Roxbury

Litchfield County · dedicated 1977 · location approximate

ROXBURY 1713 - First structure by white settlers built near Shepaug River. 1732-33 - First meeting house erected, Old Roxbury 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 incorporated, 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.

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