Memorial to Three Milford Men
1639 1939
[ east side of the column ]
This Bridge Dedicated
On the 300th Anniversary
Of the Settlement Of
The Town of Milford
A Memorial to Three
Milford Men Who Were
Governors of the Colony
and
State Of Connecticut
[ north side of the column ]
Jonathan Law
Born 1672 Died 1750
Served the Colony Of
Connecticut
For 25 Years
Deputy Governor 1725 1742
Governor 1742 1750
[ south side of the column ]
Charles Hobby Pond
Born 1781 Died 1861
Served the Colony Of
Connecticut
For 8 Years
Deputy Governor 1852 – 1853
Governor 1853 – 1854
[ west side of the column ]
Robert Treat
Born 1622 Died 1710
A Founder of Milford
Served the Colony Of
Connecticut For 32 Years
Deputy Governor 1676 – 1683
Governor 1683 – 1698
Deputy Governor 1698 – 1708
Led a company to New Jersey
And founded Newark 1665 – 1672
Returned to Milford and
Commanded Connecticut
Troops in King Philips
War. Governor when
Sir Edmund Andros demanded
Charter which was not
Surrendered but was hidden
In an oak tree
Marker is on River Street 0.1 miles north of West River Street, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
