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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On Park Place east of Elm Street, on the left when traveling west.
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
On Court Street at East Main Street (Connecticut Route 74), on the left when traveling south on Court Street. Reported unreadable.
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
On W. Main Street at Park Street, on the right when traveling west on W. Main Street.
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
On Grove Street at E. Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Grove Street.
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
On Tower Road near Summit Road, on the right when traveling north.
( 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
On Hyde Avenue (Connecticut Route 30) at East Street, on the right when traveling west on Hyde Avenue.
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 Hyde Avenue (Connecticut Route 30) at East Street, on the right when traveling west on Hyde Avenue.
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
On W. Main Street at Elm Street, on the left when traveling east on W. Main Street.
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