Historical Markers and War Memorials in Litchfield, Connecticut
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On Bantam Road (U.S. 202) at Vanderpoel Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Bantam Road.
Dedicated
To All Veterans
of
World War II
December 7, 1991
In Commemoration
of the
50th Anniversary
Of Japan's
Attack On Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
* * *
Presented
to the
Borough of Bantam, CT
by . . . — — Map (db m29139) HM
On Bantam Road (U.S. 202) at Bantam Lake Road, on the left when traveling west on Bantam Road.
Site Of Birthplace Of
Horace Bushnell
April 14, 1802
Feb. 17, 1876
Noted Theologian For Whom
Hartford's
Bushnell Park
And
Bushnell Hall
Were Named — — Map (db m29137) HM
On West Street (U.S. 202) at Meadow Street (Connecticut Route 63), on the right when traveling west on West Street.
[ front ]
Litchfield
The "Greenwoods" or "Western Lands" of Connecticut were explored in 1715 by John Marsh of Hartford, purchased for fifteen pounds from the Potatuck Indians, who called the area "Bantam", and first settled in 1720. In . . . — — Map (db m229370) HM
On East Street (U.S. 202) at North Street (Connecticut Route 63), on the left when traveling west on East Street.
Litchfield Historic District
Has Been Designated A
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the Provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This Site Possesses Exceptional Value
In Commemorating or Illustrating
The . . . — — Map (db m229364) HM
On East Street (U.S. 202) at North Street (Connecticut Route 63), on the left when traveling west on East Street.
In Honor Of Those From Litchfield
Who Served In Korean War 1950 1955
Raymond H. Adkins Kenneth A. Ainger Raymond Ainger, Jr. Donald S. Allvin Joseph S. Altieri Richard W. Archer Truman R. Archer Wayne R. Archer Irving W. . . . — — Map (db m229369) WM
On East Street (U.S. 202) at North Street (Connecticut Route 63), on the left when traveling west on East Street.
[ south side ]
Pro Patria
[ east side ]
Roll Of Honor
Died
Norman L. Barber, Co. A 8. C.V. I. Harwinton, Ct. Oct 12, 1863
Hatteras Inlet Jan. 30, 1862
Francis E. Barber, Co. E. 8. C.V. I.
New Berne
George W. . . . — — Map (db m229946) HM
On East Street (U.S. 202) at North Street (Connecticut Route 63), on the left when traveling west on East Street.
In Honor Of Those From Litchfield
Who Served In Vietnam War 1964 1975
George J. Acerbi Lawrence Adkins Ross B. Adkins Elizabeth H. Allcroft Jack R. Anglevich Will E. Anglevich Truman R. Archer David L. Arnold George C. Banks, . . . — — Map (db m229367) HM
On East Street (U.S. 202) at North Street (Connecticut Route 63), on the left when traveling west on East Street.
In Honor Of
The Men Of Litchfield
Who Rendered Service In
The World War
1917 1919
Duval Allen Paul Allen, Jr. Leslie F. Andrews Stanley Axelby William Axelby Charles I. Bachman George H. Baldwin Robert L. Baldwin Thomas C. . . . — — Map (db m229363) HM
On East Street (U.S. 202) at North Street (Connecticut Route 63), on the left when traveling west on East Street.
In Honor Of Those From Litchfield
Who Served In World War II 1941 1947
[ 480 names are listed, front and back. The stars next to the following names indicate they gave their lives. ]
Baldi, Albert M. Banker, Douglas Bigenwalt, Charles . . . — — Map (db m229368) HM
On South Street (Connecticut Route 63) at Wolcott Street, on the right when traveling south on South Street.
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Home
Presented By
Helen J. Fitzgerald
to the
Litchfield Historical Society
In Loving Memory
Of Her Husband
Harold Fitzgerald
1878 - 1948 — — Map (db m229365) HM
On East Street (U.S. 202) at North Street (Connecticut Route 63), on the left when traveling west on East Street.
Here stood the church in which
Lyman Beecher preached 1810 1826
One half mile north stood the home
where were born
Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811
Henry Ward Beecher 1813 — — Map (db m229362) HM
Near South Street (Connecticut Route 65) north of Wolcott Street, on the right when traveling south.
Stone Walls
as increased farming began to change Litchfield's landscape, farmers discovered large deposits of granite and gneiss rocks in the ground. The farmers dug up and hauled away these stones as the land was cleared for crops and . . . — — Map (db m230289) HM
Near South Street (Connecticut Route 63) north of Wolcott Street, on the right when traveling south.
Kitchen gardens, like the one kept by Tapping Reeve and his family, provided reliable sources of food for Litchfield families and occupied a central role in the household economy of 18th-century America. Compared to agricultural fields, kitchen . . . — — Map (db m230287) HM
Near South Street (Connecticut Route 63) north of Wolcott Street, on the right when traveling south.
The cultivation of fruit trees was once a major component of family farming in Litchfield. During the 18th and 19th centuries, many families kept small orchards on their land. Apple trees are not native to North America, but became an important . . . — — Map (db m230286) HM
On Whites Wood Road at Russell Street, on the left when traveling west on Whites Wood Road.
[ west side ]
Wadhams
The battle is fought,
the victory won.
Rest, Soldiers, Rest.
[ north side ]
Edward Wadhams
1st Sergt.
Co. E. 8. Regt. C.V.
Killed near Fort Darling Va.
May 16, 1864
Aged 27
[ . . . — — Map (db m31161) HM
On West Street at North Street, on the right when traveling west on West Street.
In honor of those from Litchfield who served in the War on Terrorism
David E. Kilbourn
Joseph E. Dos Santos
Diane B. Easter
Christopher J. Lawrence
Michael A. King
Matthew W. Southard
Louis J. Persico III . . . — — Map (db m230251) WM
Near South Street (Connecticut Route 63) north of Wolcott Street, on the right when traveling south.
The relationship between residents and the land has shaped our community for as long as people have lived here. Litchfield was founded on the traditional territory of the Potatuck people, who cultivated crops, foraged, fished, and hunted on the . . . — — Map (db m230253) HM
On Main Street at Camphill Road, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
[ south side ]
"That the generations to come
might know them."
Lincoln
Lieut. Horace Hubbard
Co. H. 2. C.H.A.
killed Bat. Winchester Va.
Sept. 19, 1864 Ζ. 33.
Hiram T. Cooley
Co. D. 2. C.H.A.
killed Bat. . . . — — Map (db m28116) HM
