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1835-1935 Town of Westport Connecticut Minute Man Commem Token Grades NG

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1835-1935 Town of Westport Connecticut Minute Man Commem Token Grades NG
1835-1935 Town of Westport Connecticut Minute Man Commem Token Grades NG. On the morning of June 17, 1910, during the observance of “Bunker Hill Day,” all roads, trains, and trolleys appeared headed to Compo Beach. Over a thousand Connecticut residents descended upon Westport for a patriotic, event-filled unveiling of The Minute Man monument. Temporarily concealed by canvas and a bunting-clad dais was a life-sized bronze of a farmer-turned-soldier—with his powder horn and musket at the ready—kneeling atop a grassy pedestal that rose some six feet above the roadway. The monument was erected to honor the heroism of patriots who defended the country when the British invaded Connecticut at Compo Beach on April 25, 1777, and in the ensuing two days of conflict at Danbury and Ridgefield.