The beautifully manicured Litchfield Town Green, bounded by North, South, East, and West Streets, is a treasure chest of historical sights. Military monuments are everywhere –Civil War, WW I, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. There is a cannon there. There is a plaque to commemorate where in 1862, a recruiting tent stood to sign up recruits for the 19thCT Volunteer Infantry. There is a plaque signifying where Lyman(father of Harriet Beecher Stowe) Beecher’s church stood. In recognition of all this, in 1968 the US Dept of the Interior and the National Park Service awarded this area the status of «a registered national historic landmark» due to its«exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States.» I posted individual reviews of the Beecher, Civil War, and 20th Century war memorials.
