A World War I recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross is honored with a monument in New Haven’s West River Memorial Park. Timothy Ahearn, an infantry corporal, was honored for actions on October 27, 1918, near Verdun, France. After the officers and sergeants of his company had become casualties, Cpl. Ahern assumed command and organized […]
Hartford’s Spanish-American War veterans are honored with an allegorical monument in the city’s Bushnell Park. The Spirit of Victory monument, near the intersection of Elm and Trinity streets, features a winged figure standing atop the bow of a ship with an eagle figurehead that we assume represents the United States. Victory stands with a torch […]
A Bushnell Park archway with two towers and a life-sized frieze honors Hartford’s Civil War veterans. The 1886 Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch features two medieval towers alongside an archway that spans Trinity Street. A dedication on the east tower (the right tower as you stand with your back to the Capitol building) reads, “In […]
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Manchester’s Civil War veterans are honored with a monument in the city’s Center Memorial Park. The monument features a bronze infantryman standing atop a granite base inscribed with the Connecticut and United States shields. A dedication on the front (northeast) face reads, “In memory of the soldiers of Manchester who died in the war of […]
Mystic’s Civil War Veterans are honored with an 1883 monument on a downtown traffic island. The monument, featuring an infantry soldier standing atop a granite base, sits near the intersections of East Main Street and Broadway Avenue. A dedication on its front (northwest) face reads, “Dedicated to the brave sons of Mystic who offered their […]
The service of Vietnam veterans from the greater New Haven area is honored with a collection of monuments on New Haven harbor. The 1988 Vietnam memorial consists of two monuments. The smaller of the two is a polished granite slab with a dedication on its front (north) face reading, “This memorial is dedicated in honor […]
The Civil War 21st Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, is honored with a granite obelisk in New London’s Williams Memorial Park. The monument, near the north corner of the park, was dedicated in 1898 to honor the soldiers of the 21st regiment, which was founded in 1862 and recruited primarily members from eastern Connecticut towns. The […]
New London honors Nathan Hale and veterans of recent wars with a trio of monuments in its Williams Park. The Nathan Hale statue near the center of the Broad Street park is a 1935 copy of an 1890 statue in New York’s City Hall Park. The statue features Hale, a Connecticut schoolteacher and Continental spy […]
One of New London’s three monuments to its Civil War veterans anchors a burial plot in the city’s Cedar Grove Cemetery. The ornate monument, near the cemetery’s main entrance, features an infantryman standing atop a multi-staged pedestal. A dedication on the front (north) face of the monument reads, “In memory of our comrades 1861-1865.” The […]
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A privately funded, 50-foot tall obelisk in downtown New London honors the city’s Civil War veterans. The 1896 Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument features an obelisk with alternating granite bands topped by an allegorical figure representing Peace. A dedication on its front (west) face reads, “Presented to their native city by the sons of Joseph Lawrence, […]
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