Society of Colonial Wars — Plaques

 

Pequot Monument

Pequot Monument

The Swamp Fight Monument, dedicated in 1904 by the Connecticut Society of Colonial Wars, is on the Post Road in Southport.

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Charter Oak Monument

Charter Oak Monument

The Charter Oak, a noted landmark and symbol for Hartford and Connecticut, was supposedly the hiding place of the royal charter granting legitimacy to the colony of Connecticut. This monument was dedicated in 1905 by the Connecticut Society of Colonial Wars.

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Judges Cave

Judges Cave

In 1896 a bronze plaque (since stolen) was set up in front of the rocks where Edward Whalley and William Goffe, two English judges fleeing a royal death sentence, found shelter and concealment from the opposition in New Haven.

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Thomas Lee House

Thomas Lee House

The Thomas Lee House, one of the oldest wood frame houses in Connecticut in its primitive state, was built around 1660 and was purchased by the Society of Colonial Wars for the East Lyme Historical Society

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Miantonomo Monument

Miantonomo Monument

In 1841 a monument was erected for the Chief Miantonomo at Sachem's Point in Norwich and later was moved to the cliffs.

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