Connecticut
South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Town of New Haven

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument

The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a located on the 366-foot summit of in . It is visible for miles from the surrounding area and .
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Photo: StAkAr Karnak, Public domain.
  • Type: Monument
  • Description: war memorial in Connecticut
  • Also known as: “Soldiers and Sailors Monument (New Haven)” and “Soldiers‘ and Sailors’ Monument”
  • Inscription: “1861-1865 Soldiers and Sailors of New Haven who died in defense of the Union.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include East Rock and East Rock Park.

Peak
Photo: StAkAr Karnak, Public domain.
of south-central , , with a high point of 366 feet, is a 1.4-mile long trap rock ridge located primarily in the on the north side of the city of .

Park
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is a park in the city of and the town of , that is operated as a New Haven city park. The park surrounds and includes the mountainous ridge named and was developed with naturalistic landscaping.

Museum
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The , in , , is an experimental learning workshop for students, teachers, and families. The museum's main building is located on a portion of the Eli Whitney Gun Factory site, a gun factory erected by Eli Whitney in 1798. is situated 3,500 feet northwest of Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitney Avenue Historic District and East Rock.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district in the East Rock neighborhood of . It is a 203-acre district which included 1,084 contributing buildings when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Suburb
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is a in the city of , , named for nearby , a prominent trap rock ridge. The area is home to a large group of Yale students, staff, and faculty, as well as many young professionals and families.

Neighborhood
Photo: Emporostheoros, Public domain.
The is an irregularly-shaped 185-acre historic district in . The district encompasses most of the residential portion of the Prospect Hill neighborhood.

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument

Latitude
41.32726° or 41° 19′ 38″ north
Longitude
-72.90466° or 72° 54′ 17″ west
Inception
1887
Height
112 feet (34 metres)
Open location code
87H983GW+W4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 845472570
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q14715115
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument”. Photo: StAkAr Karnak, Public domain.