Hidden Gems Of Hartford And Tolland Counties: 9/11 Memorials

HARTFORD/TOLLAND COUNTIES, CT — To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorists attacks in New York, Washington D.C. and the related plane crash in Pennsylvania, the Hidden Gems series is taking a look at the 9/11 memorials set up around the region.

The memorials include remnants of one of the World Trade Center towers and some, like at the Manchester Firefighters Memorial Garden, pay tribute to those who died in the line of duty in other incidents as well.

The 9/11 memorials in the region include:

Enfield

9/11 Memorial Tribute Garden, Fire District No. 1, Station 2, 199 Weymouth Road.

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Stafford

West Stafford Fire Department, 144 West Stafford Road.

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Manchester

Firefighters Memorial Garden, 331 Tolland Turnpike

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Newington

Company 1 Firehouse, Main Street.

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Berlin

880 Farmington Ave.

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Rocky Hill

Town Hall Green

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The Hidden Gems series features out-of-the-way mom and pop restaurants, small specialty stores you may have never heard of, little-known historical markers or beautiful nature spots that may be a bit off the beaten path, all located within Connecticut. Other columns in this series for 2021 include:

• Club Champion Golf Fitters
• New England Civil War Museum and Research Center
• Avery's Soda
• Salt 2.0 Restaurant
• The Grave of Jonathan, The Original Husky
• Golden Gavel Auction House
• Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut
• The Cogswell Temperance Fountain
• The Old State House
• BouNom Bakery
• Union Pond Park/Jay Howroyd Fitness Trail
• The Submarine Force Museum/USS Nautilus
• The UConn Dairy Bar
• Grove Hill Cemetery, Vernon
• Backwoods Smokin' BBQ
• The Ranch House
• Connecticut State Police Museum
• Berlin Historic District
• Connecticut Parachutists Skydiving Club
• Tail Winds Ice Cream Shop
• The MLK Mural
• The Hilltop Restaurant and Bar
• Fork & Fire
• Lena's Italian Kitchen
• The Benedict Arnold Trail
• Swank Pearce
• Vernon Depot Historic Park
• Farr's Sporting Goods
• Robs Drivin Diner

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