Historical Markers and War Memorials in Andover, Connecticut
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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. D’Amour · 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
