Town #4: Newington

Newington is a town I drive through often. It seems to be a crossroads between a lot of other towns I need to get to. I know there are other things in Newington but the first thing I noticed was the Iowa Jima monument that can be seen from Route 9.

I used to think that this statue was a replica (or a copy) of the one in Washington DC, but actually it's not. It was created from one of the photos taken at the same time as the one we think of in the nation's capital. But it's not the exact same scene. This shot happened a few seconds after the most famous one. It's so similar you would never know without seeing them side by side.

Here's a photo from Newington and if you click this link you can compare it with the one in DC. Once you compare them you notice some slight differences like the varying positions and postures.

Interestingly enough, there are also other Iwo Jima monuments out there. One is in Florida and another in Virginia. These are exact replicas of the one in DC. There is also the model that was used for the DC statue that can be found in Texas.

Newington stats:
Population: 29,676
Size: 13.2 square feet
Villages/Other Communities: n/a
Historic Places: Cedar Hill Cemetery, General Martin Kellogg House, Enoch Kelsey House, Newington Junction North Historic District, Newington Junction Railroad Depot, Newington Junction South Historic District, Newington Junction West Historic District, Unni Robbins II House, Willard Homestead