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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVM_cemetery-command-officers-quarters_Redding-CT.html
The two mounds of stones inside the square formed by the granite posts, were thought to be the camp cemetery. Accordingly, a memorial marker was erected to mark the site in 1902. Archaeology work has proven this site to be that of a double-ended (…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVG_bake-oven-and-upper-level-structures_Redding-CT.html
With the exception of the Bake Oven, which produced bread for camp, the identity and locations of numerous other buildings on the upper level is uncertain. We know that the Bake Oven was located in this ravine. It needed water from the stream flow…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVF_barlow-circle_Redding-CT.html
A resident of Redding, Joel Barlow graduated from Yale in 1778. An accomplished poet and writer, Barlow was thought to have visited the Redding army camps during the winter of 1778-89. He was a chaplain for three years in the Continental Army.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVE_officers-quarters-magazine_Bethel-CT.html
This structure was reconstructed in 1890 on the foundations of the original 1778 building. Long thought to be an officer's barracks, recent information is now leading archaeologists to believe that it was actually the camp magazine which held the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVD_philips-cave_Bethel-CT.html
Local legend says a shallow cave in this rock outcrop was used by one Mr. Philips. Philips was a soldier who returned after the war to live in this cave. He led the life of a lonely hermit, including liberating an occasional chicken, or produce fr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVC_officers-quarters_Redding-CT.html
The chimney remains mark the site of a company officer's hut. The hut was a replica built in 1890 on the original site. The company-level officer's huts were located behind the enlisted hut line. There are several other firebacks of these junior o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVB_charles-burr-todd_Redding-CT.html
This Tablet is Placed by the Commissioners Of Israel Putnam Memorial CampTo Perpetuate the Memory OfCharles Burr Todd1849 - 1928Historian and BiographerA Native of Redding, Inspired By Love For His TownAnd State, He Was a Leader In The MovementT…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHVA_museum_Redding-CT.html
This building contains exhibits and historical materials including artifacts unearthed at the campsite during archaeological excavations. The museum was built in 1921. The structure was a repository for the artifacts found in the park. This buildi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHV9_company-street-fireback-row_Redding-CT.html
The enlisted men's encampment consisted of 116 log huts set in a double row for almost a quarter mile down the company street. The only above ground remains of those huts today are the piles of collapsed stone chimneys. Each stone pile of "firebac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHV8_memorial-monument_Redding-CT.html
Memorial Monument Constructed in 1888, one year after the commissioning of the park, this monument honors the three different camps in Redding during the winter of 1778 - 79. This monument is the very first structure erected at the park. The obel…