Roxbury Place-Name Stories

Every Place On Earth Has A Name. Never Noticed The Place-Names In Your Town? Then Take A Look At These Tales; YouLl Learn Some Things About Where You Live. These Stories Are About A Rural Connecticut Town Settled In The 1700S. Place-Names Are Everywhere-On Rivers Roads Brooks Hills Buildings Parks Cemeteries Nature Preserves Even Rocks. The Names Are From Englishmen Indians Plants Animals Battles The Bible Hell Heroes Celebrities And Just Plain Folks. Place-Names Are Strange Creatures But They All Reveal The History Culture And Eccentricities Of People Who Passed Through-Even In Your Town. Rummage Around These Tales If YouRe A Librarian Historian Geographer Genealogist Traveler Or Resident Of This Planet.Advance Praise From Roxbury Conn. Notables \...Lasting Treasure For Our Community...Insights Into Nuggets Of RoxburyS Heritage...Quick And Pleasurable Read...\ -Barbara Henry First Selectman \...Extraordinary Vade Mecum...Informs And Amuses...Paints A Living Portrait Of Roxbury...\ -Steven Schinke President Roxbury Land Trust \...Exhaustive Research... Into Town Records Printed Sources Unpublished Manuscripts And The Memories Of Older Residents... Clear Panorama Of Where White Settlers First Arrived In The 18Th Century\ -Timothy Field Beard Fasg Town Historian \...Important Local History And Delightful Read...\ -Valerie G. Annis Director Minor Memorial Library.