Bloody Hell Adjutant William Campbell Memorial, West Haven November 2024 I've had this memorial on my radar for a while. I always had it in my head as the only memorial in the US honoring an enemy combatant. Which, if true, is both weird and fascinating. But now that I've been to the Adjutant William Campbell … [Read more...]
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Riverton Field Baby Green Monster
Baby Green Monster Riverton Little League Field, Barkhamsted I can find nothing online about this, but I thought it was just the cutest thing. I'm not a Red Sox fan - heck, I've never even watched a full baseball game in my life - but I can appreciate what some fan/dad has done here in the beautiful Riverton … [Read more...]
Dorence Atwater Monument
Terryville's Dorence Nightengale Dorence Atwater Monument, Plymouth Like most people, I had never heard of Dorence Atwater. In fact, I would have guessed that Dorence was a woman. Like a mixture of Dorothy and Florence... Dorence. Well, Dorence was not a woman. He was Plymouth's Civil War hero and in fact, … [Read more...]
Ernest Borgnine Park
All Hail McHale Ernest Borgnine Park, Hamden June 2024 If you are over the age of, say, 40, you should know who Ernest Borgnine is. In my case, I know him fistly as Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale from McHale's Navy, the 1960's sitcom. (Thanks, Granndad!) Younger folks may know him from Airwolf and movie buffs … [Read more...]
Milo Coe Monument
Say it Ain't Coe Milo Coe Monument, Hartland Certainly not every monument and memorial gets a place on this website. I choose based on those that have extra historic merit, have some superlative attached, or are otherwise unique. The Milo Coe roadside monument, mere yards from the Massachusetts border, along a … [Read more...]
George Washington Statue in Masonic Garb
The Pride of The World New England George Washington Statue in Masonic Garb Wallingford Okay, look. This is dumb. But it's CTMQ-dumb, and therefore it's getting published. Years ago, when I was reading through Wallingford's town website about all of their "places of interest," I read that the town … [Read more...]
Sergeant Stubby Statue
Woof Sergeant Stubby Statue, Middletown If we're to believe the entirely of Sergeant Stubby lore, this dog deserves even more than he got. And he got a lot, considering he was, y'know, a dog. I don't remember how I first learned of the rather incredible dog and his story, but I can tell you that the 2018 animated … [Read more...]
Adath Israel Judaica Museum
Oy vey Middletown (Google Maps location) December 2023 CT museum visit #513. I don't quite remember how I first came to learn of the small museum at this synagogue in Middletown. I would guess it was more than a decade prior to my visit. I probably was poking around online when I was completing my walk around … [Read more...]
Ted Knight Memorial Bridge
Bridgee Smails Ted Knight Memorial Bridge Canal Street, Plymouth If you're anything like me, you love the fact that Connecticut features the small Ernest Borgnine park in Hamden and the rather utilitarian Ted Knight Bridge in Plymouth. Sure, Katherine Hepburn and Meryl Streep were and are long time … [Read more...]
Muffler Men
I Hear Your Muffled Cry... Cheshire & Norwich I bet you didn't know that giant roadside (usually) men have a cult following. These giant roadside man sculptures are called "Muffler Men" in this world because, apparently, the first giant roadside men all held mufflers. Muffler Men are more transient than … [Read more...]
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