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Kensington Soldiers Monument

Historic site · Berlin, Connecticut

Kensington Soldiers Monument

Dedicated July 28, 1863 and recognized as the country's oldest permanent Civil War monument, commemorating six fallen Kensington residents. Designed by Hudson River School-associated artist Nelson Augustus Moore from brown Portland sandstone; owned and maintained by the Kensington Congregational Church.

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Kensington Congregational Church grounds, Kensington section of Berlin, CT 06037

Photo "Kensington Soldiers Monument": John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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