An iconic Connecticut landmark featured on postcards and in tourism brochures is being rededicated for its 125th anniversary, The Associated Press reports.
The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch in downtown Hartford will be rededicated Sept. 17. The ceremony will feature Civil War re-enactors and military Color Guard units and include a march from the nearby State Capitol to the Arch.
It’s among several events this year marking the Civil War sesquicentennial.
The brownstone Gothic monument was dedicated on Sept. 17, 1886, the anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. It honors the 4,000 Hartford citizens who served in the Civil War and the 400 who were killed.
