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Castle Rock, Woodbury.
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Castle Rock, Woodbury.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885
Dateprobably 1835
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x weight): 6 5/16 x 7 7/8in. (16 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionSteep rocky outcropping, said to have been the fort of Pomperaug, an Indian Chief. Notations identify the trees as "Pine" "Oak & ash trees / very thick," "Button wood," and "Alders." A note at the left indicated the site where the "first mill [was] erected" on the "Banks of Pomperaug River." The position of the river is indicated in the foreground, between a "meadow" and an "open" space.
Object number1953.5.295
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
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