Stonington honors the successful defense of the town against British warships during the War of 1812 with a granite monument. The 1830 obelisk, topped with a naval shell, stands in the borough of Stonington’s Cannon Square. An inscription on the monument’s north face reads, “These two guns of 18 pounds caliber were heroically used to […]
Stonington honors its Civil War veterans with a large granite marker in Evergreen Cemetery. The boulder-shaped monument was dedicated in 1923, a relatively late date for a Civil War commemoration. A somewhat-faded dedication on the monument’s front (north) face reads, “Erected by the W.R.C. to the brave sons of Stonington who fought in the War […]
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