Fly Eagle Fly!
Route 66
Hebron
Equally handsome from either direction, Eagle Rock stands sentry in Hebron, Just north of the Marlborough line. Probably the proudest of Connecticut’s roadside painted rocks, and one of the few fully endorsed by the town in which it resides. Which is Hebron. Not Marlborough. By mere feet…
With Marlborough having so little to offer CTMQ, I was really hoping this guy was on that side of the line. Alas, it isn’t.
What everyone now knows as Eagle Rock was not always avian. First painted some time in the 1960’s, it has been a frog, a whale, and a shark. But it’s been an eagle since 1989 and probably always will be from now on. It was painted by a RHAM student in 1989 named Jason Sawyer, whose signature still appears under the beak.
It gets a town-authorized and local business funded repaint every so often, and even has reflective paint on the eyes now, which is pretty cool.
CTMQ’s Historic Rocks, Painted Rocks, & Named Rocks/Rock Formations
Bonnie says
January 2, 2013 at 5:54 pmWhoa! In response to your comment about Marlborough having so little to offer: The Marlborough Arts Center is located just outside town on North Main Street. Unfortunately our hours are limited because we are run solely by volunteers, but classes, workshops and events are posted on our website: http://www.MarlboroughArts.org. We are housed in a renovated historic building there. Hope you can stop in and see us sometime.
Ed says
August 3, 2013 at 11:36 pmI read one time that this rock was painted in 1988. The “dog rock” in Preston was painted in 1935 so it is much older than Eagle rock.
Lisa Bissonnette says
January 12, 2015 at 11:30 pmThis rock was painted as an alligator in the 1960’s.It was the landmark we used when we were small that it was only 5 more miles to my aunt and uncle’s house.
Barry Evans says
April 29, 2023 at 6:40 amWho owns the land that the rock is on