Historical Markers and War Memorials in Plymouth, Connecticut
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On Main Street (U.S. 6) at Park Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Constitution Oak
In 1902, Connecticut held a constitutional convention. Each town was given a pin oak to honor the event. This tree is one of the few remaining. — — Map (db m28119) HM
On Park Street at Main Street (U.S. 6), on the right when traveling south on Park Street.
First Congregational Church of Plymouth
The First Congregational Church had its beginnings as the Ecclesiastical Society of Northbury, established in 1739. The first meetinghouse was completed during the 1760s. The second meetinghouse was . . . — — Map (db m90830) HM
On Greystone Road Ext., 0.2 miles east of Greystone Road, on the right when traveling east.
Eli Terry was born April 13, 1772. In 1793 Eli Terry moved to
Plymouth where he was involved in the production of wooden
movement clocks. Due to Terry's manufacturing techniques,
clocks became affordable to the American household. In . . . — — Map (db m90894) HM
On Park Street at Main Street (U.S. 6), on the right when traveling south on Park Street.
Plymouth Burying Ground
1747
National Register of Historic Places
Here lie buried Veterans of the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812.
The gravestones are in rows running north and south. The bodies were placed . . . — — Map (db m90734) HM
On Park Street at Main Street (U.S. 6), on the right when traveling south on Park Street.
Plymouth Center School
Plymouth Center School (right side of top photo) stood on this site from 1900 to 1952. It was built for $6,330, and did not include indoor plumbing. There was an outhouse with separate sections for the boys, girls, and . . . — — Map (db m90736) HM
On North Street near Park Street, on the left when traveling north.
[ south side ]
Lincoln
Erected to Perpetuate the Memory
Of Those Who Lost Their Lives In
The War of 1861
Chaplain James Averill • Lieut. E. J. Candee • Lieut. H. Hubbard • Sgt. W.A. Bishop • Sgt. H.D. Bishop • Sgt. D.B. Wooster • . . . — — Map (db m28097) HM
On North Street at Park Street, on the left when traveling north on North Street.
Site Of
St. Peter’s
Church
1796 - 1915
(panel next to the marker)
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
St. Peter's Episcopal parish was organized in 1740 by eleven families who longed for their beloved Church of England. They built . . . — — Map (db m90730) HM
On Main Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Dorence Atwater grew up in the Terryville section of Plymouth. He enlisted in the union Army in 1861 and was captured by Confederate forces in 1863. In February 1864, he was moved to the infamous Andersonville prison camp in Georgia, . . . — — Map (db m28053) HM
On East Plymouth Road at Marsh Road, on the right when traveling north on East Plymouth Road.
The History of the East Plymouth and St. Matthew's Cemetery
East Plymouth (also known as East Church), located at the boundary convergence of Bristol, Plymouth and Harwinton, became a distinct community largely because of events occurring in . . . — — Map (db m90893) HM
On North Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
1917-1918
1941-1945
Dedicated to the loyal sons and daughters of Plymouth, Connecticut, who served their country during World Wars I and II. Erected though the generosity of Judge Andrew W. Granniss, 1953 — — Map (db m29861) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 6) at Todd Hollow Road, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Plymouth
First settled in the 1720's on land acquired from the Tunxis Indians, the Town of Plymouth, originally named Northbury, was incorporated in 1795. It includes the communities of Plymouth, Terryville, Pequabuck (formerly Susanville), East . . . — — Map (db m28095) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 6) at North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Dedicated In
Memory Of The
Men And Women
Of The Town Of
Plymouth, Conn.
Who Served
Their Country In
World War I
World War II
Korean War
[ center tablet ]
The Following
Made The
Supreme Sacrifice
World War . . . — — Map (db m28343) WM
On Main Street at North Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Vietnam
1961 – 1975
Six Men Gave Their Lives
Dunn, Richard E. • Esten, John E. • Manarel, Charles R. • Mclellan, Arthur C. • Micloskey, Ken E. • Mitchell, Robert W.
Acker, Robert E. • Albert, Paul A. • Albright, Barry L. • Alexander, . . . — — Map (db m77669) HM
On North Main Street at Hillside Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
[ inscribed on the west side of the granite obelisk ]
Soldiers
[ north plaque ]
Capt. Edward H. Mix Co. B 16th C.V. Drowned in Albemarle Sound March 7, 1864, Aged 25
Capt. Edwin Post Co. B U.S.C.T. Killed at Deep . . . — — Map (db m28055) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 6) at Benedict Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
The Eli Terry Jr. Water Wheel is believed to be one of only two water wheels of its type in the United States. Originally it supplied power to the Terry Clock Shop located on this property. In the early 1830's the manufacture of locks began. By . . . — — Map (db m90349) HM
On South Main Street at Agney Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South Main Street.
The Old Terryville Cemetery features the graves of over 120 of Terryville's earliest residents. The earliest grave is believed to be Francis A. Lewis, who died May 5th, 1832 at the age of one year and five months. The families interred here . . . — — Map (db m90665) HM
