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 […]
Concord, Mass., honors its war heroes with a collection of monuments on the town green. The first and largest memorial on Monument Square is the 30-foot granite obelisk honoring Concord residents killed in the Civil War. A dedication plaque on the monument’s west face reads, “The Town of Concord builds this monument in honor of […]
Southington’s Civil War veterans are honored with an 1880 monument in the center of the town green. The granite Soldiers’ Monument depicts a clean-shaven Civil War soldier standing with a rifle. A relatively simple dedication on the front (east) face reads, “The defenders of our Union. 1861-1865.” The east face also features an intricate carving […]
Berlin honors local war veterans with a collection of memorials on Worthington Ridge. The monument site is dominated by a 1920 obelisk topped by a large eagle. A dedication on the east side of the obelisk’s base reads, “Erected by the town of Berlin in honor of her patriotic men and women who served their […]
The town of Plymouth honors veterans of recent wars with three monuments in a Main Street park. The Plymouth Veterans’ Monument, near the intersection of Main Street (Route 6) and North Main Street, features a monument honoring the two World Wars and Korea, as well as a separate monument commemorating the Vietnam War. The two […]
Shelton veterans killed in the 20th Century’s four major wars are honored with large granite monuments near the downtown riverfront walkway. The site honors veterans with four large polished-granite slabs commemorating Vietnam, Korea, World War II and World War I. Each slab bears a brief dedication to the war as well as an historic image […]
North Haven honors local veterans with a collection of monuments on the green across from its 1886 Memorial Town Hall. Near the southern end of the green, North Haven honors Civil War veterans with a 1905 monument that features an 1867 Rodman gun mounted on a stone base. A dedication on the base’s front (west) […]
During a break in the wet snow blanketing southern Connecticut today, we again visited the 1888 Soldiers’ and Sailor’s Monument honoring Milford’s Civil War veterans. Unlike the tulips and holiday lights we saw on earlier visits to the monument, wet snow clung to much of the monument, including the eagle on the front (east) face […]
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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 […]
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 […]