Historical Marker
Wilbur R. Shook
Historical marker location:
Roxbury, Connecticut
( Marker can be reached from Mine Hill Road, ½ mile west of Hodge Road, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1982
Connecticut is known as the "Constitution State" because the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which was adopted in 1639, is considered to be one of the first written constitutions in the world.