Roxbury - Roxbury, CT
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N 41° 33.610 W 073° 18.618
18T E 640898 N 4602322
Roxbury CT Historical Marker located on North Street (Route 67) in Roxbury.
Waymark Code: WM12AA1
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2020
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The Sign reads:
ROXBURY
1713 - First structure by white settlers built near Shepaug River.
1732-33 - First meeting house erected. Old Oxbury Road.
1743 - Roxbury parish established by Connecticut General Assembly.
Birthplace of three cousins of Revolutionary War Fame:
Captain Remember Baker 1737-1775
Colonel Ethan Allen 1738-1789
General Seth Warner 1743-1784
1796 - Town of Roxbury Incorporate, separating from Woodbury.
General Ephraim Hinman of the Connecticut Militia,
a Legislator, spearheaded this achievement.
Mid-1800's - Mostly a farming town, but with ten sawmills and five hat-making shops.
Mine Hill famous for various mineral ores, mainly iron.
Garnet, now the State Mineral, was mined and granite quarried for
buildings throughout New England and in New York City and
transported by Shepaug Railroad.
Erected by the Town of Roxbury
the Roxbury American Revolution Bicentennial Committee
and the Connecticut Historical Commission
1977
Marker Name: Roxbury - Roxbury, CT
Marker Type: Roadside
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1977
Additional Information: Not listed
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