In Honor of Lambert Hitchcock
In Honor of Lambert Hitchcock,
(1795 – 1852), this village was
once known as Hitchcocks-ville.
Here he originated his chairs &
cabinet furniture with Sheraton
influence and in 1826 built his
water powered mill employing a
hundred persons. In 1866 the
name was changed to Riverton.
Marker is at the intersection of Riverton Road (Connecticut Route 20) and Robertsville Road, on the right when traveling south on Riverton Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
