Washington honors veterans of the 20th century’s major wars with two monuments near its Town Hall. World War I veterans are honored with a large bronze plaque mounted on a boulder. The plaque bears a dedication reading, “In honor of the Citizens of Washington who served in the World War and in memory of those […]
Coventry honors veterans of several wars with monuments on the town’s historic green. Veterans Memorial Green, along Lake, High and Cross streets, is a former militia ground used for training during the American Revolution, War of 1812 and the Civil War. Today, the green features six monuments, and ground has been broken for a statue […]
Oxford honors veterans and heroes of the two World Wars with monuments on Route 67. Oxford’s undated World War I monument stands near the intersection of Seymour-Southbury Road (Route 67) and Academy Road (Route 42). The boulder monument includes a bronze plaque listing 39 residents who served in the war and honoring two who died […]
War veterans from the Stony Creek section of Branford are honored with monuments on a small green. The green, at the intersections of Halls Point, Sachem and Thimble Islands roads, features three monuments made from the pink granite for which Stony Creek is well known. The central monument features three Honor Roll plaques on its […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Columbia honors its war veterans and other public servants with memorials in its historic town center. Columbia’s veterans are honored with memorials in front of its Yeoman’s Hall municipal building on Jonathan Trumbull Highway (Route 87), near the intersection with Middletown Road (Route 66). The largest memorial is a Honor Roll monument, dedicated in 1956, […]
Willimantic honors residents killed in the World Wars and Vietnam with a downtown park and memorial. Memorial Park, on Main Street (Routes 32 and 66) between Watson and Tingley streets, features a large monument dedicated in 1953. The monument features three archways that bear memorial plaques honoring Willimantic’s war heroes. The central archway features a […]