The Connecticut Vietnam Memorial, on Coventry’s Veterans’ Memorial Green, was dedicated in May of 2008 to honor the 612 state residents who died during the Vietnam War. The memorial, near the intersection of Lake and Cross streets, features four black granite panels, with the center two panels listing the names of the state’s Vietnam heroes. […]
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Coventry honors its Civil War veterans with a simple monument in Nathan Hale Cemetery. The undated Civil War monument, near the monument honoring Hale, features a 30-pounder Parrott Rifle mounted on a granite base. A dedication on the east face of the monument’s base reads, “Veterans, 1861-1865.” Next to the cannon is a triangular metal […]
Nathan Hale is honored in his hometown of Coventry with a large monument in a cemetery that also bears his name. The 1846 monument, near the entrance to Nathan Hale Cemetery on Lake Street, is a 45-foot-tall granite obelisk with Egyptian-themed decorative elements. A dedication on the monument’s east face reads, “Captain Nathan Hale, 1776.” […]