Rocky Hill in Capitol Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Rocky Hill Center Historic District

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 6, 2023

1. Rocky Hill Center Historic District Marker

National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
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Inscription.
Rocky Hill Center Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 by the United States Department of the Interior.

Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 273.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1700.

Location. 41° 39.907′ N, 72° 38.336′ W. Marker is in Rocky Hill in Capitol Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Old Main Street and Glastonbury Avenue (Connecticut Route 160), on the right when traveling north on Old Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 826 Old Main Street, Rocky Hill CT 06067, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley,

in Greater Hartford,

and in the Knowledge Corridor.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Hartford County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Farming in Rocky Hill (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Academy Hall (about 400 feet away); Rocky Hill - A CT River Town (about 500 feet away); Elm Street Historic District (about 600 feet away); Rocky Hill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rocky Hill World War II Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Rocky Hill Iraq Afghanistan Veterans Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Rocky Hill Vietnam Veterans Monument (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rocky Hill.

Regarding Rocky Hill Center Historic District. "Rocky Hill Center Historic District embodies the historical development of a river town in the Central Connecticut Valley from c. 1700 to 1956. Participation in an international maritime economy, as well as direct access to overland transportation networks, carried a colonial parish of Wethersfield to political independence as the new town of Rocky Hill in 1843, and ultimately

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By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 6, 2023

2. Rocky Hill Center Historic District Marker

transformed a basically agrarian community into a residential suburb, a process that is reflected in the evolving historic architectural character of the center."

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 298 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.