Bozrah in Southeastern Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Bozrah
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 3, 2017
1. Bozrah Marker
Inscription.
Bozrah. .
Bozrah. This area was originally a part of the Town of Norwich "nine miles square” acquired from the sachems of the Mohegan Indians in June 1659, a portion of which later was known as the New Concord Society. In the early 1700s this land, west-northwest of the Norwich Town Plot, was opened to additional settlers. The nature of the region, being wild and rugged, presented a challenge to the pioneers. Settlement began and the area developed rapidly. New Concord Society was organized and approved by the General Assembly in 1737. A site was accepted in 1739 for the construction of a meetinghouse, which was erected soon after. In 1786 the members of New Concord Society, by action of the General Assembly, were “hereby incorporated into a distinct Town by the name of Bozrah,” and thus became the eighty-sixth town in the State of Connecticut, believed to be the only one with this name in the Country. The name is of Hebrew origin meaning an enclosure or sheepfold.
Erected by the Town of Bozrah and the Connecticut Historical Commission 1981.
Bozrah
This area was originally a part of the Town of Norwich "nine miles square” acquired from the sachems of the Mohegan Indians in June 1659, a portion of which later was known as the New Concord Society. In the early 1700s this land, west-northwest of the Norwich Town Plot, was opened to additional settlers. The nature of the region, being wild and rugged, presented a challenge to the pioneers. Settlement began and the area developed rapidly. New Concord Society was organized and approved by the General Assembly in 1737. A site was accepted in 1739 for the construction of a meetinghouse, which was erected soon after. In 1786 the members of New Concord Society, by action of the General Assembly, were “hereby incorporated into a distinct Town by the name of Bozrah,” and thus became the eighty-sixth town in the State of Connecticut, believed to be the only one with this name in the Country. The name is of Hebrew origin meaning an enclosure or sheepfold.
Erected by the Town of Bozrah
and the Connecticut Historical Commission
1981
Erected 1981 by Town of Bozrah and the Connecticut Historical Commission.
Location. 41° 33.806′ N, 72° 9.45′ W. Marker is in Bozrah in Southeastern Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Fitchville Road (Connecticut Route 608) and River Road, on the right when traveling east on Fitchville Road. Located in front of Bozrah Town Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 River Road, Bozrah CT 06334, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Connecticut Shoreline, in Greater New London and in the Thames River Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New London County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Also see . . . 1. Town of Bozrah web page. (Submitted on March 4, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.) 2. Bozrah, Connecticut on Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 4, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Michael Herrick, March 3, 2017
3. Bozrah Town Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 847 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on March 4, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
