at George Washington Turnpike, on the right when traveling east on Spielman Highway.
[ east side ]
Dedicated To
The Veterans Of
Burlington
Who Served In The
Armed Forces And
Died For Our Freedom
[ left plaque ]
World War II
Alderman, Ernest E. • Alderman, Leonard R. • Backes, Joseph W. 3rd • . . . — — Map (db m33230) WM