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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 3 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 3 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 3 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 1 miles away.
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Ellington High School

Ellington High School is a public high school located in Ellington, Connecticut. The school teams are known as the Knights. Their colors are purple and gold. Ellington is a part of Ellington Public Schools.

Located at 41.9089, -72.4617 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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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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Roman Catholic churches in Connecticut, Gothic Revival architecture in Connecticut, Rockville, Connecticut, Historic district contributing properties