Picture the architecture\, landscape and b usinesses on a self guided walking tour in honor of Roxbury Township's 280 th anniversary. \; The free walking tour will run from 10am - 1pm.
\nCommemorative tour booklets provided by the Roxbury Township Historic al Society and penned by its president\, Marge Cushing\, will be given out at the library gazebo at 103 Main Street.
\nParticipants are asked to wear face masks and social distance. \; The tour will begin and end at Roxbury Public Library&rsquo\;s gazebo\, and features stops and brief histories of the trolley stops\, businesses\, homes\, and residents along Main Street. \; \;
\n&ldquo\;Wherever we live in the townshi p&rsquo\;s six &lsquo\;villages\,&rsquo\; this walk along Succasunna&rsquo \;s Main Street\, \;Roxbury Township&rsquo\;s 280th Anniversary celebr ation\, is for every one of us\,&rdquo\; said Marge Cushing\, who research ed and wrote the tour booklet\, bringing the soul of 18th century Main Str eet alive. &ldquo\;After the tour\, Main Street will no longer be a street where we sit in traffic during our daily commute\, but a dirt road transp orting us to the 1700&rsquo\;s\, as we become familiar with the people who founded our township\, see the places they lived and worked in\, and lear n about our township&rsquo\;s \;contributions to \;the early dev elopment of our country\, food for thought as we wait for the light to cha nge.&rdquo\;
\nNo registration necessary.
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