The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusRocky Hill is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 20,845 at the 2020 census. It was originally land of the Wangunks (a tribe of Native Americans). Europeans began to settle the area of Rocky Hill in 1650, as part of Wethersfield, the neighboring town to the north. In 1722, the area became known as Stepney Parish, until it was independently incorporated in 1843. Rocky Hill’s location on the Connecticut River made it a natural port for Wethersfield and an early center for shipbuilding, agriculture, and trade. Rocky Hill is a typical bedroom community, as many residents commute to work in the larger urban ce…
Rocky Hill was established in 1843. Half of its homes were built before 1979.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Rocky Hill yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Rocky Hill’s history is told.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Historic places
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