Inscription
Originally part of New Fairfield, which was purchased from the Indians in 1729, the area then known as the Upper Seven Miles was separately incorporated as the Town of Sherman in 1802.
The town was named for Roger Sherman who, as a young man, had a cobbler shop at the north end. He was to become the only statesman to help draft and sign all of the following documents: the Articles of Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. A native of Sherman was Philo Penfield Stewart, missionary to the Choctaw Indians, inventor of the Stewart stove, and in 1833 a founder of Oberlin College in Ohio.
The Character of the town as a farming community devoted to dairying, grazing, and tobacco-growing changed after 1926 when, for hydroelectric power, eight hundred acres of Sherman land were flooded in the creation of Lake Candlewood.
The town was named for Roger Sherman who, as a young man, had a cobbler shop at the north end. He was to become the only statesman to help draft and sign all of the following documents: the Articles of Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. A native of Sherman was Philo Penfield Stewart, missionary to the Choctaw Indians, inventor of the Stewart stove, and in 1833 a founder of Oberlin College in Ohio.
The Character of the town as a farming community devoted to dairying, grazing, and tobacco-growing changed after 1926 when, for hydroelectric power, eight hundred acres of Sherman land were flooded in the creation of Lake Candlewood.
Details
| HM Number | HMF9B |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 18th Century |
| Historical Place | Town |
| Marker Type | Other |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Marker Number | HMF9B |
| Year Placed | 1981 |
| Placed By | Town of Sherman, Sherman Historical Society, Connecticut Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition |  10 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 1:07am PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 625315 N 4604124 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 41.57898333, -73.49673333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 34.739', W 73° 29.804' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 34' 44.3400" N, 73° 29' 48.2400" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 860 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 2 CT-37, Sherman CT 06784, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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