Fairfield in Fairfield County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Fairfield Boulder

By Michael Herrick, February 1, 2010

1. Fairfield Boulder Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

This boulder commemorates
the settlement of Fairfield
by Roger Ludlow in 1639
and the burning of the Town
by the British July 8, 1779.

From the founding of the Town
the religious, military and civic life
of the people
has centered around this Green

Erected 1900 by the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution marker series.

Location. 41° 8.571′ N, 73° 14.994′ W. Marker is in Fairfield, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. Marker is at the intersection of Old Post Road and Beach Road, on the left when traveling south on Old Post Road. Located on the green in front of Fairfield Town Hall known as Jennings Garden. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fairfield CT 06824, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fairfield Honor Roll (a few steps from this marker); Fairfield Vietnam War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Moorlands

By Michael Herrick, February 1, 2010

2. Fairfield Boulder Marker

(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Isaac Tucker House (about 400 feet away); Burr Homestead (about 500 feet away); Fairfield (about 500 feet away); Nathan Bulkley House (about 500 feet away); John J. Sullivan (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairfield.

Categories. • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary •

Nearby Community Tree Marker image. Click for full size.

By Michael Herrick, February 1, 2010

3. Nearby Community Tree Marker

This community tree
placed here in 1921
by the
Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter D.A.R.
in honor of
Mary Brewster Kippen
a former regent of the Chapter
A devoted lover of her native town
and her country

Community Tree and its Marker image. Click for full size.

By Michael Herrick, February 1, 2010

4. Community Tree and its Marker

The marker is in front of the tree.

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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on February 6, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,221 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 6, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.