Historical Markers and War Memorials in Bloomfield, Connecticut
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On Park Avenue (Connecticut Route 178) at Bloomfield Avenue (Connecticut Route 189), on the left when traveling north on Park Avenue.
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
On Bloomfield Avenue (Connecticut Route 189) at Park Avenue (Connecticut Route 178), on the right when traveling north on Bloomfield Avenue.
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
On Bloomfield Avenue (Connecticut Route 189) at Park Avenue (Connecticut Route 178), on the right when traveling north on Bloomfield Avenue.
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
On Bloomfield Avenue (Connecticut Route 189) at Park Avenue (Connecticut Route 178), on the right when traveling north on Bloomfield Avenue.
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 Country’s . . . — — Map (db m97270) HM
On Bloomfield Avenue (Connecticut Route 189) at Park Avenue (Connecticut Route 178), on the right when traveling north on Bloomfield Avenue.
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
On Tunxis Avenue (Connecticut Route 189) 0.1 miles north of Wintonbury Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
( 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
On Bloomfield Avenue (Connecticut Route 189) at Park Avenue (Connecticut Route 178), on the right when traveling north on Bloomfield Avenue.
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 Park Avenue (Connecticut Route 178) at Bloomfield Avenue (Connecticut Route 189), on the left when traveling north on Park Avenue.
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
On Bloomfield Avenue (Connecticut Route 189) at Park Avenue (Connecticut Route 178), on the right when traveling north on Bloomfield Avenue.
The Village Green
Symbolizing the Beginnings and
Center of Community Life
The Bloomfield Village Green
Has Existed Since the 1700’s
Restored by Wintonbury Park
Redevelopment Project
Wintonbury Parish 1735
Town of Bloomfield 1835 . . . — — Map (db m97283) HM
