Historical Markers and War Memorials in Vernon, Connecticut
Vernon is the county seat for Tolland County
Vernon is in Tolland County
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These granite markers are a tribute to the courageous men and women who served in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and all members of the US Armed Forces who keep our borders safe at home and abroad
Operation Enduring Freedom . . . — — Map (db m230438) WM
The American Mill was originally the site of a saw and grist mill owned by Rufus West and Horace Vinton. In 1846, Phineas Talcott purchased the site, and in 1847, he and Nelson Kingsbury organized the American Mills Company and constructed a new . . . — — Map (db m230439) HM
Through the generosity of Rosetta Pitkat, a life-long resident of Rockville, This statue of Dr. Henry D. Cogswell was commissioned by the Rockville Downtown Association. The Statue, originally cast of zinc alloy in 1883, was replicated by LeFevre . . . — — Map (db m111843) HM
Fitch Mill, Belding Silk Mills & Dart's Stone Mill
In the late 1700s, the terrain at this corner was a wilderness, with ancient hemlocks growing on steep ledges overhanging the river. The Hockanum River tumbled out of Snipsic Lake, and down a . . . — — Map (db m111816) HM
( inscribed on the four arched panels on the center column )
City of Rockville · Town of Vernon
War Veterans · Army · Justice
War Veterans · Navy · Freedom
War Veterans · Marine Corps · Democracy — — Map (db m111845) WM
In grateful memory
of
★ General ★ Lafayette ★
whose love of liberty brought him to American shores and dedicate his life and fortune to the cause of the colonies, the Sabra Trumbull Chapter, Daughters of the American . . . — — Map (db m230443) HM WM
On Sept. 4, 1824, General Lafayette was received at King's Tavern by the 1st Co., Governor's Horse Guard and escorted to East Hartford. — — Map (db m230442) HM
First settled by families from East Windsor in 1716 and originally a part of East Windsor and Bolton, the Town of Vernon was incorporated in 1808 by division of the Town of Bolton. In 1889 the City of Rockville, named from the Rock Mill, was . . . — — Map (db m111842) HM
