"Christmas Soldiers" - Postcard

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"Balloon Ride" - Postcard

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This week's Our Midweek Muse theme was "Up, Up And Away".

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"Two Can Play This Game" - Postcard

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There's something happening here
But what it is ain't exactly clear
Everybody look - what's going down?

For What It's Worth (Stop Children, What's That Sound?) - Buffalo Springfield

Revolutionary War Monument and Cannon - Photograph

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I took these photographs on September 22, 2017 in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, in Sleepy Hollow, NY.

Putnam Memorial State Park Entrance - Photograph

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This is 1 of 7 posts of photographs that I took during a recent trip to Putnam Memorial State Park in Redding, CT.

I made a copy of the park map and self-guided walking tour for the site, which can be seen here.

4. MAIN ENTRANCE AREA – Civil War cannons and miniature blockhouses flank the road. Blockhouses were used in frontier areas during the French and Indian War where Israel Putnam achieved fame for his courageous exploits. There are several other Civil War cannons inside the park. These weapons were surplus arms from the Civil War which ended only a few years prior to the park’s commissioning. The gateway view focuses on the Monument.

War Comes To Connecticut - Photograph

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This is 3 of 7 posts of photographs that I took during a recent trip to Putnam Memorial State Park in Redding, CT.

The visitor center had descriptions of historical events during the Revolutionary War time period, weapons, tools, and a 3D diagram of the camp. (Note: the Dragoon helmut was in the museum.)

1. VISITOR CENTER – This building was originally built in 1893 as the park pavilion. It was used as a shelter during inclement weather, for dances and picnics, and for town events. The upstairs was used as the original park museum. The building was dismantled board by board in 2005, and reconstructed into a 4-season climate controlled visitor center where visitors can get a park orientation prior to entering the historic encampment.

Monument and Cannon - Photograph

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This is 4 of 7 posts of photographs that I took during a recent trip to Putnam Memorial State Park in Redding, CT.

5. MEMORIAL MONUMENT – Constructed in 1888, one year after the commissioning of the memorial park, this monument honors the men of the three different camps in Redding during that winter of 1778-79. The monument was the very first structure erected at the park. The visitor can read the names of the different brigade generals who commanded the camps under Major General Israel Putnam’s command.

Art Deco Doors - Photographs

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This is 2 of 4 blog posts of photographs I took in Milford, CT this past week.

This is the Taylor Library building on North Broad Street. It is now the Milford Chamber of Commerce.

Revolutionary War Cannons - Pictures

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I took these pictures at Compo Beach in Westport CT on October 07, 2012. This is post 2 of 2.