UPDATE (Sept. 2010) — The West Haven Historical Society has canceled efforts to sell the Campbell monument site. We’ve revised the post to remove references to a potential sale. A monument in West Haven honors British adjutant who spared the life of a local minister during the American Revolution. The William Campbell monument stands in […]
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The fence surrounding the Armistice Monument on West Haven’s green was decorated with festive lights as we drove past on Christmas Eve, so we pulled over to take a couple of pictures. The monument was first dedicated in 1928 to honor World War veterans, and additional plaques were added to the base to honor veterans […]
The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument in West Haven’s Oak Grove Cemetery was dedicated in 1890, when West Haven was still part of Orange. (West Haven was split off from Orange in 1921, and was incorporated as a city in 1961.) The monument sits in a round traffic island near the center of the cemetery. Inscriptions […]
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The armistice monument on West Haven’s green was dedicated in 1928 to honor local residents who died in World War I. Over the years, the monument and its surroundings have been revamped and rededicated to honor heroes of later conflicts, including the current war in Iraq. The monument, on the Main Street (north) side of […]
On President’s Day, we’re highlighting West Haven’s Veterans’ Walk, a collection of monuments and tributes at Bradley Point that was dedicated in 2007. The largest monument in the Veterans’ Walk collection features four black granite slabs that are dedicated to the local residents who served and died in the Vietnam War. Three large, slanted panels […]