Israel Putnam (1718-1790), the legendary general of the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars, is considered Connecticut's first authentic folk hero. At the outbreak of the Revolutionary War in 1775, at 57 years old, he is famous for riding 18 . . . — — Map (db m230347) HM
[ east side ]
Deming In Memory Of
Capt. Pownal Deming
Son Of
David Deming & Mehitable Champion
Born Sept. 30, 1749
Died April 9, 1795
[ west side ]
An earnest patriot, he enlisted
in the Continental Army at the . . . — — Map (db m44066) HM
In Memory Of
Col. Thomas Knowlton
Of Ashford Conn.
Who as a boy served in several campaigns in the French and Indian Wars
Shared in the siege and capture of Havana in 1762
Was in immediate command of Connecticut troops at the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m52189) HM
Pulaski
"I came here, where freedom is being defended, to serve it, and to live or die for it . . ."
General Casimir Pulaski
was born in Poland in 1748. He led the unsuccessful revolt of Polish Patriots against Russia. Upon arrival in America . . . — — Map (db m52343) HM
Where You Are Standing
On September 20, 1780
Waits General George Washington,
Commander-in-Chief of the American Armies
During the American Colonies' Revolution
Against Great Britain.
He has come with Governor Trumbull and . . . — — Map (db m52783) HM
George Washington
was entertained by
Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth in his home on this site on June 30, 1775 when on his way to Cambridge to assume command of the Army.
On September 21, 22, 23, 1780 with Lafayette, General Knox and Governor . . . — — Map (db m151930) HM
Col. Jeremiah Wadsworth
SAR Branch Connecticut
Erected MCMXIII
Here stood the home of Col. Jeremiah Wadsworth Commissary General of the American forces in the War for Independence and a trusted friend of George Washington and "Brother Jonathan . . . — — Map (db m52427) HM
Jonathan Trumbull
Where You Are Standing
From 1768 to 1784
Jonathan Trumbull guides the people of Connecticut
to independence as the colony's Royal Governor.
Governor Trumbull is the only colonial governor
to stand with the patriots . . . — — Map (db m52782) HM
Marquis de La Fayette
Where You Are Standing
On September, 1824
Arrives the Marquis de La Fayette in Daniel Wadsworth's carriage drawn by four white horses. Hartford's citizens shout hurrahs, wave banners and throw garlands of flowers at the . . . — — Map (db m43767) HM
This tablet commemorates the historic first meeting of General George Washington and General Comte de Rochambeau, commander-in-chief of the French army in America, which took place September 20, 1780.
On that occasion and in a subsequent meeting . . . — — Map (db m52914) HM
Jeremiah Wadsworth was Commissary-General in the Continental Army. His house which stood at the present site of the Wadsworth Atheneum was the meeting place for many leaders of the American Revolution, among them Washington, Lafayette, and . . . — — Map (db m151929) HM
Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
Hartford
French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans . . . — — Map (db m43739) HM
To the
Marquis De La Fayette,
born September 6, 1757,
died May 20, 1834.
A true friend of Liberty, who served as
a Major General in the Continental Army with
“all possible zeal, without any special pay
or allowances” until the American . . . — — Map (db m3888) HM
This plaque and the renaming of this bridge honor the Revolutionary War hero and distinguished citizen of Connecticut, Thomas Y. Seymour. Seymour, who later rose to the rank of Major in the Continental Army, was born June 19, 1757, the eldest . . . — — Map (db m52560) HM
About Thirty Feet from this Spot
Stood the House in Which
Brig. Gen. John Patterson
Was Born in 1743 - 4
Member of two Provincial
Congresses from Lenox Mass.
Leader in the War of Independence
Distinguished Jurist and Member of . . . — — Map (db m41611) HM
In Commemoration Of The
Bi-Centennial Anniversary Of The Birth Of
George Washington
These Trees Are Dedicated
Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1932
Participating Organizations
American Legion, Eddy Glover Post No. 6 • American Legion . . . — — Map (db m221828) HM
Born 1746 Died 1817
Brigadier General
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Born in Poland 1746. Fought in Revolutionary War
'Engineers' at Saratoga, New York, Charleston,
Yorktown, erected fortifications at West Point
Colonel and Adjutant to George . . . — — Map (db m41633) HM
Southington
French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans in the War for Independence. After wintering in . . . — — Map (db m165804) HM
1775 – 1783
We, the people of the Town of Simsbury, do hereby recognize the many hardships and countless sacrifices made by those brave American Revolutionary Soldiers; especially those from Simsbury, who died for our freedom from England. We . . . — — Map (db m88058) WM
Just to the south, on route 10, is Abigail’s, originally called the Pettibone Tavern.
Jonathan Pettibone built the first Pettibone Tavern about 1780 and, after it was largely destroyed by fire, rebuilt it in 1801. The large chimney stack is . . . — — Map (db m141164) HM
Near This Spot Stood The First
Meeting House of This Town
From 1726 – 1757
This Stone Is Also A Memorial
To Our Revolutionary Soldiers
Erected By
Hanna Woodruff Chapter
D. A. R. — — Map (db m34236) HM
[ south side ]
This Tablet Is Dedicated To Those Brave Men From
The Town Of Southington Who Served The United
States In The Revolutionary War, The War Of 1812,
The Mexican War And The
Spanish War
Revolutionary War 1775 – . . . — — Map (db m33755) WM
Rochambeau
Lieut. General
Commanding
The Auxiliary French Armies
Under
Washington
July 10, 1780 Jan 11, 1783
Rochambeau's letter to Congress
"We are your brothers. We shall
conduct ourselves as such with you.
We shall fight . . . — — Map (db m33706) HM
Connecticut Veterans Memorial West Hartford
The Connecticut Veterans Memorial was commisioned by the Town Council of West Hartford in June 2001. This memorial honors West Hartford men and women who gave their lives during war.
The black granite . . . — — Map (db m53159) HM
A group of elm trees formerly stood in a small triangle in the intersection of Quaker Lane South and New Britain Avenue, the old south road to Farmington. Ebenezer Faxon and other residents in southern West Hartford planted the elm saplings to . . . — — Map (db m66286) HM WM
Through the dedicated efforts of the Elmwood Business Associates and the West Hartford Lions Club, this park was established where the great stand of elms, from which Elmwood took its name, once grew. They were planted to commemorate the victory of . . . — — Map (db m66287) HM WM
This Plaque is Dedicated by
The Society of the Cincinnati
to
General George Washington
Who Was Its First President.
Samuel Blatchley Webb
Who Grew Up In This Home
The Comte De Rochambeau
Who Visited Here
and
The Marquis De . . . — — Map (db m46146) HM
Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
Wethersfield
French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the . . . — — Map (db m46299) HM
[ north side ]
1776
The Tribute
Of The
People Of Barkhamsted
To The
Memory Of Her Sons
And Daughters
Who Fought To
Establish Defend And Preserve
The Nation
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Erected 1897
[ lower plaque ]
World War . . . — — Map (db m29847) WM
Imagine Northwest Connecticut completely bare of trees. In 30-40 year cycles, from the 1700s to the 1920s, entire hillsides of young trees were cut and cleared. This wood was made into charcoal, the preferred fuel of Connecticut’s brick, iron and . . . — — Map (db m140780) HM
In memory of
the citizens of Bethlehem
who fought for the defense of our rights
and the independence of our country
1776 – 1781
Andrew Martin, Capt. • Enos Hawlley, Lieut. • Nat’h Chapman, Ens • Alex’ Kasson, Clerk • John Steel, . . . — — Map (db m26561) HM
[ front ]
Dedicated To Our Comrades Of Goshen
Who Established And Maintained Freedom For Our Country
French And Indian War 1754 - 1763
Dibble, Joel • Doud, John • Gaylord, Timothy • Humphrey, Ashbel • Humphrey, Manna • Humphrey, . . . — — Map (db m30231) HM
This beautiful valley known to the Potatuck Indians as Weantinock, was purchased from them in 1703 by a company of individuals chiefly from Milford, Connecticut, hence the name New Milford. Its earliest white inhabitant, Zachariah . . . — — Map (db m22750) HM
[ east side ]
This Tablet Is Reverently
Inscribed to the Memory Of
Those Who Went From That Part
Of The Town of Canaan Which
Later Became North Canaan, And
Who, With Valor and Patriotism,
Defended the Flag of Our Country
In . . . — — Map (db m42098) HM
[ north side ]
This Memorial
Was Erected By The
Citizens & Friends
of
East Canaan Conn
1928
[ west side ]
In Memory Of
Those Who Answered
Their Country's Call
1917 – 1918
[ east side ]
In Memory Of . . . — — Map (db m41853) HM
North Face:Col. Seth Warner of the Army of the Revolution Born in Roxbury, CT May 17, 1743 A resident of Bennington, VT from 1765 to 1784 Died in his native parish Dec 25, 1784
West Face:Captor of Crown Point Commander of the . . . — — Map (db m20320) HM
Revolutionary War
Abel David • Abel Sluman • Abel William • Ackley Ariel • Ackley David • Ackley Jude • Ackley Thomas Jr • Ady Thomas • Allen Amos • Allen Ichabod • Ames Samuel • Andrews Abraham • Avery Daniel • Avery William • Bailey Joseph • . . . — — Map (db m58331) WM
This Memorial
Records The Devotion Of
The Sons And Daughters
Of Torrington Who In The
Hour Of Need Gave Their
Services To Their Country
Putting Honor And Duty
Above Safety They Sought
Not Glory But The Good Of
Their Country And . . . — — Map (db m30459) WM
Revolutionary War Soldier
Michael Dayton
Captain of Connecticut
Born June 4, 1722
Died Sept. 22, 1776
Placed by
Sarah Whitman Trumbull
Chapter NSDAR May 1996 — — Map (db m31164) HM
[ marker on the left column ]
Soldiers of 1776
Ensign Theophilus Baldwin
Col. Aner Bradley
Benaja Bryan
David Buckingham
Thomas Cole
Younglove Cutler
Samuel Dayton
Dr. John Elton
Jonathan Garnsey
Capt. Joseph Garnsey . . . — — Map (db m26473) HM
In Grateful Remembrance
Of the Soldiers of the American Revolution
Who Are Buried
In The Town Of Winchester
Stephen Wade • Ozias Bronson • Wail Loomis • John Dare • Richard Coit • Moses Hatch • Roswell Grant • Oliver Coe • Solomon Wheadon • . . . — — Map (db m29901) HM
In Memory Of
George Washington
1732 – 1799
These Trees Were Planted By The
Daughters Of The Cincinnati
To Commemorate The Bi-Centennial
1932 — — Map (db m29501) HM
This American Liberty Elm was named after "The Liberty Tree:
Our Country's first Symbol of Freedom." On the morning of
August 14, 1765, the people of Boston awakened to discover two
effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of the hated . . . — — Map (db m210336) HM
Side A 1714-1789
Near this Green was the site of
the General’s Farm, Store
and dwelling house
Side B
1714-1789
Officer in the French & Indian
and Revolutionary Wars
Delegate to the Continental Congress . . . — — Map (db m101985) HM
Ever since Adrian Block's discovery of the Connecticut River in 1614, the extensive bar at its mouth has been an obstacle for mariners, preventing vessels of deep draft from entering. The runoff from the source of the river in Canada traveling . . . — — Map (db m182715) HM
Ever Since Adrian Block's discovery of the Connecticut River in 1614, the elusive bar at its mouth has been an obstacle to mariner, preventing vessels of deep draft from entering. The runoff from the source of the river in Canada . . . — — Map (db m227281) HM
American Liberty Elm
Dedicated by the Derby Historical
Society July 10, 2002
on the 250th Anniversary of the
Birth of General David Humphreys
1752 – 1818
Sponsored by
The City of Ansonia — — Map (db m25567) HM
Pork Hollow. Near this spot where hidden military stores belonging to the army of the Revolution during Tryon’s raid through Connecticut. — — Map (db m29526) HM
This Tribute
To The Worth of Her Sons
Who Have By Land and Sea
Offered Their Lives In Defense of Their Country
Is Erected by The Citizens of East Haven
Dedicated 1911
Rededicated 1990
By East Haven Historical Society and
Economic . . . — — Map (db m35557) HM
Marquis de Lafayette
1757 1834
General in the Continental Army
Camped Here With 2800 Troops
Enroute to Rhode Island
July 26 and 27, 1778
dedicated here by
CT Society Sons of the American Revolution
General David Humphries Branch . . . — — Map (db m35581) HM
In Memory Of All
The Revolutionary Soldiers
Of Guilford, Connecticut.
Placed By
Agnes Dickinson Lee Chapter
Daughters Of The American Revolution
1940 — — Map (db m57224) HM
Erected in memory of all patriots of Madison (then east Guilford) who served in the War of Independence that this nation might be free. — — Map (db m243186) HM WM
[Plaque on the south side]:
Count Casimir Pulaski
“Father of the American Cavalry”
Born in Poland 1747; came to America 1777, entering as a volunteer; distinguished himself at Battle of Brandywine, promoted to the Rank . . . — — Map (db m26589) HM
The Patriots
whose names this tablet bears
and whose remains rest in
this burial ground
assisted in establishing American
independence by their
wervice in the War of the
American Revolution
Archelaus Allen • Stephen Atwater • James . . . — — Map (db m26588) HM
Middlebury Honors Those Who Have Served
In The Wars Of Their Country
French – Indian War
Abner Munson
Revolutionary War
David Abbott, Benjamin Bemont, Aaron Benedict, Enos Benham, Samuel Benham, Edward Blackman, Michael Bowers, . . . — — Map (db m29503) WM
In this vicinity
French Troops under
Rochambeau
enroute to Yorktown
encamped during June 1781
Erected by the state
and
Mattatuck Branch,
Sons Amer. Rev.
Cooperating — — Map (db m19690) HM
A Connecticut
Minuteman’s Homestead
At 139 North Street lived Revolutionary War “Minuteman” John Downs (1745 – 1819). A “minuteman” was a patriot who, with the local militia, would respond quickly to an alarm. With . . . — — Map (db m56917) HM
History of Liberty Rock
Liberty Rock as we call it today was one known as “Hog Rock”. With a little imagination, the rock appears to be in the shape of a hog. Somewhere in the rock can be found the imprint of a hog’s foot.
The . . . — — Map (db m26308) HM
Across this harbor, on January 1, 1777, a British ship flying a flag of truce, put ashore 200 American Revolutionary War prisoners, all desperately ill with smallpox. The people of Milford made accomodations to shelter them, using the town hall as . . . — — Map (db m80398) 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
[ 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
Upon the Site of this Building
Stood the Home of
Roger Sherman
And Near Here in 1793 he Died
Jurist-Patriot-Statesman
Signer of the Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
and the
Constitution of the . . . — — Map (db m34892) HM
[ inscription on the west face of the base ]
Gettysburg • Port Hudson • Fort Fisher • 1861-1865
[ inscription on the east face of the base ]
Bunker Hill • Bennington • Saratoga • 1775-1783
[ inscription on the south . . . — — Map (db m34723) 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
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
This Memorial
Commemorates
The Determined Resistance
Near This Spot
Of The Patriots of New Haven
Against The British Invasion
Under Maj. Gen. Tryon of New York
July 5, 1779 — — Map (db m35734) HM
Erected By
The Society of The Cincinnati
In the State of Connecticut
In Memory Of
Captain Judah Alden • Captain Samuel Allyn • Captain Simeon Allyn • Ensign Daniel Avery • Lieutenant Eienezer Avery • Captain Elijah Avery • Captain Esisa Avery . . . — — Map (db m35729) 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
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
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
Erected In 1920 By The Society Of Northford
In Honor Of Her Sons
Who Answered Their Country's Call
1776 Revolutionary War 1783
Ambrose Baldwin • John Baldwin • Phineas Baldwin • Samuel Bartholomew • Dan Bartholomew • Jacob Bunnell • Nathaniel . . . — — Map (db m35654) HM
Amerigion Legion Post 127
In Memory Of
The Veterans Of
The War of Independence
War of 1812
Civil War
Spanish American War
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War — — Map (db m27723) WM
[ West plaque ]
Prospect 1906 To the Loyal Sons Of Prospect Who Served in the Wars Of Our Country “The noblest motive Is the public good.”
[ South plaque ]
Our World War Veterans Beers, Harry J. Berglund, Reuben . . . — — Map (db m22519) HM
This memorial was erected by Patriotic Citizens and Statesmen to commemorate two French Soldiers of Rochambeau's Army who volunteered to fight for American Independence under Washington, enroute from Newport to Yorktown, died and were buried here, . . . — — Map (db m36024) HM
Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
Waterbury, Middlebury, Southbury
French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to . . . — — Map (db m190232) HM
In honor of all those who served in the wars of our country
Revolution 1775 – 1783
War of 1812 – 1814
Mexican War 1846 – 1848
Civil War 1861 – 1865
Spanish American War 1898
Korean War 1950 – 1953 . . . — — Map (db m19923) WM
