Fairfield in Greater Bridgeport Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Site of "Verna"
Photographed by Michael Herrick, February 1, 2010
1. Site of "Verna" Marker
Home of Timothy Dwight
Chaplain in Continental Army
Pastor of Greenfield
Founder of Academy
Poet of "Greenfield Hill"
President of Yale 1795 - 1815
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Education • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.
Location. 41° 10.368′ N, 73° 17.484′ W. Marker is in Fairfield in Greater Bridgeport Region, Connecticut. It is on Bronson Avenue 0.1 miles Verna Hill Road, on the right when traveling north. Located in front of the Fairfield Country Day School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2970 Bronson Avenue, Fairfield CT 06824, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Connecticut Shoreline, on the Gold Coast, and in Greater Bridgeport. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Fairfield County and also one of the original Thirteen
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Men of Greenfield Hill (approx. Ό mile away); Site of Old Tavern of Greenfield (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dr. Hosea Hurlburt House (approx. 0.6 miles away); David Ogden House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Jonathan Sturges Cottage (approx. 2.2 miles away); Site of Trinity Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Fairfield Sons Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Mabel Osgood Wright (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairfield.
Also see . . . Timothy Dwight IV on Wikipedia. (Submitted on February 12, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Michael Herrick, February 1, 2010
2. Site of "Verna" Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,152 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 12, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
