Simsbury Rededicates George Washington Memorial

SIMSBURY, CT — The local Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter Thursday honored the memory of the American Revolution's greatest figure — George Washington himself.

Simsbury's Abigail Phelps DAR chapter rededicated the DAR monument and a new Valley Forge Elm Tree in honor of Washington.

The memorial was erected to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Washington's birth in 1932 and it was previously located at Simsbury Town Hall.

Recently, however, the memorial was moved to a small, pocket park at the intersection of Iron Horse Boulevard and Gallagher Way, along with a newly planted Valley Forge Elm.

Thursday, DAR members and local dignitaries celebrated that move with a rededication ceremony for the memorial.