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0213497. Interstates. U.S. Routes. Website. www.rockyhillct.gov. Rocky Hill is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 20,845 at the 2020 census. [1] It was originally land of the Wangunks (a tribe of Native Americans).
March 9, 2007. The Rocky Hill Center Historic District encompasses the traditional town center and surrounding residential area of Rocky Hill, Connecticut. It extends along Old Main Street from the Wethersfield line southward to a triangular area bounded by Old Main, Riverview Road, and Glastonbury Avenue. Included in a basically 19th-century ...
September 21, 2005. The Glastonbury–Rocky Hill Ferry Historic District is a historic district in Glastonbury and Rocky Hill, Connecticut, encompassing a landscape with more than 300 years of colonial and post-colonial history. It includes the ferry landings and water traversed by the Rocky Hill – Glastonbury Ferry, one of the longest ...
Designated. April 1968. Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum is a state-owned natural history preserve occupying 80 acres (32 ha) in the town of Rocky Hill, Connecticut. The state park protects one of the largest dinosaur track sites in North America. The park was created in recognition of fossil trackways embedded in sandstone from the beginning ...
The Rocky Hill–Glastonbury Ferry is a seasonal ferry crossing the Connecticut River between the towns of Glastonbury and Rocky Hill, Connecticut and is part of Route 160. It is believed to be the oldest continuously operated ferry service in the United States. [1] The river crossing has an annual average daily traffic of 400.
Rocky Hill's Elm Street was laid out in the late 17th century, as a major road leading west from the Rocky Hill–Glastonbury ferry. This ferry (now seasonal) began service in 1655, and is believed to be the oldest continuously operating ferry in the United States. The road was laid out to a then-standard width of 20 rods, about 300 feet (91 m).
September 20, 1988. Designated CP. March 9, 2007. The John Robbins House is a historic house at 262 Old Main Street in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. Normally attributed a construction date of 1767, it is considered one of the finest examples of brick Georgian architecture in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
March 9, 2007. The Rocky Hill Congregational Church is a historic church at 805-817 Old Main Street in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA. Built in 1808 for a 1723 congregation, it is a distinctive late example of Georgian architecture, and a prominent landmark in the town center. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in ...