Ridgefield in Fairfield County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Keeler Tavern
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is April 27, 1708.
Location. 41° 16.378′ N, 73° 29.821′ W. Marker is in Ridgefield, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. Marker is on Main Street (Connecticut Route 35) 0.1 miles West Lane, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ridgefield CT 06877, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Keeler Tavern and the “Big Shop” (a few steps from this marker); Ridgefield's Colonial Plans (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ridgefield Veterans Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Town Common and Hauley House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rev. Thomas Hawley House (approx. ¼ mile away); Benedict Arnold's Betrayal and Lieutenant Joshua King (approx. ¼ mile away); The Walter Lamb Furniture Collection by Brown Jordan (approx. ¼ mile away); Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Land Acknowledgement (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ridgefield.
Regarding Keeler Tavern. The Keeler Tavern Museum occupies Lot II of the original 1708 Main Street plan of the Proprietors of Ridgefield. By about 1713 Benjamin Hoyt had built the home where he and his wife raised their family. In 1769 Timothy Keeler, Benjamin’s grandson, purchased the property from his Uncle David. Timothy and his wife Esther turned the building into T. Keeler’s Inn in 1772.
On April 27, 1777, after the Battle of Ridgefield during the Revolutionary War, the Tavern was fired on by British troops proceeding south on Main Street. Timothy, a patriot, was making musket balls in the basement. One British cannonball was imbedded in a corner post where it remains today.
Also see . . . Keeler Tavern Museum. (Submitted on October 17, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
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