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August 5, 1939. ( 1939-08-05) Dedicated to. Veterans of Vernon, Connecticut. Tower on Fox Hill (also known locally as the War Memorial Tower) is a building located at the summit of Fox Hill in Rockville, Connecticut. [1] [2] The current tower, 72 feet (22 m) high, stands on the site of a former 60-foot (18 m) tower, which stood briefly during ...
0213520. Major highways. Website. www.vernon-ct.gov. Vernon (/ ˈvɜːrnɪn / VER-nin) is the most populous town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 30,215 at the 2020 census. [1] Vernon contains the smaller villages of Talcottville and Dobsonville.
January 5, 1989. The Talcottville Historic District is a historic district in the town of Vernon, Connecticut. Centered on Elm Hill Road and Main Street, it encompasses a 19th-century mill village, including archaeological remnants of very early cotton-spinning facilities, an old stone dam, and a major wood-frame mill constructed by the Talcott ...
Minterburn Mill. / 41.86778°N 72.43306°W / 41.86778; -72.43306. Minterburn Mill is a former textile mill complex located at 215 East Main Street, in the Rockville village of Vernon, Connecticut. Developed beginning in 1834, it was the first place in Rockville to be developed industrially, and the surviving buildings provide a view of ...
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Valley Falls Cotton Mill Site. / 41.82111°N 72.44361°W / 41.82111; -72.44361. The Valley Falls Cotton Mill Site is the site of a historic mill at Valley Falls Park in Vernon, Connecticut. Mills were operated on the site from colonial times until 1877, when the last mill burned. [2] The site was listed on the National Register of ...
The Capitol Planning Region is a planning region and county-equivalent in Connecticut. It is served by the coterminous Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG). In 2022, planning regions were approved to replace Connecticut's counties as county-equivalents for statistical purposes, with full implementation occurring by 2024. [1][2]
Thomas Welles. Thomas Welles (c. 10 July 1594 – 14 January 1660) is the only person in Connecticut's history to hold all four top offices: governor, deputy governor, treasurer, and secretary. In 1639, he was elected as the first treasurer of the Colony of Connecticut, and from 1640 to 1649 served as the colony's secretary.