Putnam Memorial: Encampment & Remembrance
A selected, source-based research collection for New Haven and Fairfield counties. Includes credited photographs where reusable images were located, historical interpretation and links to supporting records. It is a growing inventory, not an exhaustive survey. Photographs retain their individual dates and reuse terms; images do not establish present access conditions.

id: CT055-S01
title: Connecticut State Parks: Putnam Memorial
kind: Sources & research leads
date: Source reviewed September 2026
institution: Putnam Memorial: Encampment & Remembrance
summary: Supporting source for the collection’s history, chronology and research notes. Surviving camp remains and later memorials tell two connected stories of the American Revolution.
url: https://ctparks.com/parks/putnam-memorial-state-park
credit: Connecticut State Parks
notes: External source; the full publication remains with its publisher. The archive provides an original educational summary and a link. See the collection history for the claims supported by this record.
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id: CT055-P01
title: Putnam Memorial State Park - Memorial Monument
kind: Photographs
date: 2010-10-24 13:02:23
institution: Putnam Memorial: Encampment & Remembrance
summary: 1888 Memorial Monument that honors the men of the three different camps in Redding during the winter of 1778-79 in Putnam Memorial State Park, Redding, CT.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Putnam_Memorial_State_Park_-_Memorial_Monument.jpg
credit: Jllm06 / CC BY-SA 4.0
notes: Reuse permitted under CC BY-SA 4.0; credit the creator, link the license, and identify changes. Adapted images must be shared under the same license. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image. Buildings pictured include reconstructed Revolutionary War structures.
file: images/putnam-56666299.jpg
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accessed: 2026-09-12
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
external_image_url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Putnam_Memorial_State_Park_-_Memorial_Monument.jpg
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id: CT055-P02
title: Putnam Memorial State Park visitor center
kind: Photographs
date: 2010-10-24 13:08:50
institution: Putnam Memorial: Encampment & Remembrance
summary: Visitor center at Putnam Memorial State Park, Redding, CT. Reconstructed camp guardhouse on the left.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Putnam_Memorial_State_Park_visitor_center.jpg
credit: Jllm06 / CC BY-SA 4.0
notes: Reuse permitted under CC BY-SA 4.0; credit the creator, link the license, and identify changes. Adapted images must be shared under the same license. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image. Buildings pictured include reconstructed Revolutionary War structures.
file: images/putnam-56666304.jpg
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accessed: 2026-09-12
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
external_image_url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Putnam_Memorial_State_Park_visitor_center.jpg
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id: CT055-P03
title: Putnam Memorial State Park - officer's quarters, magazine
kind: Photographs
date: 2010-10-24 13:36:38
institution: Putnam Memorial: Encampment & Remembrance
summary: Reconstructed Colonial officer's quarters/magazine in Putnam Memorial State Park.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Putnam_Memorial_State_Park_-_officer%27s_quarters,_magazine.jpg
credit: Jllm06 / CC BY-SA 4.0
notes: Reuse permitted under CC BY-SA 4.0; credit the creator, link the license, and identify changes. Adapted images must be shared under the same license. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image. Buildings pictured include reconstructed Revolutionary War structures.
file: images/putnam-56666307.jpg
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accessed: 2026-09-12
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
external_image_url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Putnam_Memorial_State_Park_-_officer%27s_quarters%2C_magazine.jpg
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id: ED-C-image-pass-014
title: Putnam Memorial State Park - Company Street log hut area
kind: Photographs
date: 2010-10-24
institution: Putnam Memorial: Encampment & Remembrance
summary: Company Street hut-area stone remains at Putnam Memorial State Park. Stone chimney remains mark the Company Street hut area at Putnam Memorial State Park.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Putnam_Memorial_State_Park_-_Company_Street_log_hut_area.jpg
credit: Jllm06 / Wikimedia Commons; creator's original upload or named collection
notes: Source identifies remains with 1778 huts; interpretation should be corroborated with park archaeology. Modern archaeological landscape; no standing 1778 loghuts shown. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: CC BY-SA 4.0
file: images/ED-C-image-pass-014.webp
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accessed: 2026-09-12
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
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id: ED-C-image-pass-015
title: Putnam Memorial State Park - museum building
kind: Photographs
date: 2010-10-24
institution: Putnam Memorial: Encampment & Remembrance
summary: Stone museum building at Putnam Memorial State Park. Museum building at Putnam Memorial State Park in Redding.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Putnam_Memorial_State_Park_-_museum_building.jpg
credit: Jllm06 / Wikimedia Commons; creator's original upload or named collection
notes: Exterior photograph; no collection objects pictured. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: CC BY-SA 4.0
file: images/ED-C-image-pass-015.webp
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accessed: 2026-09-12
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
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