The Borough of Jim Thorpe, PA, honors its Civil War veterans with a zinc monument supplied by a Bridgeport, CT, manufacturer. The Soliders and Sailors Monument, which stands near Packer Hill Road and the Carbon County courthouse, was dedicated in 1886 to honor veterans of the Civil War and earlier conflicts from the borough (then […]
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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 […]
The fountain on the West Broad Street green in Stratford honors state legislator and attorney Stiles Judson. The fountain, at the west end of the green, features a bronze bust of Judson on its east face above an inscription reading, “Gift to his native town.” The monument’s west face bears a dedication reading, “Stratford honors […]
The service of the 2nd Connecticut Light Artillery at Gettysburg is honored with a monument on Hancock Avenue. The monument, dedicated on July 3, 1888, marks the regiment’s position near the left end of the Union line during the Confederate charge toward Cemetery Ridge that ended the battle on July 3, 1863. The monument’s east […]
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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 […]
New Haven honors veterans of the Spanish-American and Philippine–American wars with a statue of a Marine. The Spanish-American War Monument in Edgewood Park was dedicated in 1926 to honor veterans of that war, the 1902 Philippine Insurrection and 1901-2 China Relief Expedition. The monument depicts a Marine wearing a floppy hat and charging with a […]
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One of Trumbull’s town parks was donated to honor its World War II heroes. Robert G. Beach Memorial Park was dedicated in 1946 to honor Beach and the 21 other Trumbull residents lost in the war. The park’s monument circle features a large boulder with a 1950 dedication plaque explaining that the park was donated […]
Milford honors submarine pioneer and local resident Simon Lake by displaying a submarine at a Milford Harbor marina. Simon Lake, a New Jersey native, lived in Milford between 1907 and his passing in 1945. Lake launched the first submarine to operate in open water, the Argonaut, Jr., in 1898. Between 1909 and 1923, Lake built […]
New Haven honors its firefighters with a monument and burial plot in the city’s Evergreen Cemetery. A dedication plaque on the front (east) face of the 1877 Firemen’s Monument reads, “Erected to the memory of the firefighters of the city of New Haven by the Firemen’s Benevolent Association.” The east face also features plaque commemorating […]
The Bethel Historical Society and sculptor David Gesualdi are celebrating the 200th anniversary of P.T. Barnum’s birth year with a new statue that will be dedicated in September. Dave Gesualdi, who was also responsible for Bethel’s Veterans’ Monument, estimates he has four to five weeks’ worth of work before the 600-pound clay sculpture that dominates […]