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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29FL_watertown-world-war-ii-monument-a-war-memorial_Watertown-CT.html
In Memory of the Sacrifices And the Efforts of the Citizens of This Town Who Served in World War II ( 1236 names are listed. The following were Killed In Action ) Atwood, Ellsworth B. ★ Baculus, Edward ★ Baldwin, Stephen D. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24D1_barkhamsted-lighthouse-village-grind-stone_Barkhamsted-CT.html
The residents of the Lighthouse community were largely self-sufficient when it came to their subsistence. Bone fragments found in their fireplaces show that they ate deer and small wild game. Gun flints (used in flint-lock rifles) and gun pa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM248H_watering-trough-and-fountain_Harwinton-CT.html
Circa Early 1900s Memorial by Catlin Family Descendants The carved stone drinking fountain and horse watering trough provided gravity-fed spring water during the early twentieth century, when horses and oxen pulled the heavy loads, peo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XJP_barkhamsted-lighthouse-village-cemetery-historical_Barkhamsted-CT.html
You are now looking into the Lighthouse Village cemetery. The unmarked, upright field stones designate the final resting places of many who lived in the community, including the founding couple, James Chaugham, a Native American, and Molly Barb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XJB_barkhamsted-lighthouse-village-historical_Barkhamsted-CT.html
Who Lived Here ? James Chaugham (a Native American who was, according to his granddaughter, a member of the Narragansett Tribe) and his wife, Molly (of European descent), lived in a village located here for fifty years, in what became Peoples …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XDX_riverton-historical_Barkhamsted-CT.html
In this Area in the Past..... Since the 1820's Riverton has been a vibrant part of the town of Barkhamsted. Riverton is located at the confluence of the Farmington and Still Rivers, which at one time provided the opportunity for water power s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XDW_austin-hawes-memorial-campground-historical_Barkhamsted-CT.html
In this Area in the Past..... The Austin Hawes Memorial Campground is located in an area once known as the "Greenwoods," where until the late 1700's large pine and hemlock trees grew along the Farmington River. From 1800 to 1942 this …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XDF_camp-white-historical_Barkhamsted-CT.html
To honor the men of Camp White Company 106 established 1934 Civilian Conservation Corps 1933-1942 created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt renewing the country's natural resources and challenging the human spirit of a nation…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XCJ_henry-robinson-buck-historical_Barkhamsted-CT.html
Dedicated to Henry Robinson Buck 1876-1934 whose friendly nature and work for public recreational areas endeared him to all his associates. This trail was located by him and built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. May 18,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XCC_first-meeting-house-historical_New-Hartford-CT.html
On this plot was raised in 1739, the first meeting house of New Hartford and on these very foundations the second church was built in 1829. After 1854 it was no longer used as a place of worship and was finally removed in 1929. For one…
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