R is for Rockville LbNA #52567
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Oct 31, 2008 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Rockville |
| County: | Tolland |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | Painterly and 46R  |
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| Found by: | oj drinker |
| Last found: | May 22, 2016 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFOF |
| Last edited: | Dec 14, 2015 |
R is for Rockville by Painterly
This box is part of the Connecticut ABC Series. If you go to the Connecticut Mystery page you can find the clues to the rest of the alphabet! You should also check out Gene Pitney clues.
Take I-84 to Exit 67. At the end of the ramp follow Route 31 toward Rockville. At Stop light, turn left onto Route 30. Take 1st right onto South Street. Henry Park is located at 120 South Street. Follow the park road to Fox Hill Tower. Park and enjoy the view of downtown Rockville. The tower is open Memorial Day to Veterans Day, Sat and Sun 1-4 if you would like to enjoy the view from the top of the tower.
The Memorial Tower now standing on Fox Hill was not the first to be erected there. In the days of the Indians this hill served as a lookout for the Podunk tribe. As the territory of three tribes, the Podunks, the Nipmucks and the Mohegans all met at Mischenipsit Lake, occupying this high point must have been a great advantage for the Podunks. The Present tower was built in 1939 to honor war veterans from all wars.
R is for Rockville.
Directions to the box.
After enjoying the view, at the Fox Hill Tower, follow the sidewalk back to the road. Standing on the steps closest to the road look South to 3 picnic tables (Picnic Area 3). Go to the table farthest to the right. Sight a large single tree in the lawn at 230 degrees. Go to the tree. Standing by that tree, look for a pine tree at 70 degrees. Go to the pine tree. Sighting at 100 degrees, and you will see a rock wall. Walk from the pine tree to the wall’s end. Now walk NE along the top of the wall. Take 18 steps. You should be standing by a large Oak tree. Go over the wall and find the box in the stone group by the small Maple tree.
Sign in and carefully rehide the letterbox, so it will not be seen. If there are any problems with the letterbox, please contact Painterly. My email address is painterly49@yahoo.com.
Stamp carved and planted by Painterly.
Hike length: 0.1 miles
This box is part of the Connecticut ABC Series. If you go to the Connecticut Mystery page you can find the clues to the rest of the alphabet! You should also check out Gene Pitney clues.
Take I-84 to Exit 67. At the end of the ramp follow Route 31 toward Rockville. At Stop light, turn left onto Route 30. Take 1st right onto South Street. Henry Park is located at 120 South Street. Follow the park road to Fox Hill Tower. Park and enjoy the view of downtown Rockville. The tower is open Memorial Day to Veterans Day, Sat and Sun 1-4 if you would like to enjoy the view from the top of the tower.
The Memorial Tower now standing on Fox Hill was not the first to be erected there. In the days of the Indians this hill served as a lookout for the Podunk tribe. As the territory of three tribes, the Podunks, the Nipmucks and the Mohegans all met at Mischenipsit Lake, occupying this high point must have been a great advantage for the Podunks. The Present tower was built in 1939 to honor war veterans from all wars.
R is for Rockville.
Directions to the box.
After enjoying the view, at the Fox Hill Tower, follow the sidewalk back to the road. Standing on the steps closest to the road look South to 3 picnic tables (Picnic Area 3). Go to the table farthest to the right. Sight a large single tree in the lawn at 230 degrees. Go to the tree. Standing by that tree, look for a pine tree at 70 degrees. Go to the pine tree. Sighting at 100 degrees, and you will see a rock wall. Walk from the pine tree to the wall’s end. Now walk NE along the top of the wall. Take 18 steps. You should be standing by a large Oak tree. Go over the wall and find the box in the stone group by the small Maple tree.
Sign in and carefully rehide the letterbox, so it will not be seen. If there are any problems with the letterbox, please contact Painterly. My email address is painterly49@yahoo.com.
Stamp carved and planted by Painterly.
Hike length: 0.1 miles