In Honor of Lambert Hitchcock

In Honor of Lambert Hitchcock (HMJXU)

Location: Barkhamsted, CT 06065 Litchfield County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 57.718', W 73° 1.181'

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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.
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HM NumberHMJXU
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Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 12:55am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 664106 N 4647450
Decimal Degrees41.96196667, -73.01968333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 57.718', W 73° 1.181'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 57' 43.08" N, 73° 1' 10.86" W
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Area Code(s)860
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-9 Riverton Rd, Barkhamsted CT 06065, US
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