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Roxbury in the 1600s also held many of the resources settlers prized: Potentially arable land, timber, Stony Brook—a source of both water and water power—and stone for building. In fact, it was the unique stone, later dubbed Roxbury puddingstone, which led to the name “Rocksberry.”.
Feb 28, 2022 · With little more than a clerk’s office, a small market and gas station, tiny Roxbury, Connecticut was an unlikely home for one of the world’s biggest movie stars.
What is now known as Roxbury was a part of Woodbury called the Shippaug district until 1796 when it became the Town of Roxbury.
Roxbury. Rocks generated the name and early character of Roxbury. The three drumlins that define the Roxbury highlands are composed of a conglomerate called Roxbury puddingstone, a popular building material used throughout Boston in the late nineteenth century.
Mar 28, 2007 · The Presence of Roxbury's Past. Indefatigable volunteerism and a love of place have produced a handsome new book on Roxbury's historic town center. Created by members of the local Historic District Commission, the book is called "Roxbury Past & Present" and it promises "a survey and walking tour of Roxbury Center."
Apr 23, 2019 · OK, get this: Roxbury used to be called “Rocksbury,” and is so named because of all the rocky terrain in the area.
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Roxbury was a key position during the Revolutionary War (Fort Hill, Boston Neck and all early land traffic to Boston), home to abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison after the Civil War, and the urban expansion of Boston (annexed in 1868).
