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The Valley Falls Cotton Mill Site is the site of a historic mill at Valley Falls Park in Vernon, Connecticut. Mills were operated on the site from colonial times until 1877, when the last mill burned. [2] The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]
Minterburn Mill is a former textile mill complex located at 215 East Main Street, in the Rockville village of Vernon, Connecticut.Developed beginning in 1834, it was the first place in Rockville to be developed industrially, and the surviving buildings provide a view of evolutionary changes in mill architecture.
Veterans of Vernon, Connecticut Tower on Fox Hill (also known locally as the War Memorial Tower) is a building located at the summit of Fox Hill in Rockville, Connecticut . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The current tower, 72 feet (22 m) high, stands on the site of a former 60-foot (18 m) tower, which stood briefly during the late 19th century.
The Talcottville Historic District is a historic district in the town of Vernon, Connecticut.Centered on Elm Hill Road and Main Street, it encompasses a 19th-century mill village, including archaeological remnants of very early cotton-spinning facilities, an old stone dam, and a major wood-frame mill constructed by the Talcott brothers.
Strong Towns is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to helping cities and towns in the United States and Canada achieve financial resiliency through civic engagement. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The advocacy group points to American post-World War II suburban development as a failure [ 3 ] and seeks to improve communities through urban planning ...
Vernon (/ ˈ v ɜːr n ɪ n / VER-nin) is the most populous town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region . The population was 30,215 at the 2020 census . [ 1 ]
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SoldierStrong started in Stamford, Connecticut in 2009. [5] Co-founder Chris Meek, a philanthropist and businessman received a letter in July 2009 letter from Sergeant Major Luke Converse requesting help in obtaining socks and baby wipes for his Marines serving in Afghanistan who were having difficulty getting these types of supplies at forward operating locations.