Historical Markers and War Memorials in Waterbury, Connecticut
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On Highland Avenue at Sunnyside Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Highland Avenue.
The first settlement of Waterbury was made on land in this region about 1675. The settlement was abandoned during King Philip’s War and was resumed around the present Waterbury green after 1677. — — Map (db m23600) HM
On W. Main Street at Leavenworth Street, on the right when traveling east on W. Main Street.
In This Vicinity Stood
The Fortified House of Ensign Stanley
Into Which the Colonists Fled
From Unfriendly Indians
1700.
The Clark Tavern
Which Was Repeatedly Occupied By
Detachments of Revolutionary War Soldiers
And
The Academy, . . . — — Map (db m116383) HM
On Meadow Street at Bank Street, on the right when traveling north on Meadow Street.
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"Their bodies are buried in peace;
but their name liveth for evermore."
Ecclesiastes 44:14
In Flanders Fields
by John McCrae
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark . . . — — Map (db m36021) HM
On East Main Street at Silver Street, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street.
Hamilton Park
Given in Memory Of
David Boughton Hamilton
1824 – 1898
Manufacturer Banker State Senator
Captain 5th Regiment
Connecticut Voluteers
Public-Spirited Citizen
This land adjacent to Rogers and Brothers Silver . . . — — Map (db m35979) HM
On Highland Avenue at Sunnyside Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Highland Avenue.
Plymouth Rock does not mark a beginning or an end. It marks a revelation of that which is without beginning and without end. A purpose shining through eternity with a resplendent light undimmed even by the imperfections of men and a response an . . . — — Map (db m24216) HM
On West Main Street at Prospect Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
"I must say, having been here at three o'clock in the morning and now at six-thirty in the evening, that Waterbury is either the easiest city in the United States to get a crowd in, or it has the best democrats in the United States. In any case, . . . — — Map (db m36066) HM
On Grand Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling west on Grand Street.
John Prince Elton
1865 – 1948
Mayor of the City of Waterbury 1903 – 1905
Bequeathed to the city this site on which
was the home of the Elton Family. True to
the tradition of his forebears, he devoted
his lifetime to the . . . — — Map (db m35978) HM
On Silver Street Expressway (Connecticut Route 69) at East Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Silver Street Expressway.
During World War I and II, millions of dollars worth of Liberty, War and Victory Bonds were sold from this tiny house on The Green, demonstrating the commitment of Waterburians to freedom. Young men were encouraged to sign up for the duration at . . . — — Map (db m22367) HM
Near East Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
This memorial was erected by Patriotic Citizens and Statesmen to commemorate two French Soldiers of Rochambeau's Army who volunteered to fight for American Independence under Washington, enroute from Newport to Yorktown, died and were buried here, . . . — — Map (db m36024) HM
On Freight Street aka Veterans Memorial Boulevard at Riverside Street, on the right when traveling west on Freight Street aka Veterans Memorial Boulevard.
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In Memoriam
Remember Pearl Harbor
Keep America Alert!
To Those
Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice
During The Attack On Pearl Harbor
07:55 AM, 7 December 1941
Dedicated By
The Leopoldville Memorial . . . — — Map (db m36072) HM
(Center):In memory of the POW / MIA Soldiers from Waterbury who bravely served our nation in all conflicts.
You Are Not Forgotten!
(Left):Sgt. Victor J. Choinere U.S. Army
DoB Nov. 1931 – Date MIA Nov. 1950
Cpl. Dennis . . . — — Map (db m20134) WM
On West Main Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
The present settlement of Waterbury
was made on land in this region.
The original settlement known
as Town Plot was abandoned
during King Philip’s War and the
town site was moved to this location
in 1677.
The Mattatuck Historical . . . — — Map (db m116385) HM
On Meadow Street at Grand Street, on the left when traveling south on Meadow Street.
Reverend Michael Joseph McGivney 1852 – 1890
Founder of The Knights of Columbus New Haven, Conn. March 29, 1882
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Erected March 29, 1957 by the Supreme Council Knights of Columbus at the Birthplace . . . — — Map (db m24039) HM
On Church Street near West Main Street, on the right when traveling south.
St. James Church
Established Fron England In 1732 By
The Venerable Society For The Propagation
Of The Gospel In Foreign Parts
In 1797 Re-named St. Johns Church — — Map (db m36069) HM
On Meadow Street, 0.1 miles south of Grand Street, on the left when traveling south.
These stones from the first cemetery in Waterbury, now the site of Library Park, were placed here at the suggestion of various patriotic organizations — — Map (db m24041) HM
On Thomaston Avenue at Boyden Street, on the left when traveling south on Thomaston Avenue.
It is our nation’s second highest military honor, awarded to three men from Waterbury. Let no one forget their personal valor, their courage, and their devotion to duty.
Cpl. John J. Spillane
U.S. Marine Corps, Company A, 2d Amphibian . . . — — Map (db m19692) HM
On Meadow Street at Bank Street, on the right when traveling north on Meadow Street.
They Did Not Come Home
These are the graves of Waterbury soldiers and sailors who died in The Great War for Democracy 1917 – 1919 and who remain forever interred where they fell. Let those who come after them see to it that their names are . . . — — Map (db m35975) HM
On West Main Street at Prospect Street, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
1922 1972
Commemorating The 50th Anniversary
Of The Founding Of
UNICO National
Hotel Elton, Waterbury, Connecticut
October 10, 1922
"Service Above Self" — — Map (db m36067) HM
On West Main Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
Waterbury, Middlebury, Southbury
French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to . . . — — Map (db m190232) HM
On West Main Street at Church Street, on the left when traveling east on West Main Street.
South Side
In honor of the patriotism and to perpetuate the memory of the 900 brave men who went forth from this town to fight in the war fot the union.
This monument has been erected by their townsmen that all who come after them may be mindful . . . — — Map (db m19871) HM
On West Main Street at Leavenworth Street, on the left when traveling east on West Main Street.
In honor of all those who served in the wars of our country
Revolution 1775 – 1783
War of 1812 – 1814
Mexican War 1846 – 1848
Civil War 1861 – 1865
Spanish American War 1898
Korean War 1950 – 1953 . . . — — Map (db m19923) WM
On Thomaston Avenue at Commons Court on Thomaston Avenue.
Thirty sons of Waterbury died
while serving in the Vietnam War.
They are listed by their date of death, their location on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and the area where they died.
PFC William Joseph Oakley, 28-May-65, Panel 1E, Row . . . — — Map (db m231279) HM
On Meadow Street at Bank Street, on the right when traveling north on Meadow Street.
World War I
Memorial
The individuals whom this Memorial commemorates were numbered among those who answered the call of their country, left all that was near and dear to them, endured hardships, and faced danger. Many of them passed out of sight . . . — — Map (db m35976) HM
