Roger Sherman Baldwin

Roger Sherman Baldwin

Born Jan 4, 1793

Died Feb. 19, 1863

Graduated at Yale College

in 1811

Admitted to the Bar

in this city in 1814

Senator of the State

in 1837 & 1838

Representative

in the General Assembly

in 1840 & 1841

Governor of Connecticut

in 1844 & 1845

United States Senator

from 1847 ...

James Ferdinand Jacobs

In Memory of

James Ferdinand

Jacobs

1868 - 1931

Whose foresight conceived

and whose spirit founded

these two highways

The Calhoun

Highway ———›

The Jacobs

‹——— Highway

Marker is on Jacobs Highway, on the left when traveling south.

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Old Bull Trail Road and St. Helena Toll Road

The Old Bull Trail Road ran from Napa Valley to Middletown. It was built by volunteers in the 1850’s. A number of grades were 35 percent. It was an official road in 1861 and abandoned in 1868. St. Helena Toll ...

Birth of an Industry

The Iron Works of The 1700's

Birth of an Industry

The Iron Works of The 1700's

Iron forges came early to the Blackberry River, with the first Catalan forge built in 1739 downstream from this point. About this time young Samuel Forbes (1729-1827) ...

Beacon Falls Veterans Monument

In Grateful Tribute

to the

Men and Women

of Beacon Falls

Who Served

In the Armed Forces

During National Crises

Marker is on Maple Avenue near Burton Road, on the right when traveling north.

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Earle Berryhill Building

Headright oil income of Earle, Creek Roll No. NB988 (a minor), utilized as an investment for him by his father Theodore, Cr. No. 2519 (son of George W.), built this building, completed in 1909.

Earliest Tenants

American National Bank, Ground Floor

Graham & ...

Tower Building

The distinctive tower building was one of many commercial structures erected in the early 1930s along new U.S. Route 66. Designed by Pampa Architect J.C. Berry, the structure was built by local entrepreneur J.M. Tindall in 1936. The Tower Building ...

Simeon Baldwin

Simeon Baldwin

Was Born at Norwich

Dec. 14. 1761

And Died May 26. 1851.

He was graduated at Yale College in 1781. Was a tutor in that institution from 1783 to 1786 when he entered on his profession as a lawyer. He was a ...

A Place To Remember

Bernards Township 9-11 Memorial

A tribute to life, lives lost and lives changed forever.

September 11, 2001

Marker can be reached from Liberty Corner Road.

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Miller-Argabright-Cover-Kite House

Stonewall Jackson’s Headquarters, April 19-30, 1862

Less than a month after his defeat at Kernstown, Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson retired to the Elk Run Valley to rest his troops and plan for the spring campaign. With his men camped all ...