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 . . . — — Map (db m82662) WM
To The Memory Of
Cadet Charles K. Hodge
of the
U.S. Military Academy
And A Member
Of The Third Class
Of 1839-40
[ north side ]
He Died Suddenly
Whilst On A Visit To His Parents
At Roxbury Conn.
on the
Thirty First Of . . . — — Map (db m43515) HM
North Face:Col. Seth Warner of the Army of the Revolution Born in Roxbury, CT May 17, 1743 A resident of Bennington, VT from 1765 to 1784 Died in his native parish Dec 25, 1784
West Face:Captor of Crown Point Commander of the . . . — — Map (db m20320) HM
Recognized on the National Register of Historic Places, Mine Hill is the site of a 19th century iron mine and furnace complex. The Roxbury Land Trust acquired the 360-acre preserve in 1978. The significant stone and brick structural remains of the . . . — — Map (db m20555) HM
This 112-Acre Parcel Has Been Preserved
In Perpetuity
Since Sept. 11, 2002
By The Roxbury Land Trust
Edward F. and Elizabeth M. Orzech
Whose Family Established Their Farm Here
In 1924 — — Map (db m42529) HM
1713 - First structure by white settlers built near Shepaug River.
1732 - 33 – First meeting house erected. Old Roxbury Road.
1743 – Roxbury parish established by Connecticut General Assembly.
Birthplace of three cousins of . . . — — Map (db m17761) HM
The Town of Roxbury
Honors Her Sons & Daughters
Who Served During Times of War
World War I
John Francis Acton Percy Peck Beardsley John Milo Bolt John Grimes Butler Robert Callahan Harold Collins John H. Collins Richard W. . . . — — Map (db m43513) WM
In memory of those who served in World War II from Roxbury, Conn.
Killed In Action
David A. Barker Harold C. Collins Paul C. MacDonald
Served
James M. Acton, Jr. James McK. Beatty Harold Beers John J. Berger Murray G. Bernays . . . — — Map (db m20344) HM
Wilbur R. Shook
1913 1981
President, Roxbury Land Trust
1978 1981
Under his dedicated leadership
this mine hill preserve
was established
as a wilderness area
October 10, 1982 — — Map (db m186892) HM
