Suffield Veterans Memorial - Suffield, CT
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N 41° 58.889 W 072° 39.045
18T E 694621 N 4650389
A large memorial to all the veterans of all American Wars in Suffield, CT.
Waymark Code: WM9B36
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2010
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This memorial lists the veterans of each war from the French and Indian War to the Persian Gulf.
The height of the memorial is about 20 feet and the column bearing the names is about 24 feet around. It is made of granite and stands in a small park in the center of Suffield. Two of the six sides bears large bronze plaques with the names of the wars and the veterans listed underneath, the other four sides, the lists are carved into the granite.
There is a bronze plaque on a separate granite block listing the major private contributers to the development of this monument. It was erected by the Rogers Memorial Studio in 2003.
This monument is impressive for the size of the town it is in.
Around the collar is inscribed:
IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF SUFFIELD WHO SERVED IN OUR ARMED FORCES IN THE TIME OF WAR
The Pictures tell it all.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
French and Indian
Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Mexican Awr
Civil War
Spanish War
World War I
World War II
Korea
Viet Nam
Persian Gulf
In Honor Of: IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF SUFFIELD WHO SERVED IN OUR ARMED FORCES IN THE TIME OF WAR
Marker Text:
IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF SUFFIELD WHO SERVED IN OUR ARMED FORCES IN THE TIME OF WAR
Date of dedication: 1/1/2003
Who Put it Here?: The Town of Suffield
Description of Memorial:
The height of the memorial is about 20 feet and the column bearing the names is about 24 feet around. It is made of granite and stands in a small park in the center of Suffield. Two of the six sides bears large bronze plaques with the names of the wars and the veterans listed underneath, the other four sides, the lists are carved into the granite.
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