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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 2 miles away.
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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 2 miles away.
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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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Hockanum River

The Hockanum River is a river in Connecticut. The Hockanum neighborhood in East Hartford is named after it. It rises at the outlet of Shenipsit Lake in Rockville, then flows through Vernon, Ellington, Manchester, and East Hartford. Its mouth on the Connecticut River is immediately north of the Charter Oak Bridge and south of and across from the mouth of the Park River. The Hockanum River runs for about 22.6 miles until it spills into the Connecticut River.

Located at 41.8486, -72.4922 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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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

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 2 miles away.
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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 3 miles away.
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