In memory of all those who died because of this chemical
Please pray for those who continue to suffer because of it
Remember their sacrifice
May this small plot of ground serve as a special reminder for those exposed to chemical and genetic . . . — — Map (db m207623) WM
Andover
The first settlement was made in 1713 in the
southeast part of the present town. Portions
of Lebanon, Hebron, and Coventry joined to
form the Ecclesiastical Society of Andover,
which was recognized by the General Assembly
in May, 1747. . . . — — Map (db m207748) HM
Andover Center
Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 2003
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m207545) HM
This Memorial is Erected
by the
Men and Women of Andover
To its Men Who Served
In the Military and Naval Forces
Of Their Country
In the Revolutionary, Civil, and
World War
1775 Revolutionary War 1781
John Buell · Abraham Burnap · . . . — — Map (db m207548) WM
Vietnam Era
1964 1975
George J. Hills · Neslon R. Warner Jr. · Donald C. Dowling Jr. · Bruce H. Goulet · Lawrence M. Covell · Roland J. DAmour · James R. Thompson Jr. · Stephen G. Dowling · James T. Hohmann Iii · Kenneth J. Dahlquist · Robert . . . — — Map (db m207556) WM
Dedicated
to the
Men and Women
From the Town
of
Andover
Who Served in
World War II
and the
Korean War
These are they
Who made the
Supreme Sacrifice
★
Friedrich, Russell T. · Johnson, William W. · Levesque, Maurice . . . — — Map (db m207553) WM
This stone was used as a step for the Baptist Church
built in 1831 on the lot across Route 6 from this museum.
The church building was sold to the town in 1899 which
used the building until 1932 as a gymnasium, primarily
as a basketball court. . . . — — Map (db m207743) HM
When a serviceman or woman is lost in the battlefield, it has become customary to arrange their boots, rifle and helmet in the configuration you see before you. The surviving members of their squad will gather around this battlefield cross . . . — — Map (db m207522) WM
1902 Constitutional Oak
(a Pin Oak-Quercus palustris)
Planted May 3, 1902
to commemorate the
State Constitutional Convention
of that year — — Map (db m93612) HM
This half of a mill stone, from the early 1700's was used as a stepping stone (front step) for the original meeting house that was located on today's Hebron Road. It was most likely put in place soon after the frame was erected (1748-50) and . . . — — Map (db m207746) HM
This intersection for many years was the site of the Andover Creamery Company, an enterprise started in 1886 by a group of 76 Andover residents. The idea was to provide local farmers with a better way to market their butter. Up until that time, . . . — — Map (db m207624) HM
This WWII Japanese 37 mm anti-tank cannon was liberated from Japanese troops in the mountains of the Solomon Islands during WWII by Tech. Sgt. “Duke” Baldwin.
Baldwin, of the 169th Regiment, 43rd Division, dismantled and packed the . . . — — Map (db m111723) WM
1778 1978
1st Company Governor's Horse Guards
Organized Militia – State of Connecticut
20 May, 1978
This memorial is dedicated to the Horse Guardsmen who have honorably served this illustrious cavalry unit since it's founding during . . . — — Map (db m33060) HM
Avon
This area, formerly Northington or the North Parish of Farmington, was settled in 1645non land that had belonged to the Tunxis Indians. It prospered as a farming community and, in 1830, after the construction and opening of the Farmington . . . — — Map (db m33019) HM
[ center panel ]
Avon Remembers
"No Greater Gift"
Mexican War
Sperry, Orrin
Civil War
Beman, Job Booth, Austin C Brewer, Gilbert F Buckley, Frederick O Calkins, Obed H Clark, Henry W Evans, Henry D Evans, Newton J . . . — — Map (db m33168) WM
Wilford Woodruff, fourth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born 1 March 1807 in a section of Farmington, Connecticut, known as Northington (now Avon). He and his parents, Aphek and Beulah Thompson Woodruff, lived in . . . — — Map (db m92453) HM
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
In 1829 the Farmington Canal opened in Avon and operated until 1847. The Markers, here and across the street, show where it crossed the Albany Turnpike, now Rt. 44. They are made of the same sandstone used in in the Farmington Canal construction. — — Map (db m92442) HM
Berlin
This land, granted to settlers in 1661 and 1668 by the General Court of Connecticut, was also purchased from the local Mattabesett Indian tribe. Founders of the community include Sergeant Richard Beckley, who came north on the trail from New . . . — — Map (db m46041) HM
1920
Erected by the Town Of Berlin
in honor of
her patriotic men and women
who served their country
in time of war
For The Dead A Tribute
For The Living A Memory
For Posterity An Emblem Of Loyalty
To The Flag Of Their . . . — — Map (db m47327) WM
[ north side ]
Erected to Commemorate the Death
Of Those Who Perished in Suppressing
The Southern Rebellion
How sleep the brave who sink to rest.
By all their country's wishes blest.
1863
Soldiers
[ west side ] . . . — — Map (db m46037) WM
In Memory Of The
Vietnam Veterans
From New Britain
Who Lost Their Lives
In Vietnam
Pedro O. Cancel PFC. Richard E. Chabot L/Cpl Richard W. Roy Sp4
Michael Smith L/Cpl Paul Thorik Jr. Cpl Stanley J. Ciesielski Sp4 Francisco . . . — — Map (db m41600) HM
Bloomfield
In 1736 fifty-one inhabitants petitioned for parish privileges in what is now Bloomfield. They called the parish Wintonbury, using parts of the names of the three towns they came from Windsor, Farmingtonand Simsbury. It remained . . . — — Map (db m97354) HM
The Town of Bloomfield
dedicates this memorial
to the 129 men who signed to
serve in the Union Army
during the Civil War 1861 – 1865
A grateful town thanks them
Dedicated Memorial Day May 28, 2012 — — Map (db m97274) WM
Korean War Memorial
Dedicated to the Memory
of those who served for America
as part of a United Nations
team to establish a
foothold for democracy at
the thirty-eighth (38th)
parallel in Korea.
Special attention is
given to those . . . — — Map (db m97272) WM
Vietnam Veterans
Monument
George C Kosovich Jr 11-1-65
Edward L Bieber 10-23-67
Robert S Bagnall 3-8-69
Barry Jackson 3-18-69
(back)
Dedicated to The Men
And Women of Bloomfield
Who So Bravely Answered
Their Countrys . . . — — Map (db m97270) HM
Dedicated To The
650 Men and Women
Of Our Community
Who Fought In World War II
1941 – 1945
To These,
The Living and the Dead,
The Citizens of Bloomfield
Erected This Tablet
In Grateful Remembrance
In Loving Memory . . . — — Map (db m97282) WM
( left gatepost plaque )
1736 1933
Old Wintonbury Cemetery
This gateway and fence were erected to the memory of the founders and descendants of ancient Wintonbury through the generosity of Mrs. Alice Bidwell Francis and Miss Caroline . . . — — Map (db m99742) HM
Roll of Honor
Town of Bloomfield
1914 World War 1919
*Harry Emanuel Johnson *Patrick J. Lane *Willard Delmont Mason
Alfred Arndt Philip A Auben Raymond H Barnard Arthur G Beebe Rev Howard W Benedict Harold F . . . — — Map (db m97352) HM
On This Site Stood
The Bloomfield Methodist Church
From 1853 to 1961
Originally Built on Whirlwind Hill in 1832
Moved to This Site in 1853 — — Map (db m97353) HM
The Village Green
Symbolizing the Beginnings and
Center of Community Life
The Bloomfield Village Green
Has Existed Since the 1700s
Restored by Wintonbury Park
Redevelopment Project
Wintonbury Parish 1735
Town of Bloomfield 1835 . . . — — Map (db m97283) HM
Formally known as Hanover or Hartford Mountains, this town was incorporated in 1720, having been settled by a group of good Christian men desiring more open farmland.
In 1781 the French army of General Rochambeau, on their way to aid the army . . . — — Map (db m140602) HM
In Memory
Of All Bolton
Men and Women
Who Served Their
Country During
World War II
the
Korean Conflict
and the
Viet Nam Conflict — — Map (db m142366) WM
Bolton Veterans
Monument
and
Honor Roll
Korea 1950 — 1955
Donald B. Caldwell, Sr. · Anthony Fiano · Paul Fiano · Michele Giglio · Robert D. Murdock · Morris Silverstein · David C. Toomey, Jr. · Arnold Tobias★ · Conrad Tobias . . . — — Map (db m142367) WM
1914 1918
Honor Roll Of
Bolton Boys
In the World War
Camillo Boero · Merrill Cross · ★Michael Daly · Harry B Doolittle · Jacob Horowitz · Keeney Hutchinson · James A Lee · Herald Lee · Victor Lachapelle · Fred O Mannel · Joseph Mack · . . . — — Map (db m142368) WM
Bolton
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 Newport, . . . — — Map (db m190090) HM WM
Driving along Maple Avenue, circa 1915
Some early transportation at the corner of Maple Avenue & River Road, circa 1910
CNE Station on Canton Springs Road with cemetery in the background, circa 1900
Patrons of Cherry Park, off Lovely . . . — — Map (db m102376) HM
On this site, in 1778, Phoebe Humphrey protected
her home from Hessian soldiers who were part of
Burgoynes captured army headed for Boston.
Because of her bravery, she became the namesake
of the Collinsville Chapter of the National Society
of . . . — — Map (db m94480) HM
Settlement of the area later called Canton, originally part of Simsbury, began in 1737 with the erection of the Richard Case II home on East Hill. The earliest homes were constructed along “Cherrys” brook. The settlers name for the . . . — — Map (db m87925) HM
In honor of
the men of this town
who have served our country
in her various wars for freedom
and in grateful recognition
of their heroism
and the sacrifice they made This tablet is erected by the
Canton Soldiers Memorial . . . — — Map (db m103786) WM
Canton Veterans Memorial
In Grateful Memory Of The
Men Who Died In The Service
Of Their Country And In
Recognition To All Men
And Women Who Served
That Freedom Might Live.
This Monument Stands So
That Future Generations
Will Always . . . — — Map (db m88300) WM
From the book Connecticut Railroads by Turner & Jacobs. Train time at Collinsville, Connecticut on the Central New England Railway. Because the main-line track was on the outskirts of town, trains actually backed into the station. This train is . . . — — Map (db m93067) HM
Central New England Railroad had several names but started in 1871 and ended in 1927. It ran from Hartford, Connecticut to Millerton, New York. The train came into this High Street Junction (on Dyer Avenue) from Simsbury. The passenger station was . . . — — Map (db m92461) HM
Canoe Club, circa 1910- The club house was near the present-day nursery.
Note: The house in back was lost in the flood of 1955
Ice on the river, Circa 1900
View of the river from the tracks, Circa 1910
Station, circa 1911, . . . — — Map (db m92462) HM
Route 44 began as the Indians Northwest Path. It became the Hartford to Albany Road during the French and Indian War in order to move troops and equipment. In 1984, it became the Albany Turnpike, a toll road.
1776 House was an old home . . . — — Map (db m102423) HM
This powerhouse was built in 1935 to house a low-head, Francis-type turbine and a General Electric remote controlled generator. The turbine and generator were purchased by The Collins Company from a municipality in Lenoir, North Carolina and . . . — — Map (db m92548) HM
This building was built in 1865. Here, plows were assembled, painted, labeled and stored. By 1870, the Collins Company was producing 100 plows a day.
The introduction of the tractor and gasoline powered farm equipment eventually made hand . . . — — Map (db m93373) HM
In May, 1700, William Clarke and Deacon Josiah
Dewey acquired land in Lebanon Crank
by agreement with Oweneco, son of the Indian
sachem Unicas. Settlers arrived and, in 1715,
pleading remoteness from the place of worship . . . — — Map (db m111908) HM
In Honored Memory
Of the Men from Columbia
Who Served During
The World War
1917 1919
Henry A Brown · Herman T Brown · George A Cobb · Herbert C Collins · Charles A Friedrich · Cyrus Hilton · Stanley D Hunt · Philip H Isham · Rudolph . . . — — Map (db m140571) WM
In 1755
Eleazar Wheelock D.D.
minister at Lebanon Crank
now Columbia
founded near this spot
Moors Indian Charity School
In 1769
the school was removed to
Hanover New Hampshire
From this beginning arose
Dartmouth . . . — — Map (db m111909) HM
Moors Charity School
1755 - 1769
Columbia, Connecticut
proudly remembered for two hundred years
by generations of Dartmouth Men
as seeding ground of Dartmouth College
and faithful steward of Eleazar Wheelocks
generous and . . . — — Map (db m111911) HM
Town of Columbia Honor Roll
World War II
Albert Anderson · Louis Axelrod · Alfred Barrett · Howard Barrett · Henry M. Beck · Elio Belli · Mario Belli · Fred L. Bellows · Frederick Bertsch · Edward Bjork · Russell Bjork · Frank Bobeck · John . . . — — Map (db m140568) WM
Durable stone preserve the monumental
record Nathan Hale Esq. a Capt. in the
army of the United States who was born
June 6th, 1755 and received the first honors
of Yale College Sept. 1773 resignd his
life a sacrifice to his . . . — — Map (db m141044) HM
This triangular plot was planted
with sugar maples set in rows A.D.
1812 by David Hale, nephew of
Nathan Hale the Patriot - for
more than a Century it has been
called Holy Grove
A brotherhood of venerable trees
Erected . . . — — Map (db m141042) HM
Hale Memorial
Strong Homestead
Nathan Hales mother Elizabeth Strong (1727-1767) lived in this early eighteenth Century house before her marriage in 1746 to Richard Hale. Six of her nine sons were engaged in the War of the American Revolution A . . . — — Map (db m141040) HM
The first settler to build on this property (across the street at the corner of Grant Hill Road and Boston Turnpike) was Solomon Grant in the mid 1700s. Noah Grant, Solomons brother, succeeded him as the next occupant. Noahs grandson, Ulysses . . . — — Map (db m142442) HM
Thomas E. Porter
Thomas E. Porter was born August 28, 1830. He was born in Coventry, Connecticut and educated in private and public schools and academies of his native state. He then taught school in Tolland and Hartford Counties. Desiring . . . — — Map (db m142475) HM
Captain
Nathan Hale
1776
Born at Coventry
June 6, 1755
I only regret
that I have but one life
to lose
for my country
Died at New York
Sep 22, 1776 — — Map (db m12219) WM
Roll Of Honor
In Honor Of The Men And Women Of Coventry Who Served Our Country
In World War II
This Memorial Was Made Possible By The Citizens Of The Town Of Coventry
★ Merrick Aborn ★ Eugene F. Edgerson ★ John Jones . . . — — Map (db m144520) WM
Lakeside Park was situated on the southeastern shore of Lake Wangumbaug in a lovely grove of chestnut trees. Paths were laid out leading to the many local beaches and picnic areas were available to all who came to enjoy the beauty of the lake. A . . . — — Map (db m165482) HM
The Nathan Hale Monument
Before you is an impressive granite obelisk, 14 feet square at the base and 45 feet high made out of 125 tons of hewn Quincy granite. It was designed by Henry Austin and completed by Solomon Wiliard, architect . . . — — Map (db m142435) HM
You are overlooking a 12 acre site that has been a part of Coventry history since the town was founded in 1712. The home, to your left, was built in 1716 by Captain Edgerton. The frame is of hand pegged oak beam construction with some of the . . . — — Map (db m142384) HM
The Original Meetinghouse
The First Church of Coventry stood on the town green facing Lake Wamgumbaug and also served as the town meeting house. The structure was built in 1716, though a full completion with furnishings did not come until 1738. . . . — — Map (db m142437) HM
Booth and Dimock Memorial Library
The Booth an. Dimock Memorial Library, was dedicated on Friday, October 24, 1913. The Construction of this new building in 1912 was the result of a $40,000 bequest by Henry Dimock in memory of his grandfather, Rev. . . . — — Map (db m142431) HM
1959 1975
All Gave Some Some Gave All
John M Ainsworth Jr. · Antonio L Alho · Richard D Ambruso · Martin W Anderson · Everett L Anderson · Stuart M Andrews · Allen C Argenta · Arthur Jr. Artkop · Ronald A Ashe · Lester R Atherden · Charles . . . — — Map (db m142438) WM
Side 1
This land was known to the Indians as Wonggumbaug – “crooked pond” from the curved shape of the large body of water within the present town limits. It was set off in 1706 to be divided by deedholders from . . . — — Map (db m140597) HM
In grateful memory
Of those men of Coventry who gave
themselves unreservedly in the hour
of their countrys need
Among them was Nathan Hale
all might have echoed his immortal words
I only regret that I have but one life to lose . . . — — Map (db m140941) WM
Coventry Remembers
The Courage,
Sacrifice and Devotion
To Duty and Country
Of its Vietnam Veterans
Killed In Action
Chap. Maj. Roger W. Heinz
LCPL. Michael A. Machie
Died In Service
PVT. Robert H. Nothnick
SP4. . . . — — Map (db m140943) WM
A mill complex, consisting of 15 buildings, existed at this site which reprocessed used fabrics for the production of inexpensive woolen cloth.
The stone ruins and two nearby brick buildings are all that remains of this complex. — — Map (db m142387) HM
1781
This memorial was erected by
the citizens of Coventry to pay
tribute to the valor of General
Rochambeau and the soldiers of
his French Army who fought for
American Independence. Seven of
those courageous soldiers died
while on . . . — — Map (db m190089) HM WM
John Boynton began his career in the early 1800s and became the dominant businessman in town for the next 45 years. He purchased this site known as the still lot and in 1815 at age 35, built the mill building seen here today.
The upper . . . — — Map (db m158734) HM
Prior to 1800 the area of Coventry Village was dominated by three large farms, the First Church and ministry, and the Nathan Hale Cemetery. Thomas Porter and later his son Noah, owned the land from the lake dam southeast to todays Mason Street. . . . — — Map (db m142179) HM
Prior to 1800 the area of Coventry Village was dominated by three large farms, the First Church and ministry, and the Nathan Hale Cemetery. Thomas Porter and later his son Noah, owned the land from the lake dam southeast to todays Mason Street. . . . — — Map (db m142403) HM
This Greek revival style hotel was built in 1822 by Solomon Bidwell on a one hundred forty acre track of land. The ell was added by Solomon's son, Lyman Bidwell, around 1850. The property descended to Lyman's son and daughter in-law, Charles . . . — — Map (db m142436) HM
On Saturday May 17, 2008, 33 years after the war ended veterans, families and onlookers gathered from all over the state for the unveiling of the first memorial honoring the 612 men from Connecticut who died in the Vietnam War. The ceremony for the . . . — — Map (db m142439) HM WM
The First Congregational ChurchThis classic pillared New England Congregational Church was built in 1849 as the Village Church at a cost of $10,491. For a period of 20 years there were two Congregational Churches in South Coventry. One was the . . . — — Map (db m142428) HM
The history of this mill site started in April of 1812 when Fitch, McClean and Gilbert built a paper mill “five rods south of the grist mill.” The purity of the water was noted for making writing and accounting paper. In 1820 the mill . . . — — Map (db m142569) HM
The Washburn Mill
Behind and to the west of the Visitors' Center was the Washburn foundry and silk mill which operated from 1841 to 1908. There are no existing pictures of the mill, though a survey map (see insert) exists. from 1908. The site . . . — — Map (db m142427) HM
Thomas H. Woods Silk Mill
This mill site has been in continuous commercial operation since 1716. That year the town fathers commissioned Jonathan Hartshorn to build a mill at the brook. The small grist mill, serving at first about forty families . . . — — Map (db m142426) HM
Wellwoods General Store
On this site sits the oldest standing General Store building in the nation. The first building at this location (1787) housed the store and small living quarters that is now part of the adjoining residence. not much of the . . . — — Map (db m142429) HM
In 1805, the state organized the construction of this now ruinous three-story building. This multi-use structure served as a kitchen, storeroom, shoe shop, and makeshift hospital for sick or injured prisoners. Firsthand accounts from prisoners, . . . — — Map (db m248840) HM
Everyday needs such as eating, bathing, and going to the bathroom were much more difficult in prison. This foundation is thought to be a latrine for the prison guards and officials. As for the prisoners, one of the overseer's reports states that a . . . — — Map (db m248848) HM
East Granby
This area, first settled in 1664, was one of four Congregational parishes in Simsbury. The Turkey Hills Ecclesiastical Society in 1786 became a section of Granby, and in 1858 was incorporated as the Town of East Granby. An unusual . . . — — Map (db m97408) HM
East Granby
Roll of Honor World War II
Aldrich, Howard E. Alexander, George Archambault, Lloyd L. Barnes, George F. Bartkus, Edward A. Bartkus, Ernest F. *Bartkus, Ferdinand *Bates, William e. Jr. Bazyk, David F. . . . — — Map (db m97410) WM
1917 East Granby 1919
Roll of Honor World War
Christian H. Ahrens George H. Ahrens Rena Ahrens Stanley Bazyk Charles W. Bishop Eugene Bolden Stanley Boultrish Steve Brozatsky Harry Whitehead Case Coulter M. Cook . . . — — Map (db m97411) WM
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