Historical Markers and War Memorials in Simsbury, Connecticut
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Looking north, you can see the remnants of the canal. It crosses over Floydville Road and proceeds over Salmon Brook via an aqueduct and then continues to Northampton, Massachusetts. To your left is Lake Basile. Cross over the bridge and to the . . . — — Map (db m141142) HM
On Ferry Lane at Goodrich Road, on the left when traveling north on Ferry Lane.
Site of the first home in Simsbury
Captain Aaron Cook
circa 1660
Site of the Pent Road Ferry
circa 1668
The Traine Band passed here — — Map (db m102019) HM
In 1826, construction of the Farmington Canal (of the New Haven to Northampton Canal) blocked the course of the Munnisunk Brook, then a tributary to the Farmington River.
The brook’s flow was conducted 20 feet below the canal through a culvert, . . . — — Map (db m141144) HM
On Terry's Plain Road at Goodrich Road, on the right when traveling north on Terry's Plain Road.
Established by vote of the Traine Band
May 28, 1685
“One day on one syd the river and
an another on the other syd ye river”
John Terry, Ensign
Jeremiah Gillit, Sargent — — Map (db m102006) HM
Near Old Bridge Road, 0.1 miles south of Drake Hill Road.
A toll bridge was built here
in 1734 by order of
the General Assembly
it was the first
highway bridge across
the Farmington River — — Map (db m102001) HM
On Hopmeadow Street (Connecticut Route 10) at Jim Gallagher Way, on the right when traveling south on Hopmeadow Street.
Connecticut Charter Oak Descendent
Planted In Commemoration Of The Celebration Of
The Bicentennial Of The United States Of America
July 4, 1976
The Simsbury Bicentennial Committee
Jackson F. Eno, Chairman — — Map (db m88144) HM
On Hopmeadow Street (Connecticut Route 10) at Station Street, on the right when traveling north on Hopmeadow Street.
(left plaque)
In Grateful Memory
of
Antoinette Eno Wood.
A Loyal Daughter.
A Faithful Friend.
A Patriotic Citizen.
This Tablet Is Placed
By The Town Of
Simsbury
1931
(right plaque)
This Building Was
Given To The Town
Of . . . — — Map (db m88057) HM
Near Hopmeadow Street (Connecticut Route 10) at Station Street, on the right when traveling south.
Site Of
The First Meeting House
In Simsbury
1683 – 1739
Built at a cost of £ 33 according to an indenture between Thomas Barber and The Town
This site was chosen by lot at a solemn mmting of May 24th 1683 thus ending a controversy . . . — — Map (db m88060) HM
On Hopmeadow Street (Route 10) at Jim Gallagher Way, on the right when traveling south on Hopmeadow Street.
Gifford Pinchot Birthplace
Gifford Pinchot (1865 – 1946)was for more than 50 years a staunch advocate of forestry and conservation in the United States. He was born on this site on August 11, 1865 to James Wallace Pinchot and Mary Jane Eno; . . . — — Map (db m88140) HM
On Hopmeadow Street (Connecticut Route 10) at Pent Road, on the left when traveling north on Hopmeadow Street.
Simsbury
(Massaco Plantation)
Manufactory for tar, pitch, and turpentine established here in 1642. Destroyed by fire of Indian origin in 1647. Local tribal lands were deeded as reparation. Named Simsbury in 1670 and granted town privileges by the . . . — — Map (db m87927) HM
On Hopmeadow Street (Connecticut Route 10) at Station Street, on the right when traveling south on Hopmeadow Street.
Erected to the memory and honor of those citizens of Simsbury who by sacrifice abd service during the Civil War helped to maintain the integrity of the Union 1861 – 1865
Given by Lemuel Stoughton Ellsworth and his wife Ann Jane Toy . . . — — Map (db m87952) WM
Near Hopmeadow Street (Connecticut Route 10) at Station Street, on the left when traveling north.
1775 – 1783
We, the people of the Town of Simsbury, do hereby recognize the many hardships and countless sacrifices made by those brave American Revolutionary Soldiers; especially those from Simsbury, who died for our freedom from England. We . . . — — Map (db m88058) WM
On Hopmeadow Street (Connecticut Route 10) at Station Street on Hopmeadow Street.
Dedicated to the Veterans of All Wars
In Memory Of Those From Simsbury Who Gave
Their Lives In The Service Of Their Country
These Dead Shall Not Have Died In Vain
World War I
1914 – 1918
Pvt. David Galloway • Pvt. George L. Hall . . . — — Map (db m88056) WM
On Hopmeadow Street (Connecticut Route 10) at Station Street, on the left when traveling north on Hopmeadow Street.
Erected to the memory and honor of those citizens of Simsbury who steadfast in their conception of right faithful in their performance of duty and unselfish in their devotion to country served the cause of justice and humanity in the World War . . . — — Map (db m87955) WM
On Hopmeadow Street (U.S. 202) 0.1 miles south of West Street (Connecticut Route 167), on the right when traveling north.
Now known as Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc., the company traces its origins to 1836, when Simsbury’s Richard Bacon formed a partnership with an English firm to manufacture a product called a safety fuse.
Invented by Englishman William . . . — — Map (db m140672) HM
On Hopmeadow Street (Connecticut Route 10) at Station Street, on the right when traveling north on Hopmeadow Street.
The Landmark Building
760 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, Connecticut
This building was designed by the architectural firm of Smith & Bassette in 1917 for Simsbury Bank & Trust Company, the first bank in the Farmington River Valley. It stands as a . . . — — Map (db m88023) HM
On Hopmeadow Street (Connecticut Route 10) at Pent Road, on the left when traveling north on Hopmeadow Street.
This Elm Tree
Dedicated in Honor of the
Bicentennial of the Birth of
George Washington
Abigail Phelps Chapter D.A.R.
February 22, 1932 — — Map (db m87951) HM
Near Farmington Canal Heritage Trail north of Hopmeadow Street, on the right when traveling north.
This multi-used path was formerly a railroad track, used over time by both passenger and freight trains. The building perpendicular to the street replaces an earlier structure, a barn/tobacco warehouse. Growers brought tobacco there to store until . . . — — Map (db m164126) HM
Just to the south, on route 10, is Abigail’s, originally called the Pettibone Tavern.
Jonathan Pettibone built the first Pettibone Tavern about 1780 and, after it was largely destroyed by fire, rebuilt it in 1801. The large chimney stack is . . . — — Map (db m141164) HM
On Hartford Road (Route 185) at Nod Road (Route 185), on the right when traveling west on Hartford Road.
circumference 23 feet 7 inches
Dedicated May 1, 1965
in memory of Gifford Pinchot
1865--1946
Born in Simsbury, Connecticut, co-founder of the Yale School of Forestry, first chief of
the U.S. Forestry Service, Conservation Advisor . . . — — Map (db m92161) HM
On West Mountain Road, on the right when traveling north.
This section of the River Trail Bike Path is on the original right of way of the Connecticut Western Railroad that was chartered in 1868 and later became the Central New England Railroad. This section of the line was abandoned in 1937.
Stratton . . . — — Map (db m92158) HM
