Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mansfield, Connecticut
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On Warrenville Road (Connecticut Route 89) 0.5 miles north of Route 195, on the right when traveling north.
The area that became Mansfield was included in land acquired by sixteen residents of Norwich and nearby towns from Mohegan Indian chief Joshua, son of Uncas. This tract was incorporated as the town of Windham in 1692. At that time the families of . . . — — Map (db m101968) HM
Has been designated a Contributing Resource
to the University of Connecticut
Historic District
One of two remaining houses built as faculty residences
between 1912 and 1920, the side-by-side colonial revival
structure is sited on what . . . — — Map (db m137533) HM
Has been designated a Contributing Resource to the University of Connecticut Historic District
One of two remaining houses built as faculty residences between 1912 and 1920, the side-by-side colonial revival structure is sited on what was . . . — — Map (db m137544) HM
Near Manter Road at Old Farm Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Horsebarn Hill has been a familiar landmark since the University's founding in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School. It has offered successive generations of students a breathtaking view of the changing campus landscape as well as a picturesque . . . — — Map (db m179373) HM
On North Eagleville Road (Connecticut Route 430) 0.1 miles north of North Driveway, on the left when traveling north.
The North Campus residence community was built in 1950 to accommodate the surge in undergraduate student enrollment in the post-World War II years. Because of the large number of spirited WW-II veterans it housed, the North Campus residence . . . — — Map (db m184748) HM
On North Eagleville Road at Glenbrook Road, on the right when traveling east on North Eagleville Road.
In Memory Of
Benjamin Franklin Koons,
B.A. Ph.D.
1844 — 1903
Instructor at Storrs
1881 — 1903
First President of the College
Erected June 11, 1905 by the Graduates — — Map (db m142447) HM
On South Eagleville Road (Connecticut Route 275) at Storrs Road (Connecticut Route 195), on the left when traveling east on South Eagleville Road.
Dedicated
In Memory Of
Capt. Harold L. Lewis Jr. U.S.A.F.
Who gave his life on April 25, 1980
during an attempt to rescue
U.S. Embassy hostages in Iran — — Map (db m142445) WM
On Storrs Road (Connecticut Route 195) at Oak Hill Road on Storrs Road.
The history of the University of Connecticut can be traced back to the Storrs Agricultural School which opened on this site in1881 in the former Connecticut Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home. Later known as Old Whitney, the fifty-room wooden structure housed . . . — — Map (db m184860) HM
On Storrs Road (Connecticut Route 195) just north of Oak Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
The area that became Mirror Lake was acquired by the University in 1918 from the family of Edwin Whitney. The acquisition included the nearby Whitney family home, which over the years has housed a variety of University offices and programs. . . . — — Map (db m184854) HM
Near Manter Road at Old Farm Lane, on the left when traveling north.
The Hill and adjoining land were
part of the original gift of land and
money made in 1881 by Charles and
Augustus Storrs to establish what is
now the University of Connecticut.
Today Horsebarn Hill is a multipurpose
shared landscape. It is . . . — — Map (db m128266) HM
On Jim Calhoun Way, 0.1 miles east of Husky Circle NW, on the right when traveling west.
Served as the Head Coach of University of Connecticut Men’s Soccer from 1969 to 1996, establishing UCONN as one of the nation’s elite NCAA Division I programs. He compiled an overall record of 358-178-53 at Connecticut and lead UCONN to NCAA . . . — — Map (db m184858) HM
On North Eagleville Road (Connecticut Route 430) 0.1 miles west of Glenbrook Road, on the right when traveling west.
Swan Lake was the scene of an annual rope pull competition between freshman and sophomores from 1901 to 1930 when the competition moved to Mirror Lake. The rope pull was a campus tradition for more than a half century.
Across North . . . — — Map (db m184753) HM
On Storrs Road (Connecticut Route 195) 0 miles north of Spring Hill Road, on the right when traveling north.
Erected by The
Town of Mansfield
In Honor of Her Citizens Who Served In
The World War 1914 — 1918
Walter Tod Ackerman · Antonio Alossi · Howard Merton Atkins
Co. M, 103 Inf.
Joseph Leon Barrett
Co. L, 102 Inf.
Thos. Arthur Barrows · . . . — — Map (db m142309) WM
On Storrs Road (Connecticut Route 196) 0.3 miles north of Spring Hill Road, on the right when traveling north.
Erected by the People of Mansfield to Perpetuate the Memory of
Cpl Charles T Brown · Lt G Pierce Brundage · Capt Roger P Brundage · PFC Edward Budzinsky · Marine Sgt Reginald W Cahoon · T5 Louis W Chobot · Cpl Wm E Cramm Jr · Radioman 2c Vincent . . . — — Map (db m142446) WM
On North Eagleville Road (Connecticut Route 430) just east of North Driveway, on the left when traveling north.
The first benefactors of the University of Connecticut, Augustus and Charles Storrs, are among the many prominent individuals in University history buried in the Storrs Memorial Cemetery. The property for this burying ground was deeded to the . . . — — Map (db m184745) HM
On South Eagleville Road (Connecticut Route 275) at Storrs Road (Connecticut Route 195), on the left when traveling east on South Eagleville Road.
The Eight Patriots
April 25, 1980
Greater love... Greater love hath no man... They came, these eight, from America the beautiful, of their own will, and with no fanfare... They went to a hostile place to rescue their countrymen, knowing that . . . — — Map (db m142443) WM
On Gilbert Road, 0.1 miles east of Whitney Road Extended, on the right when traveling south.
From the late 1890s to the 1930s, nearly two dozen houses were built as homes for administrators and faculty of the University. Faculty Row included houses on Whitney and Gilbert Roads, and stretched along the southern end of Mirror Lake. . . . — — Map (db m184756) HM
On Stafford Road (Connecticut Route 32) at South Eagleville Road (Connecticut Route 275), on the right when traveling north on Stafford Road.
The erection of this building was sponsored by the Eagleville Fire Department and the grateful citizens of the surrounding community in honor of the men and women who served their Country in the Armed Forces. — — Map (db m184922) WM
On South Eagleville Road (Connecticut Route 275) at Storrs Road (Connecticut Route 195), on the left when traveling east on South Eagleville Road.
A Tribute to the Men
and Women of Mansfield
Who Served Our Nation
———
Dedicated by Post 9800
Veterans of Foreign Wars
May 30, 1985 — — Map (db m142444) WM
On Mansfield Way, 0.2 miles east of Glenbrook Road, on the right when traveling west.
This Veterans Memorial honors University of Connecticut alumni who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in defense of the United States of America. These patriots gave their lives to protect our freedom and principles on which this nation was . . . — — Map (db m184912) WM