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Roxbury in Litchfield County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Brian E. Tierney Preserve

Roxbury Land Trust

 
 
Brian E. Tierney Preserve Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 23, 2015
1. Brian E. Tierney Preserve Marker
Inscription.
This Land Has Been Given To
The Roxbury Land Trust
In Memory Of
Sp4 Brian E. Tierney
Who Gave His Life At Age Nineteen
In Loyal Service To His Country In Vietnam.
He Was Awarded The Distinguished Service Cross
For Extraordinary Heroism In Action On
May 21, 1968

 
Erected by Roxbury Land Trust.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Vietnam.
 
Location. 41° 31.99′ N, 73° 17.038′ W. Marker is in Roxbury, Connecticut, in Litchfield County. Memorial can be reached from Squire Road, 0.1 miles west of Southbury Road (Connecticut Route 67), on the left when traveling west. Located in front of about ½ mile down the trail from the parking area, next to Jack’s Brook. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roxbury CT 06783, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Roxbury WW II Veterans Marker (approx. 2 miles away); Col. Seth Warner Monument (approx. 2.1 miles away); Roxbury (approx. 2.3 miles away); Cadet Charles K. Hodge (approx. 2˝ miles away); Roxbury Veterans Monument (approx. 2˝ miles away); The Orzech Family Preserve (approx.
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2.7 miles away); Mine Hill Preserve (approx. 3.2 miles away); Wilbur R. Shook (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roxbury.
 
Brian E. Tierney Preserve Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 23, 2015
2. Brian E. Tierney Preserve Marker
Brian E. Tierney Preserve Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 23, 2015
3. Brian E. Tierney Preserve Marker
Brian E. Tierney Preserve image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 23, 2015
4. Brian E. Tierney Preserve
A footbridge crosses Jack's Brook into the preserve
Brian E. Tierney Preserve Footbridge image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 23, 2015
5. Brian E. Tierney Preserve Footbridge
Roxbury Land Trust
July 1994
Tim Larrabee
Eagle Project - Troop 65
Brian E. Tierney Preserve Footbridge image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 23, 2015
6. Brian E. Tierney Preserve Footbridge
Brian E. Tierney Preserve image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 23, 2015
7. Brian E. Tierney Preserve
( Marker at the end of the Footbridge )
To
Bob and Ruth Sherman
Whose Vision and Generosity Inspired Them
To Give This Property
To the Roxbury Land Trust in 1974
In Memory of Brian E. Tierney
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 408 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on April 24, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.

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