Historical Markers and War Memorials in Greenwich, Connecticut
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Assisted in 45 felony arrests. Saved the lives of his handler Sgt. Rich Cochran and another police officer.
February 1988 - August 1996
— — Map (db m193152) HM
In Memoriam
Dedicated To The
Honor And Sacrifice
Of The Men And Women
Of Byram Who Served
In The Armed Forces In
Defense Of Our Country
Erected by the People of Byram
1953 — — Map (db m38728) WM
In memory of the courageous men
who founded the first settlement of
the Town of Greenwich
in the Connecticut Colony
July 18-1640
Everardus Bogardus •
John Bowers •
Robert Feaks •
Jeffre Ferris •
Angell Husted •
Robert Husted • . . . — — Map (db m18669) HM
George Washington
Paused here on the Post Road near this church, on October 16, 1789 and afterward wrote in his diary, "the superb landscape which is to be seen from the meeting house is a rich regalia".
In Commemoration
Of this . . . — — Map (db m38428) HM
Erected In Memory Of The
Men From The Ninth District
Greenwich, Connecticut
Who Served In The Armed
Forces And Paid The Supreme
Sacrifice For Their Country
Anthony J. Balco • Joseph T. Borowiec • Domenico S. Crucitti • Harold A. . . . — — Map (db m38713) WM
In Reverent Memory
Of Those Men From The
Town of Greenwich
Who Made The
Supreme Sacrifice
World War II Korea
Vietnam
[ flagpole base in front ]
World War II
Adams, John P. Jr. • Anderson, Leslie B. • Arthur, Chester H. • . . . — — Map (db m38425) WM
[ south side ]
In Honor of
The Men and Women
Of Greenwich
Who Served In
The World War
[ east side ]
In Memory Of
Those Who Died
And an Inspiration
To All Who Follow
[ west side ]
Second Battle . . . — — Map (db m38427) WM
This Marks The Spot
Where On February 26, 1779
General Israel Putnam,
Cut Off From His Soldiers And
Pursued By British Cavalry,
Galloped Down This Rocky Steep
And Escaped, Daring To Lead Where Not
One Of Many Hundred Foes Dared To . . . — — Map (db m38607) HM
Near this spot on December 11, 1921, Radio station 1BCG sent to Ardrossan Scotland the first message ever to span the Atlantic on short waves. 1BCG, an amateur station, was built and operated by members of the Radio Club of America.
Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m186893) HM
[ front ]
Bolling
[ back ]
Raynal C. Bolling
Born September 1, 1877
Foresaw His Nation's Call to Arms
And Left a Brilliant Career
To Prepare Himself for Service
In the World War
Colonel of Aviation
American . . . — — Map (db m38426) HM
The Old Burying Ground
At Byram Shore
Is Recognized For
Its Historic Importance By
The Historical Society
Of the Town of Greenwich
and
The Byram Garden Club
May 1999
Greenwich Landmark — — Map (db m186969) HM
The name "Cos Cob Neck" was recorded in 1686. Six Cos Cob roads, including the present Orchard and Bible Streets, were laid out during 1689 northward from the Main Country Road (US 1) into "ye wilderness". A packet boat began to travel regularly . . . — — Map (db m38750) HM
During the early 1890s American impressionist artists John H. Twachtman and J. Alden Weir began teaching summer art classes here in Cos Cob to students of New York's Art Students League. Edward and Josephine Holley ran the Bush-Holley House, then . . . — — Map (db m38747) HM
Under the jurisdiction of the New Haven Colony, the first settlers in 1640 purchased land from the Siwanoy Indians. Under New Amsterdam’s protection, this settlement was a dutch manor during 1642–56. In the years 1656–65, it was combined with the . . . — — Map (db m2484) HM
On July 18, 1640, Daniel Patrick and Robert Feaks landed on these shores in the name of the New Haven Colony to start a new settlement, later called Greenwich. This neck of land is called Elizabeth’s Neck after Mrs. Feaks.
The anchor above this . . . — — Map (db m2048) HM
Built 1892, moved to this location 1895. Renamed Old Greenwich Railroad Station 1931. Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m2485) HM
