In Memory of Sgt. Albert Elson

In Memory Of

Sgt. Albert Elson

U.S.M.C.

Who Died On Okinawa

In The Service Of His Country

On April 17, 1945

This Memorial Erected

By His Friends and Associates

Marker is at the intersection of Center Street (Connecticut Route 20) and West Street, on the right when traveling ...

W.C. Trout and the Counter-Balanced Pumping Unit

The son of an early industrial engineer, W.C. Trout (1874-1947) came to Lufkin in 1905 and joined Lufkin Foundry & Machine Co. as a shareholder and company secretary. Already a successful inventor, Trout led the diversification of the shop from ...

Crawford Long Birthsite

?— 1 block—«

Dr. Crawford W. Long who first used ether as an anesthetic, in a surgical operation at Jefferson, Ga., March 30, 1842, was born in a house that stands about 1 block from here. Dr. Long, born Nov. 1, ...

Barkhamsted Center Cemetery

The

Barkhamsted Center Cemetery

The Hollow Cemetery

and the

Tiffany Private Cemetery

Removed from their former locations to

this site. Dedicated to the memory of the

known and the unknown dead.

This new Barkhamsted Cemetery has been

constructed by the Water Bureau of the

Metropolitan District of Hartford ...

The Bridewell 1775-1838

This Georgian style gray stone structure served as New York City’s largest prison. The name of the building came from a common 18th century English term for a jail. In 1776, when British forces occupied New York City, hundreds of ...

Barkhamsted

Barkhamsted

Named for Barkhamsted in Hertfordshire, England, this area was part of the Western Lands granted by the proprietors of Windsor to 108 persons of that town in 1732. The first highway through the town was the New Country Road, better ...

Pioneer Ferry and Bridge

Concrete shaft located one-half mile west on Bear River marks the site of the Nathan Williams Packer Toll Ferry and Bridge, one of the first on the river. The ferry operated with rope and carried equivalent of one team and ...

Hollow Church Bell

[ right plaque ]

This bell hung in the Hollow Church which was relocated during construction of the Compensating Reservoir. It was cast in Hartford, CT in 1834.

[ left plaque ]

Dedicated 1997

These boulders were provided by the generosity of the Metropolitan ...

40 Cubic Yard Dipper

This dipper bucket will hold 40 cubic yards of dirt and rock. It was donated by the Peabody Coal Company from their Roger County Mine #2 near Vinita Oklahoma. The dipper came off a Model 5561 (Marion) Coal Shovel. The ...

Barkhamsted Soldiers Memorial

[ north side ]

1776

The Tribute

Of The

People Of Barkhamsted

To The

Memory Of Her Sons

And Daughters

Who Fought To

Establish Defend And Preserve

The Nation

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Erected 1897

[ lower plaque ]

World War II

Jespersen, Donald • Jones, Edward E. • Kaiser, Herbert J. • Kelly, Harold M. • ...