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CTMQ > Everything Else > Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art

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Religion, Remembrances, Statuary, & Outdoor Art

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, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & 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, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & 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, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & 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, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art Tagged With: Art, Hartford, Hartford County, Public/Outdoor Art

The Bunny Fountain

April 14, 2020 by Steve 1 Comment

Trippy Bunny Fountain, Trumbull I have a good friend who used to live in Trumbull. When I put together my Trumbull Town Guide, he alerted me to the Bunny Fountain. He wondered, how could I not include the Bunny Fountain on my list of everything in the town of Trumbull? So I put the Bunny Fountain on my list. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art Tagged With: Fairfield County, Statuary, Trumbull

The Bess & Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy of Greater Hartford

January 28, 2020 by Steve 1 Comment

Impressive J-Date Oldest Orthodox Jewish Day School in the United States Bloomfield/West Hartford I was initially drawn to this school because of its fairly surprising architecture. Surprising because it’s in Bloomfield and also because it’s an orthodox Jewish school. I mean, look at this building: It’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art, Superlatives Tagged With: Bloomfield, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Hartford County, Jewish, Private School, West Hartford

PT Barnum Monument (Bridgeport)

September 3, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Still a Showman PT Barnum Monument, Bridgeport May 17, 2008 Phineas Taylor Barnum’s life is intertwined with the history and layout of Bridgeport. This surely comes as a surprise to many, as Barnum is certainly not the first thing people think of when pondering the issues of the BPT. Although, I guess … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art Tagged With: Bridgeport, Fairfield County, pt barnum, Statuary

Moses Cle(a)veland of Canterbury

June 26, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Cleaved Moses Cleaveland's Birth and Grave Sites Canterbury Cleveland. The “Mistake by the Lake.” Always the butt of jokes. So much so that Connecticut makes fun of it. That’s when you know you have an identity problem. It goes beyond the Cuyahoga River being on fire and the perennial ineptitude of the Browns and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art Tagged With: Canterbury, Cemeteries, Closed/Gone/Former, Dubious Claims, ohio, Windham County

Holy Apostles College

January 9, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Holy Snappers Holy Apostles College & Seminary Cromwell Y'know... every so often you do something weird. And if by "you" I mean me, it's more than "every so often." Case in point: "Hey boys, let's go check out the fun at Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell!" The poor dears had no idea what any of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: Arboreta, Colleges & Universities, cromwell, Fairs and Festivals, Middlesex County

Huntington State Park Bears!

November 28, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

... And Wolves Too Anna Hyatt Huntington Sculptures Redding For the uninitiated, I have been a big Stephen Colbert fan for many, many years. (I’ll admit, I no longer watch him now that he’s on CBS, but I was a devotee of his Comedy Central show.) He had a lot of recurring jokes, one of which centered around bears. … [Read more...]

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