Bristol honors its Civil War veterans with an 1866 brownstone obelisk that’s one of the state’s earliest monuments commemorating the conflict. The monument, on a hilltop in the city’s West Cemetery, was dedicated in January of 1866, making it perhaps the second Civil War monument in Connecticut. (The 1863 monument in Kensington is believed to […]
Shelton veterans killed in the 20th Century’s four major wars are honored with large granite monuments near the downtown riverfront walkway. The site honors veterans with four large polished-granite slabs commemorating Vietnam, Korea, World War II and World War I. Each slab bears a brief dedication to the war as well as an historic image […]
Monuments on the Nevada side of Hoover Dam honor the dam’s designers and builders, as well as the estimated 96 workers who died during its construction. The largest sculpture at the dam site is the dedication monument, which stands near the visitors’ center on the dam’s Nevada (northwest) side. The monument, by Norwegian-American sculptor Oskar […]
A monument dedicated in 1904 marks the first green in the city of Derby. Founders Common, as the green is known, is flanked by Academy Hill Road and Clark Avenue in East Derby. The granite monument’s front (north) face bears a dedication reading “Ye ancient common of the founders of Derby, 1654-1904. Erected by Daughters […]
The Bethel Historical Society and sculptor David Gesualdi are celebrating the 200th anniversary of P.T. Barnum’s birth year with a new statue that will be dedicated in September. Dave Gesualdi, who was also responsible for Bethel’s Veterans’ Monument, estimates he has four to five weeks’ worth of work before the 600-pound clay sculpture that dominates […]
The Darien police and a local VFW post are raising money to restore the 1936 memorial flagpole honoring veterans in Spring Grove Cemetery. The memorial flagpole, which we visited a little over a year ago, was designed by sculptor Karl Lang, who was also responsible for the Timothy Ahern memorial statue in New Haven. According […]
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New Milford honors local veterans and war heroes with a collection of monuments along the town green. At the southern end of the New Milford green, a large monument honors all local veterans. The monument features a large carved eagle, and an inscription on its southern face reads, “In recognition of service rendered to our […]
New Haven honors victims of the Holocaust with a monument in the city’s Edgewood Park. The monument, at the corner of Whalley Avenue and West Park Avenue, was the country’s first Holocaust Memorial built on public land when it was dedicated in 1977. The monument features a large sculpture with a Star of David base. […]
A boulder on the village green in the Nichols section of Trumbull honors veterans of both World Wars. The boulder, not far from the green’s southwest tip and the intersection of Shelton Road and Huntington Turnpike (Route 108), features two undated plaques honoring local veterans. The World War I plaque, mounted on the front face […]
A memorial gateway in the Westville section of New Haven honors local residents who served in the Civil War. The 1915 monument, at the entrance to the city’s Beecher Park, stands at the corner of Whalley Avenue and Philip Street. Two plaques on the front (northeast) face of the monument bear a dedication reading, “Erected […]