Cornwall Bridge in Northwest Hills Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
This Tree
Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 15, 2011
1. This Tree Marker
This tree is dedicated to the people and community spirit that helped Cornwall recover from the July 10, 1989 tornado. Town leaders at that time were:
Richard Dakin First Selectman
Patsy Van Doren Selectman
Steve Hedden Selectman
Barbara Dakin Town Clerk
Cary Hepprich Fire Chief
Rick Washburn Assistant Fire Chief
David Williamson Civil Preparedness Director
Joe Matyas Highway Foreman
Erected 1999.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1914.
Location. 41° 50.611′ N, 73° 19.846′ W. Marker is in Cornwall in Northwest Hills Region, Connecticut. It is in Cornwall Bridge. It is at the intersection of Pine Street and Bolton Hill Road, on the right when traveling south on Pine Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cornwall CT 06753, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Connecticut’s Berkshire Foothills and in the Litchfield Hills. 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 Litchfield County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Foreign Mission School (within shouting distance of this marker); Scion of the Charter Oak (within shouting distance of this marker); Cornwall World War I World War II Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Also see . . . 1989 Northeastern United States tornado outbreak on Wikipedia. (Submitted on April 19, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 15, 2011
2. This Tree Marker
Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 15, 2011
3. This Tree Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 885 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 19, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
