Glastonbury Center in Hartford County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Kimberly Tract
Photographed By Michael Herrick, October 13, 2016
1. Kimberly Tract Marker
Inscription.
Kimberly Tract. .
Kimberly Tract. This land is part of the original grant east of the great river made to John Robbins of Wethersfield in 1640. The original lot of 132 acres – 22 rods wide – extended three miles from the river into the hills. With Eleazar Kimberly’s marriage to Ruth Robbins in 1677, this property remained in the Kimberly family for a century. In 1950 the Kimberly Tract became the last of the original land grants to be divided. In 1969 this land was acquired by the town as open space from heirs of Helen W. Lambert, 5th generation descendants of Eleazar Kimberly. April 28, 1969
Kimberly Tract
This land is part of the original grant east of the great river made to John Robbins of Wethersfield in 1640. The original lot of 132 acres – 22 rods wide – extended three miles from the river into the hills. With Eleazar Kimberly’s marriage to Ruth Robbins in 1677, this property remained in the Kimberly family for a century. In 1950 the Kimberly Tract became the last of the original land grants to be divided. In 1969 this land was acquired by the town as open space from heirs of Helen W. Lambert, 5th generation descendants of Eleazar Kimberly.
April 28, 1969
Location. 41° 41.359′ N, 72° 36.354′ W. Marker is in Glastonbury, Connecticut, in Hartford County. It is in Glastonbury Center. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Whapley Road, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Glastonbury CT 06033, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 309 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 18, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
