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Dave Pelland on November 1st, 2010

Bozrah honors its World War I veterans with a monument dedicated in 1938.

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Dave Pelland on October 20th, 2010

Winchester honors veterans of the Civil War, World War I and other conflicts with several monuments in Forest View Cemetery. The Non-Repatriated Soldiers’ Monument, in the Winsted section of Winchester, was dedicated in 1900 to honor local Civil War heroes buried on distant battlefields. The dark granite monument, topped with a polished sphere, stands at the […]

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Dave Pelland on October 15th, 2010

Barkhamsted’s Soldier’s Monument, located near the intersection of Pleasant Valley Road (Route 318) and Beach Rock Road, was first dedicated in 1897 to honor veterans of the American Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican War and the Civil War.

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Dave Pelland on October 11th, 2010

Norfolk honors its World War I veterans and heroes with a triangular monument featuring a replica of the Liberty Bell. The monument, dedicated on Armistice Day in 1921, stands on Memorial Green at the intersection of North Street (Route 272) and Greenwoods Road (Route 44). The monument features three archways rising from a triangular base […]

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Dave Pelland on October 8th, 2010

Trumbull honors its war veterans as well as the colonial governor for which it is named with monuments in front of Town Hall. A granite monument on the eastern side of the green in front of Town Hall honors Trumbull’s veterans. A dedication on the front (northwest) face reads, “Dedicated to the honor and sacrifice […]

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Dave Pelland on September 17th, 2010

Ansonia honors veterans lost in the nation’s 20th Century Wars with a collection of monuments near City Hall. Veterans’ Memorial Park, immediately next to City Hall, features a large granite monument inset with three polished black granite panels. A dedication on the front (west) face of the monument’s central section reads, “This memorial is dedicated […]

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Dave Pelland on September 10th, 2010

Wolcott honors veterans of the American Revolution, War of 1812 and the Civil War with a granite monument in a small park in the center of town. The Kenea Soldier’s Monument, dedicated in 1916, features an infantry soldier standing atop a relatively simple granite monument. A dedication on the monument’s north face reads, “Presented to […]

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Dave Pelland on September 1st, 2010

The Village of Newfane, Vermont, honors its war heroes and veterans with several monuments on the town common. The 1916 Soldiers’ Monument honors veterans of the Civil War and World War I. The monument, near the intersection of Route 30 and Jail Street, features a bronze infantryman standing atop a granite base. A dedication on […]

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Dave Pelland on June 30th, 2010

Monroe honors the wartime service of its veterans with several monuments near the town green. Four monuments at the intersection of Fan Hill Road and Route 111 honor veterans of the two world wars, Korea and Vietnam. Monroe’s World War II monument, dedicated in 1953, is a granite marker with a fluted top. The monument’s […]

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Dave Pelland on May 28th, 2010

Simsbury honors those lost in the nation’s wars with two monuments in the center of town. The Memorial Gateway at the entrance of Simsbury Cemetery on Hopmeadow Street (Route 10), dedicated in 1923, honors residents killed in the Civil War and World War I. The gateway features two curved fences as well as pillars topped […]

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