New Hartford honors its Civil War veterans with a 24-foot-tall monument in the southwest corner of Village Cemetery.
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Winchester honors veterans of the Civil War, World War I and other conflicts with several monuments in Forest View Cemetery. The Non-Repatriated Soldiers’ Monument, in the Winsted section of Winchester, was dedicated in 1900 to honor local Civil War heroes buried on distant battlefields. The dark granite monument, topped with a polished sphere, stands at the […]
The 1904 Soldiers’ Monument in the Winsted section of Winchester stands at the south end of East End Park, near the green’s intersection with Main Street (Route 44) The 27-foot monument features an infantryman standing atop a large granite shaft. A dedication on the monument’s front (south) face reads, “For the dead, a tribute. For […]
Veterans of the Civil War and later conflicts are honored with monuments on the green in Norfolk. The 1868 Soldiers’ Monument, one of the earliest tributes to Civil War veterans in Connecticut, is a tall granite obelisk similar to monuments in Plymouth, North Branford and other monuments dedicated in the late 1860s. The Norfolk monument […]
Trumbull honors its war veterans as well as the colonial governor for which it is named with monuments in front of Town Hall. A granite monument on the eastern side of the green in front of Town Hall honors Trumbull’s veterans. A dedication on the front (northwest) face reads, “Dedicated to the honor and sacrifice […]
An allegorical representation of Liberty again graces the 1876 Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in Bridgeport’s Seaside Park. Thanks to the Friends of Seaside Park, a replica of a six-foot marble statue representing Liberty was dedicated on Saturday morning at the monument honoring Bridgeport’s Civil War veterans. The original marble statue was removed in the late […]
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Wolcott honors veterans of the American Revolution, War of 1812 and the Civil War with a granite monument in a small park in the center of town. The Kenea Soldier’s Monument, dedicated in 1916, features an infantry soldier standing atop a relatively simple granite monument. A dedication on the monument’s north face reads, “Presented to […]
A monument next to the Fort Griswold battlefield honors Groton’s Civil War veterans. The Gray Soldiers’ Monument was a posthumous gift by Robert A. Gray, a Groton native and Civil War veteran who received a Medal of Honor for courage during fighting at Drewry’s Bluff, Virginia. The monument, which features an infantryman standing atop a […]
The Village of Newfane, Vermont, honors its war heroes and veterans with several monuments on the town common. The 1916 Soldiers’ Monument honors veterans of the Civil War and World War I. The monument, near the intersection of Route 30 and Jail Street, features a bronze infantryman standing atop a granite base. A dedication on […]