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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
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A toll bridge was built here in 1734 by order of the General Assembly it was the first highway bridge across the Farmington River
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Site of the first school house in Simsbury December 17, 1701 "One place at the Plain... and the first school to begin there"
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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
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In commemoration of the Connecticut Constitutional Convention of 1901 Planted by Simsbury Delegate Joseph L. Bartlett
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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…
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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 …
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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; his m…
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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
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In memory of Roderick A. White M.D. Who died Dec. 2, 1887 The beloved physician of this town for nearly 50 years, this fountain is erected by his wife Elizabeth Hungerford White Defunctis. Adhuc. Ministrat.
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