Waraumaug's Monument
New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA – *No GPS coordinates
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Add PhotosBurial place of Chief Waraumaug (also spelled Waramaug or Warhaumaug
He was described as being buried on the summit of 'Lovers' Leap', particularly under where the main fireplace of the Hurd Estate stood. Formerly a pile of rocks marked the place of the grave.
Mentioned in the book titled, "Indians of the Housatonic and Naugatuck Valleys", by Samuel Orcutt, published in 1882...and in the book titled, "Connecticut: A Guide to its Roads, Lore, and People", page 453, published in 1938...and also in the book titled, "A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Part 1", page 28, by Samuel Orcutt, published in 1886.
Burial place of Chief Waraumaug (also spelled Waramaug or Warhaumaug
He was described as being buried on the summit of 'Lovers' Leap', particularly under where the main fireplace of the Hurd Estate stood. Formerly a pile of rocks marked the place of the grave.
Mentioned in the book titled, "Indians of the Housatonic and Naugatuck Valleys", by Samuel Orcutt, published in 1882...and in the book titled, "Connecticut: A Guide to its Roads, Lore, and People", page 453, published in 1938...and also in the book titled, "A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Part 1", page 28, by Samuel Orcutt, published in 1886.
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New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
- Total memorials6k+
- Percent photographed86%
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New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
- Total memorials2k+
- Percent photographed92%
- Percent with GPS1%
New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
- Total memorials870
- Percent photographed75%
- Percent with GPS6%
New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
- Total memorials577
- Percent photographed94%
- Percent with GPS0%
- Added: 29 Dec 2023
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2793173
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