A sculpture damaged in the September 11 attack on New York’s World Trade Center now stands as a temporary memorial to the terrorists’ victims. The Sphere, created by German sculptor Fritz Koenig, was moved to Battery Park in March of 2002 and an eternal flame was lit on the one-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, […]
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New York City honors its Vietnam heroes and veterans with a downtown monument and plaza. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza, between Water and South streets (just north of Broad Street), was dedicated in 1985 and renovated in 2001. A 66-foot-long glass wall at the heart of the plaza honors New York’s Vietnam veterans. Glass blocks, illuminated […]
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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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Despite all of the snow in Connecticut, the new P.T. Barnum statue in Bethel shines brightly (thanks to some help)
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 […]
Monroe honors World War I veterans from the Stepney section with a monument on the Stepney Green. The undated monument, near the intersection of Main Street (Route 25) and Pepper Street, stands at the northern end of the green. A bronze plaque mounted on a boulder bears the dedication, “In grateful recognition of the valor […]
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 […]
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 […]
East Lyme honors Civil War veterans with a memorial gateway at the entrance to Union Cemetery on East Pattagansett Road. The memorial gateway features two granite pillars with bronze plaques on their eastern faces listing local Civil War veterans. Both pillars bear a dedication reading, “Smith Gateway. Erected by the late Flora M. Smith in […]
East Lyme’s Civil War veterans are honored with a 1926 monument in the historic Old Stone Church Burial Ground. The cemetery, which was formed in 1719, also has a number of modern markers honoring the graves of residents who served in the French & Indian War, American Revolution, Civil War, and other conflicts. The Civil […]
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