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Religion, Remembrances, Statuary, & Outdoor Art

Old Derby Uptown Burying Ground

January 16, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

Derb Nap Old Derby Uptown Burying Ground, Derby December 2022 There's a lot of CTMQ-worthy stuff crammed into tiny little Derby. When I began compiling all of that stuff, I was rather surprised to learn that the "oldest public burying ground in the US" is located here, on a sweeping hillside above the Naugatuck … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Remembrances, & Outdoor Art, Superlatives Tagged With: Cemeteries, derby, Dubious Claims, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, New Haven County

Milford Memorial Bridge & Tower

June 10, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Milford Takes Nothing for Granite Milford Memorial Bridge & Tower, Milford July 2021 You've gotta love Milford. In 1888 the town said, "Hey, let's build a bridge over the Wepawaug River to commemorate... literally every possible person and thing we can." "You mean, like, one bridge to take care of all the town … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Remembrances, & Outdoor Art, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Cool Bridges, Milford, New Haven County, Observation Towers, Town History

The Radium Girls

June 8, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

Not Rad Radium Girls Memorial Way Waterbury If you're ever sitting at the light at Mill and Union Streets in Waterbury - the intersection next to I-84 and the now-closed TimExpo Museum... the Easter Island Moai - you know the place. Yes. There. If you're sitting there, you may notice this small sign: And if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Remembrances, & Outdoor Art Tagged With: Horology, New Haven County, roadside signs, Waterbury

Grace Episcopal Church

November 3, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

A Couple of Ding-Dongs Grace Episcopal Church, Windsor October 2015 Are there (likely) dozens of churches around the state that deserve a page on CTMQ as much as this one... that won't ever appear on CTMQ? Sure. Does that bother me? Not at all. Am I sitting here staring at a blank page wondering why I took … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Remembrances, & Outdoor Art Tagged With: Calvin, churches temples & synagogues, Damian, Hartford County, Windsor

Simon Lake’s Explorer

October 27, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Simon Lake?! It was Destiny Simon Lakes's Explorer Monument, Milford Simon Lake was one of the most prolific and important submarine designers in American history. And his last name was Lake. Some people are just predestined for certain things I guess. Simon Lake also lived in Milford from 1907 until his death in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Remembrances, & Outdoor Art Tagged With: Milford, New Haven County, Ships & Boats & Submarines

Lon Pelton Sculptures

October 20, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

So Metal Lon Pelton's Sculptures, Windsor Of course I don't feature every random sculptor or artist that has works outside around Connecticut. But there's just something about Windsor's Lon Pelton and his folksy, political, often gutsy - and often not commissioned nor unauthorized - art, that I felt a page on CTMQ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Remembrances, & Outdoor Art Tagged With: Art, Hartford County, Public/Outdoor Art, Windsor

The Kensington Soldiers’ Monument

September 21, 2021 by Steve 3 Comments

The Berlin Tall The Oldest US Civil War Monument, Berlin Here we are again, at another "oldest in the US" that isn't truly totally verifiable. Although in the case of the Kensington Soldiers' Monument in Berlin, the locals did convince the federal whomevers at the National Register of Historic Places that the claim … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Remembrances, & Outdoor Art, Superlatives Tagged With: Berlin, Dubious Claims, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Hartford County, Monuments and Plaques

New Haven Holocaust Memorial

January 16, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

First, Oldest, Most Sobering New Haven Holocaust Memorial This isn't a typical CTMQ page in that a) it contains no puns or satirical quips, b) I didn't write most of it, and c) the photography is phenomenal. Okay, c) above is not true and it could be categorized as a satirical quip. I guess I simply can't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Remembrances, & Outdoor Art, Superlatives Tagged With: Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Jewish, New Haven, New Haven County, Statuary

James MacDonald Monument

July 22, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Old MacDonald Had a Firm... Grasp of Impending Realities James MacDonald Monument, Avon You've all seen it. Many of you have passed it 100's of times. I know I sure have. The strangely placed, impossible to read, tall, black monument on route 44 on the Avon side of "the mountain." "The mountain" being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Remembrances, & Outdoor Art Tagged With: Avon, Hartford County, Monuments and Plaques, Roads and Tunnels

Windy Metal Garden

July 21, 2020 by Steve 2 Comments

Black Metal Rules "Windy Metal Garden," Hartford I can't pretend that I'm a big fan of black metal, per se, but I've always had a soft spot for its absurd over-the-top nihilism and guttural lyrics. And while the Windy Metal Garden has nothing in the world to do with black metal - or metal music of any kind, I can't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Remembrances, & Outdoor Art Tagged With: Art, Hartford, Hartford County, Public/Outdoor Art

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