Elkwater / Col. J. A. Washington
(Obverse)
Elkwater
Trenches made by Federal troops under Gen. Reynolds, 1861. Nearby were the two Haddan Indian forts, scene of the Stewart and Kinnan massacres. Important features of 4-H Club work among rural youth started here in 1915.
(Reverse)
Col. J. A. Washington
Here, Sept. 13, 1861, Col. John Augustine Washington, aide-de-camp to Gen. Robert E. Lee, C. S. A., was killed. He was the last of resident owners of Mt. Vernon, which he had sold in 1859 to become a national shrine.
Marker is on Seneca Trail (U.S. 219) 0.4 miles south of Kumbrabow Forest Road (County Route 219/16), on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
