• The statue was designed by sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington and dedicated in 1969 in honor of Connecticut native Israel Putnam...
  • Legend has it that Israel Putnam (1718–1790) left his plough in a field and rode on horseback for 100 miles in eight hours to reach Cambridge Massachusetts...
  • In 1969 at age 93, the sculptress Anna Hyatt Huntington donated the equestrian statue of General Israel Putnam which is situated at the entrance to the park.
  • Putnam Monument Commission; Seymour, Morris W. (Morris Woodruff), 1842-1920; YA Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) DLC.
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  • Israel Putnam (January 7, 1718 – May 29, 1790) was an American army general and Freemason who fought with distinction at the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775)...
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  • The Israel Putnam statue was the first of six Revolutionary War memorials he executed, and his first commission after a key trip to Europe in 1872.
  • This 1888 equestrian statue stands on the town green, with Putnam’s sarcophagus placed in the massive foundation.
  • A 42-foot memorial obelisk inside the park gates, made of Redding limestone and Ridgefield granite, was erected in 1888.
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  • The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. SAHARA Public Collection Israel Putnam Monument.
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  • In 1888, General Putnam's remains were removed and reburied under a new bronze equestrian statue in Brooklyn, Connecticut.
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  • The statue of Israel Putnam was done by local artist Anna Hyatt Huntington at her estate located just miles from this location.
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  • Redding : General Israel Putnam, at the entrance to Putnam Memorial Park; it commemorates Putnam’s escape from the British in 1779, when he rode...
  • Putnam’s military career was ended by a stroke in 1779, while the general and the Connecticut militia was in winter camp in Redding.
  • Blockhouses were used in frontier areas during the French and Indian War where Israel Putnam achieved fame for his courageous exploits.
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