East Canaan Veterans Memorial - East Canaan, CT - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

The East Canaan Veterans Memorial is a 6.5' high field-stone triple exedra topped by a bell. The monument rests on a circular concrete base with a walkway leads southwest to the monument from the direction of Route 44.

A marble plaque on the northeast exedra face is inscribed:

THIS MEMORIAL
WAS ERECTED BY THE
CITIZENS & FRIENDS
OF
EAST CANAAN CONN
1928

A marble plaque on the southwest exedra face has the starting dates of the: Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, and is inscribed:

IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO DEFENDED
THEIR COUNTRY
*1776* – *1812*
*1865* - *1898*

A marble plaque on the southeast exedra face has the dates of World War I and is inscribed:

IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO ANSWERED
THEIR COUNTRY'S CALL
1917 – 1918

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Referred to by date: Revolutionary War War of 1812 Civil War Spanish American War World War I In Honor Of: In Memory of Those Who Defended Their Country / Answered Their Country's Call Marker Text: See long description Date of dedication: 1928 Who Put it Here?: Citizens and Friends of East Canaan Description of Memorial: The East Canaan Memorial is easily visible in an open area on the south side of Route 44. The memorial is interesting for combining marble, field-stone and a bell into a triple exedra. The wars are not identified by their names but instead only by their dates.

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