Connecticut employees killed or injured in workplace accidents are honored with a memorial in Hartford’s Bushnell Park. The Workers’ Memorial, in a small plaza along the west side of Trinity Street, was dedicated in 2010. A curved wall features a small bench, and an inscription on a medallion in the plaza bears a quote from [...]
Thanks to reader Brian Festa, we’re taking another look at the War Memorial on the Town Green in Windsor. The Windsor War Memorial, dedicated in 1929, was created by noted sculptor and Windsor resident Evelyn Beatrice Longman. The monument features a five-foot bronze eagle atop a stone cairn. The monument’s front (west) face includes a [...]
Connecticut honors Civil War veterans held in Confederate prisoner of war camps with a statue on the grounds of the state capitol.
…that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion… [...]
Samuel Colt is honored with a memorial statue in a park on the grounds of his former estate. The Samuel Colt monument, near the Wethersfield Avenue entrance to Colt Park, was commissioned by Colt’s wife Elizabeth and dedicated in 1906 to honor the industrialist. The monument depicts Colt at two stages in his life. The [...]
Hartford’s Keney Memorial Clock Tower and the small park surrounding it were donated by the Keney brothers in the late 19th century to honor their mother. The tower, 130 feet tall, stands near the intersection of Albany Avenue with Main and Ely streets. The tower was dedicated in 1898 to honor Rebecca Turner Keney, the [...]
Connecticut honors law enforcement officers lost in the line of duty with a monument in Meriden. The Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial, on the grounds of the state’s police academy on Preston Drive, honors 135 officers, dating back to 1855, who have been killed on duty. A black granite obelisk in the center of the memorial [...]
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An 1889 monument to English settler John Mason illustrates how our attitudes toward historic people and events can change over time. The monument, which stands today on Windsor’s Palisado Green, depicts Mason, in 17th century clothing, drawing a sword. A dedication plaque on the west face of the monument’s base reads, “Major John Mason. Born [...]
Despite all of the snow in Connecticut, the new P.T. Barnum statue in Bethel shines brightly (thanks to some help)
We’re a bit late on this one, but Bethel dedicated a new statue honoring local son P.T. Barnum in September. The six-foot statue, by local artist Dave Gesualdi, stands along Greenwood Avenue outside the public library. The statue, dedicated to mark the 200th anniversary of Barnum’s 1810 birth in Bethel, depicts Barnum raising his hat [...]