Historical Markers and War Memorials in Norwich, Connecticut
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On Broadway at Union Street, on the left when traveling south on Broadway.
( inscribed around the obelisk )
June 14, 1863 · Port Hudson · May 27, 1863
( south side )
Erected
To the Memory
of the
26th Regiment
Conn. Volunteeer
Infantry
26th Regt. Conn. Vols.
( north side )
Total Membership
825 . . . — — Map (db m101860) HM
On Union Street at Broadway, on the left when traveling south on Union Street.
The Angelo Sanquedolce Memorial Plaza
Dedicated May 14, 1999
The Heritage Riverfront Park Plaza is hereby named and dedicated in honor of Angelo J. Sanquedolce, Comptroller of the City of Norwich from 1968 to 1998, for thirty years of exemplary . . . — — Map (db m101880) HM
On Union Street at Broadway, on the right when traveling south on Union Street.
Central Baptist Church
Central Baptist Church was founded in 1840 and under the zeal and energy of Rev. Miner G. Clarke grew rapidly to over 400 members. The church's first organist, Ithamar Conkey, composed the music to "In The Cross of Christ I . . . — — Map (db m101881) HM
On Broadway at Crescent Street, on the left when traveling north on Broadway.
( south side )
Cristoforo
Colombo
1492 – 1992
Onorate
I Vostri
Genitori
( Behold Your Parents )
( north side )
Presented to the
City of Norwich
by the
Italian – American
Citizens on the 500th . . . — — Map (db m101856) HM
On Union Street at Broadway, on the left when traveling south on Union Street.
David Ruggles Freedom Courtyard
dedicated on the 19th day of October in the year 2013
and to honor the 150th anniversary of
The Emancipation Proclamation
signed by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863
Whereas, on the twenty-second day of . . . — — Map (db m101879) HM
On Crescent Street near Broadway, on the left when traveling south.
Dr. Charles H. Osgood Fountain
Dr. Osgood was one of the original founding fathers
of the Norwich Free Academy in 1854.
The fountain was on his estate at the corner of
Washington and Broad Streets. In 1957,
Milton Green purchased and . . . — — Map (db m101943) HM
On Washington Street at Williams Street, on the left when traveling south on Washington Street.
Everlasting Vigilance
Spec Jacob D. Martir
US Army
Operation Iraqi Freedom
18 August 2004
1st Lt Keith N. Heidman
US Army
Operation Iraqi Freedom
28 May 2007 — — Map (db m101801) WM
On Washington Street at Williams Street, on the left when traveling south on Washington Street.
In Memory of
Captain Samuel Chester Reid
1783 — 1861
Born at Norwich, Conn. Aug. 25, 1783.
During the War of 1812 commander of the
American privateer General Armstrong.
Captain Reid planned the United States
Flag which was . . . — — Map (db m101775) HM
Near Crescent Street at Broadway, on the left when traveling south.
Nov. 4 A.D. 1886
This Building
Dedicated to the Education of the Young
And Commemorative of
John F. Slater
Is Erected by His Son
William A. Slater
And by Him Presented to the
Norwich Free Academy
In Grateful Recognition
Of . . . — — Map (db m101954) HM
Leased to Boston Hartford & Erie R.R. • 1869 Leased to New York & New England R.R. • 1886 Leased to New England R.R. • 1896 Leased to N.Y., N.H., & H. R.R. • 1898 Centennial Exercises sponsored by the New London Railroad Association May 11, 1940 . . . — — Map (db m172115) HM
On Washington Street at Williams Street, on the left when traveling south on Washington Street.
( south east plaque )
2nd Regt. Infantry: Enlisted Man: Joseph Stokes.
3rd Regt. Infantry: Enlisted Man: David C. Case.
5th Regt. Infantry: Enlisted Man: Alexander S. Avery.
6th Regt. Infantry: Enlisted Men:
Charles Meissor. Frank . . . — — Map (db m101792) WM
On Washington Street at Williams Street, on the left when traveling south on Washington Street.
Norwich Vietnam
War Memorial
In Honor Of The Brave
Servicemen Who Gave Their
Lives In Vietnam
Cooley, Robert Karl May 31, 1970
Donohue, Francis Charles March 1, 1967
Donovan, Thomas Edward March 23, 1968
Greene, James Leonard, Jr. . . . — — Map (db m101800) WM
On Washington Street at Williams Street, on the left when traveling south on Washington Street.
1917 1918
Dedicated To The Men And Women Of
Norwich
Who Served Their Country In The
World War
( 697 names are listed on the south side. The following have stars indicating they made the supreme sacrifice. )
Allen Horace H . . . — — Map (db m101794) WM
On Washington Street at Williams Street, on the left when traveling south on Washington Street.
( east side )
1941 1945
To Commemorate
Those
Who Served In World War II
And
To Those Who Paid The Supreme Sacrifice In Order That Our
Nation May Continue To The Glory Of God And To Continue
In His Principles Amongst Men . . . — — Map (db m101795) WM
On Union Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling south on Union Street.
Joseph Otis, who had earned his fortune elsewhere, returned to his hometown at the age of 70, and wishing to do something lasting for the people of Norwich, founded a public library in his name on this spot. He purchased the land and planned to have . . . — — Map (db m172119) HM
On Broadway at Crescent Street, on the left when traveling north on Broadway.
Slater Museum
Samuel Slater, possessing considerable knowledge of textile production and machinery emigrated from England in 1789. He was attracted to the United States because of the bounty offered here for skilled textile workers. British law . . . — — Map (db m101858) HM
On Washington Street at Broadway, on the left when traveling south on Washington Street.
The Freedom Tree
With The Vision of Universal Freedom
For All Mankind
This Tree Is Dedicated To
Col. Paul G. Underwood
And All
Prisoners Of War
And
Missing In Action
1973 — — Map (db m101803) WM
Near Crescent Street at Broadway, on the left when traveling south.
The Shattuck
Building
Dedicated To The
Devoted Support Of
The Humanities As Was
Constantly Exhibited By
George E. Shattuck
During His Tenure
As Principal
1940 – 1965 — — Map (db m101945) HM
On Crescent Street at Broadway, on the left when traveling south on Crescent Street.
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 m101859) WM
On Washington Street at Broadway, on the left when traveling south on Washington Street.
This Tract Of Land Is
Dedicated To Veterans
Of All Conflicts And Wars
By The Veterans Council Of
The Norwich Area
By City Council Resolution Sept. 1968 — — Map (db m101802) WM
On Main Street, 0.1 miles east of Franklin Street, on the right when traveling east.
Once upon a time in Norwich, the Governor of the State of Connecticut, William A. Buckingham, resided in this building. Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, May 28, 1804, he attended Lebanon School, Bacon Academy in Colchester, and later took up residency . . . — — Map (db m171812) HM
On Crescent Street at Broadway, on the left when traveling south on Crescent Street.
William Ashby McCloy (1913-2000)
Aspirations, 1976
Core-ten steel 174 inches high
Commissioned with funds from The Connecticut Commission on the Arts
William Ashby McCloy was born in Baltimore and studied at Phillips . . . — — Map (db m101953) HM
On Franklin Street at Willow Street, on the left when traveling north on Franklin Street.
Once upon a time in Norwich…
Hopkins & Allen Gun Factory was the city’s largest employer. During the Civil War, Norwich provided more arms for the Union forces than any other city. As the nation’s largest armory, Hopkins & Allen was just one . . . — — Map (db m101882) HM
On Washington Street (Connecticut Route 2) at Arnold Place, on the left when traveling south on Washington Street.
Benedict Arnold was born here in January 1741. He and a younger sister, Hannah, were the only survivors of eleven children. The original family home no longer exists. As a young man of 14, he served an apprenticeship as a . . . — — Map (db m83323) HM
On Washington Street at Lathrop Lane, on the left when traveling south on Washington Street.
East District School
Once upon a time in Norwich...
In 1789, when Norwich was the second largest city in the State, Thomas Leffingwell IV sold to the inhabitants of the East School District for 6 pounds, land “for the purpose of said . . . — — Map (db m101941) HM
On Washington Street at Lathrop Lane, on the right when traveling south on Washington Street.
Lathrop Manor
John Olmstead, Norwich's first physician, settled here in 1661 and later sold his house to Samuel Lathrop. After the original house burned in 1745, it was rebuilt by Samuel's son, Dr. Daniel Lathrop. Near the family home, Dr. Lathrop . . . — — Map (db m101913) HM
On Washington Street at Veterans of Foreign Wars Highway (Route 2), on the right when traveling south on Washington Street.
Leffingwell Inn
In 1675, Steven Backus built a simple two-room, side-chimney house. Over two centuries, it would be modified many times. Thomas Leffingwell, a founder of Norwich and friend of the Great Sachem, Uncas, bought the house in 1700 and . . . — — Map (db m101942) HM
On Washington Street at Lathrop Lane, on the right when traveling south on Washington Street.
Lowthorpe Meadows
Of this 18-acre meadow, the manor portion was deeded to a trust in 1907 by Emily Serena Gilman and Louisa Gilman Lane “in consideration of their love and goodwill to the inhabitants of Norwich, and in memory of their . . . — — Map (db m101911) HM
On East Town Street at Town Street, on the right when traveling north on East Town Street.
English settlers in southeastern Connecticut aided the Mohegan Tribe many times during the 17th century Pequot and Narragansett Wars. In 1645 Thomas Leffingwell and others helped lift a Narragansett siege of the Mohegans Fort Shantok on the Thames . . . — — Map (db m101909) HM
On East Town Street at Town Street, on the right when traveling north on East Town Street.
In 1659 the Mohegan chief Uncas sold to settlers led by Major John Mason and the Reverend James Fitch “nine miles square”, part of which became Norwich.
According to Francis M. Caulkins’s history of Norwich, “At the end of the first century . . . — — Map (db m101910) HM
