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The Tower on Fox Hill

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. The current tower, 72 feet (22 m) high, stand on the site of a former 60 foot (18 m) tower which stood briefly during the late 19th century.

Located at 41.8632, -72.4443 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Visitor attractions in Tolland County, Connecticut, Monuments and memorials in Connecticut, Towers in Connecticut, Vernon, Connecticut, Buildings and structures in Tolland County, Connecticut, Buildings and structures completed in 1939

Shenipsit Lake

Shenipsit Lake (or Snipsic lake; shin-ip-SIT), known locally as "The Snip", is a natural lake used as a water storage facility with a water size of 522.8 acres located in Tolland County, Connecticut, bordering the towns of Ellington, Tolland and the Rockville section of Vernon, Connecticut, at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:41|53|4.7|N|72|25|34|W|region:US-CT_type:waterbody | |name= }}. It is the source of the Hockanum River.

Located at 41.8846, -72.4261 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Lakes of Connecticut, Landforms of Tolland County, Connecticut, Vernon, Connecticut, Reservoirs in Connecticut, Ellington, Connecticut, Protected areas of Tolland County, Connecticut

New England Civil War Museum

The New England Civil War Museum was established in March 1994. It is located within the Memorial Building, inside a former Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Hall in Rockville, Connecticut. Thomas F. Burpee Post #71 of the Grand Army of the Republic held their monthly meetings in the Grand Hall from 1890 until 1929.

Located at 41.8675, -72.4483 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Connecticut in the American Civil War, Grand Army of the Republic, American Civil War museums in Connecticut, Museums in Tolland County, Connecticut, Military and war museums in Connecticut

Rockville High School (Connecticut)

Rockville High School is a public secondary school located in Vernon, Connecticut. The school also serves as a vocational agriculture school for the region. Passing grade at RHS is a 70%. RHS has 1,136 students in grades 9-12. The school's mottos include "Nihil Nisi Optimum" (Nothing but the best), and "We Are the Rock," (instituted by current principal, Mr. Eric Baim), and its athletic teams are known as the Rams. The school's colors are blue and gold.

Located at 41.8607, -72.4807 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Schools in Tolland County, Connecticut, Educational institutions established in 1870, Public high schools in Connecticut

WCTF

WCTF is a radio station licensed to Family Radio and located in Vernon, CT. The station operates daytime only on 1170 kHz with 1,000 Watts of power using a two-tower directional antenna system. In 1992 the station had a construction permit for 2.5 kW.

Located at 41.8686, -72.4844 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Radio stations in Connecticut, Radio stations established in 1982

Congregation Knesseth Israel (Ellington, Connecticut)

Congregation Knesseth Israel is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located in Ellington, Connecticut. The congregation was founded in 1906 by a group of Jewish farmers. The synagogue building, known as Knesseth Israel Synagogue was built in 1913 at the corner of Middle Rd. and Abbott Rd. in Ellington. It was built in the Colonial Revival Style partly with funds from the philanthropist Baron Maurice de Hirsch's Jewish Colonization Association.

Located at 41.8974, -72.4796 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Religious organizations established in 1906, Religious buildings completed in 1913, 20th-century synagogues, Cemeteries in Connecticut, Ellington, Connecticut, Synagogues on the National Register of Historic Places, Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut, Synagogues in Connecticut, Orthodox synagogues in the United States, Colonial Revival architecture in Connecticut, Buildings and structures in Tolland County, Connecticut, Colonial Revival synagogues, Jewish cemeteries in Connecticut, Modern Orthodox synagogues

St. Joseph Parish, Rockville

St. Joseph Parish - originally designated for Polish immigrants in Rockville, Connecticut, United States. St. Joseph church has been a multi-ethnic parish since the 1950s under Fr. Hyacinth Lepak (1949–1975) now being a predominantly American parish community. (See "History" link at www. stjosephct. org for additional background). Founded in 1905, it is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Norwich.

Located at 41.8683, -72.4641 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Roman Catholic parishes and churches in Connecticut, Roman Catholic parishes of Diocese of Norwich, Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in Connecticut

St. Bernard Church (Rockville, Connecticut)

St. Bernard is a Roman Catholic church in Rockville, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Norwich.

Located at 41.8679, -72.4459 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Roman Catholic churches in Connecticut, Gothic Revival architecture in Connecticut, Rockville, Connecticut, Historic district contributing properties