Hinsdale, Massachusetts, honors its war veterans with a memorial outside the town’s library. The monument, near the intersection of South Street (Route 8) and Maple Street (Route 143), was dedicated in 1923 and features a Civil War cannon. A dedication plaque on the northeast face of the monument’s base reads, “This memorial was erected by […]
The Cornwall green features monuments honoring the town’s war veterans and a 1989 tornado. Two granite monuments at the eastern edge of the green, near the corner of Pine Street and Bolton Hill Road, honor veterans of the nation’s 20th Century wars. The southern monument features bronze Honor Roll plaques listing Cornwall’s World War veterans. […]
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 […]
Eastford honors its war veterans with a monument on the green in front of its public library. The monument, a granite block with bronze plaques, stands at the intersections of Eastford Road (Route 198) with Westford and Old Colony roads. The monument’s south face features a bronze Honor Roll plaque listing about 63 names of […]
The Veterans’ Memorial in Farmington provides an unusually comprehensive tribute to local residents who participated in wars and skirmishes. The 1992 monument, in front of Town Hall and near the intersection of Farmington Avenue (Route 4) and Monteith Drive, features five granite columns inscribed with the names of residents who died while serving the nation. […]
Danbury honors veterans of several wars with a 1931 Memorial on the West Street green. The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, near the intersection of West and Division streets, is dedicated to soldiers and sailors who served in the American Revolution, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and World War I. The monument features a bronze […]
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New Fairfield honors veterans of all wars with a monument on the town green. The New Fairfield Veterans’ Memorial, located on Pembroke Road (Route 37) just north of the intersection with Brush Hill Road (Route 39), was dedicated on September 20, 1997. The monument features two granite tablets, a flagpole and a dozen markers listing […]
East Hampton honors veterans of World War I and earlier conflicts with plaques on a boulder in its historic village center. The undated war memorial, at the intersection of Main Street and Summit Street (Route 196), honors veterans of World War I, the Spanish-American War, the Civil War, the War of 1812 and the American […]
Lebanon honors its war veterans with several monuments on the green near the intersection of Exeter Road (Route 207) and Norwich-Hartford Turnpike (Route 87). Near the northern end of the green, in front of Town Hall, is a 1922 monument honoring veterans of five wars between the American Revolution and the First World War. The […]
New Haven honors veterans of the Spanish-American and Philippine–American wars with a statue of a Marine. The Spanish-American War Monument in Edgewood Park was dedicated in 1926 to honor veterans of that war, the 1902 Philippine Insurrection and 1901-2 China Relief Expedition. The monument depicts a Marine wearing a floppy hat and charging with a […]
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