East Canaan in North Canaan in Northwest Hills Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Samuel Forbes
Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 15, 2011
1. Samuel Forbes Marker
The Church By
Samuel Forbes
As a Burying Ground
In 1823
Names of the 126 Bodies
Who Rest Here Are Recorded
in the
"Book of Rememberance."
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.
Location. 42° 0.756′ N, 73° 17.093′ W. Marker is in North Canaan in Northwest Hills Region, Connecticut. It is in East Canaan. It can be reached from the intersection of East Canaan Road (U.S. 44) and Lower Road, on the right when traveling east. Located behind the North Canaan Congregational Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 172 Lower Road, East Canaan CT 06024, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: East Canaan Veterans Monument (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tuyere Arch (approx. 0.4 miles away); Birth of an Industry (approx. 0.4 miles away); Salamander (approx. 0.4 miles away); What Is This Place? (approx. 0.4 miles away); Casting Arch & Furnace Hearth (approx. 0.4 miles away); North Canaan (approx.
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Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 15, 2011
2. Samuel Forbes Marker
Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 15, 2011
3. Samuel Forbes Marker
Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 15, 2011
4. The North Canaan Congregational Church
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 779 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 20, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
