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Dave Pelland on December 5th, 2011

New Canaan honors its war veterans with several Honor Roll plaques in the lobby of Town Hall. On the east wall of the first floor hallway, a plaque honors New Canaan’s veterans of the American Revolution, the Mexican-American War, and the Civil War. The American Revolution sections lists about 130 residents. The Mexican-American War section […]

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Dave Pelland on October 27th, 2011

Harwinton honors its veterans of the World Wars, Korea and Vietnam with a monument on an historic green. The undated monument, near the intersection of South Road and Litchfield Road (Route 4), stands near the north end of the green. The monument is a granite block with an aluminum plaque on its front (north) face […]

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Dave Pelland on October 24th, 2011

Wilton honors its veterans with a group of monuments in a plaza dedicated in 2010. The Veterans Memorial Green, at the intersection of Center Street and Old Ridgefield Road, features granite columns of honors and benches. The site is dedicated to honor, “Wilton’s fallen heroes who made the supreme sacrifice in America’s wars.” The collection […]

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Dave Pelland on September 20th, 2011

Burlington honors its war veterans and heroes with several monuments on the green at the intersection of Spielman Highway (Route 4) and George Washington Turnpike. At the western end of the green, a memorial honors Burlington’s Civil War and World War I veterans. On the western side of the monument, a bronze plaque includes a […]

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Dave Pelland on August 11th, 2011

Ellington honors its veterans and war heroes with a pair of monuments on the town green. Veterans of World War I and earlier conflicts are honored with a granite monument, dedicated in 1926, near the intersection of Maple Street (Route 140) and Main Street (Route 286). A bronze marker on the monument’s east face bears […]

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Dave Pelland on August 4th, 2011

Hebron honors its war veterans with several monuments on its Memorial Green. The green, near the intersections of Route 66 (Main Street) and Route 85 (Church Street), features four memorials to veterans from the Civil War, the World Wars, Korea and Vietnam. The newest monument on the green, honoring Hebron residents who died while serving […]

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Dave Pelland on July 19th, 2011

Bristol honors its war heroes and veterans with a collection of monuments along a tree-lined avenue and park. Bristol’s Memorial Boulevard was dedicated in 1921 to honor the city’s World War I veterans. Over the years, the collection of monuments has grown to honor the service of Bristol’s veterans as well as the sacrifice of […]

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Dave Pelland on July 14th, 2011

Stamford honors its veterans with a collection of monuments in a downtown plaza dedicated in 1977. Veterans Park, near the intersection of Main and Atlantic streets, features a bronze Doughboy figure, several large granite slabs, a statue of Abraham Lincoln, and a monument honoring the founders of Stamford. The central figure in the plaza is […]

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Dave Pelland on July 12th, 2011

Plainville honors local veterans with several monuments in a downtown park established in 1945. Plainville’s Civil War veterans are honored with the Defenders of the Flag Monument, which was dedicated in 1913. The granite monument features a standard-bearer atop a granite monument inscribed on its front (northwest) face with the simple dedication, “In memory of […]

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Dave Pelland on June 22nd, 2011

Westport honors the veterans of the 20th Century Wars with a collection of monuments on a downtown green. Veteran’s Memorial Green, between Main Street and Myrtle Avenue, includes monuments honoring the service of local residents in the two World wars, Korea and Vietnam. The World War I monument features a bronze Doughboy atop a granite […]

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