Historical Markers and War Memorials in Meriden, Connecticut
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1775 — 1976
This Monument Is Placed
On This Green By The
Members Of The
Silver City Detachment
Marine Corps League
Of Meriden In The Year
1976, To Honor All
U. S. Marines On The
201st Anniversary
Of The Marine Corps . . . — — Map (db m27290) HM
Abraham Lincoln in search of the nomination for the presidence addressed a ralley in the Town Hall of Meriden - March 7, 1860
" – and that government of the people, by the people and for the people, shall not perish from the earth." . . . — — Map (db m27288) HM WM
The 30 to 40 boys buried on this site were forgotten children of their time. Delinquent, orphaned or abandoned they came to live at the Connecticut School for Boys, a reform school that occupied these grounds from the early 1800s until 1973. The . . . — — Map (db m26508) HM
Abel, Arnold T. • Abrams, Charles E. • Adams, Armand E. • Adams, Harry P. • Adams, Joseph • Adaszkiewicz, Ignatius • Affeldt, Albert A. • Affeldt, John E. • Affeldt, Joseph M. • Aichler, Stanley J. • Alderman, Walter . . . — — Map (db m27285) WM
[ inscribed on the obelisk in the center of the pavilion ]
Dedicated To Those
Who Have Made
The Supreme
Sacrifice
Off. Milton Hodder Hamden 04/22/1943
Tpr./Trn. Stanley C. Heilberg C.S.P. 06/01/1929
Lt. Paul J. . . . — — Map (db m26504) HM
[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
Cristoforo
Colombo
1492 500 1992
“In search for a better tomorrow,
we must discover today.”
Presented to
the people of Meriden, Connecticut
by
Unison Club
October 12th, . . . — — Map (db m26640)
Hubbard Park was a gift to the City of Meriden from industrialist and philanthropist Walter Hubbard in 1901. Consulting with landscape architect John Olmstead, son of Frederick law Olmstead, designer of New York's Central Park, Mr. Hubbard relied . . . — — Map (db m33632) HM
[Marker front]:
1661 – Meriden area first settled when Jonathan Gilbert is granted land by Connecticut Colony and employs Edward Higbee to operate an inn.
1670 – Greater part of present-day Meriden lands placed under . . . — — Map (db m26594) HM
In memory
of
the citizens
of Meriden
who answered
their
country’s call
Vietnam
1961 – 1975
Earl Bauchmann • Michael Chmura • Albert Christy • Wayne Cyr • Louis Dagle • Richard Hensley • Edward Jurek • Frank . . . — — Map (db m26598) WM
To The Memory Of
Our Fellow Citizens
Who Died
In Defense of the Government. 1861 – 65
Erected 1873
[ battle names on the column ]
Antietam • Gettysburg • Vicksburg • Fort Fisher • Appomattox • Atlanta • New Berne • . . . — — Map (db m27336) HM
This memorial presented by the City of Meriden to the veterans of the Spanish American War
Company L., First Regiment, Connecticut Vol. Infantry.
Bowen, Charles B. • Jones, Delbert R. • Keeney, Raymond G. • Abel, Alfred A. • Abel, Arthur A. . . . — — Map (db m26601) HM
Dedicated To
The Memory of Those
From Meriden Who Made
The Supreme Sacrifice
In the Service Of
Their Country During
The World War
1917 ––– 1918
[ Soldiers’ names are listed on the central column . . . — — Map (db m26637) HM
Erected on September 21, 1925, Meriden’s Traffic Tower was an innovative traffic control device designed to provide safe travel for the vehicles and pedestrians of the growing city. The unique character of the tower quickly made it a local . . . — — Map (db m26642) HM
Length 78 feet – width 16 feet
Listed on the Register of
Historic Places
by the U.S. Department of
the Interior,
National Park Service
Erected in 1891
by
the Berlin Iron Bridge Company
Red Bridge is of lenticular pony truss . . . — — Map (db m26587) 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
In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15, 1898
This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine — — Map (db m27286) HM
City of Meriden
World War II Roll of Honor
[ The memorial consists of twelve bronze tablets. 5,280 names are listed. A small plaque labeled “Omissions” lists 102 additional names. ] [ The 144 names listed below . . . — — Map (db m26913) HM
Castle Craig
Dedicated october 29, 1900
Castle Craig Tower stands 32 feet high on 976 foot East Peak in Meriden's Olmstead designed Hubbard Park. It has the distinction of being the highest point within 25 miles of the coast from Maine to . . . — — Map (db m33628) HM
