On West Town Street at Exeter Road ( Route 207), on the left when traveling north on West Town Street.
Lebanon, Connecticut
Governor Jonathan Trumbull’s War Office
Headquarters of the
Connecticut Council of Safety During
The War of the American Revolution
Erected by the
Connecticut George Washington Bi-Centennial Commission
October 8, . . . — — Map (db m189612) HM
On West Town Street at Exeter Road ( Route 207), on the left when traveling north on West Town Street.
Winter Encampment in Lebanon
French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans in the War for Independence. After . . . — — Map (db m242004) WM
On N. Burnham Hwy (Connecticut Route 169) at Newent Road ( Route 18), on the right when traveling north on N. Burnham Hwy.
In Memory Of
Those Men Of Lisbon
Who Served In The
American Revolutionary War
Erected By The
American Revolution Bicentennial Commission
Of Lisbon, Connecticut
July 4, 1976 — — Map (db m141434) WM
On Coit Street at Reed Street, on the left when traveling west on Coit Street.
The William Coit house (92 Washington, corner of Coit Street) once stood on the waterfront. This was possible because Bream Cove, an arm of the harbor, reached this far inland. Coit (originally Cove) Street follows the natural contour of the . . . — — Map (db m227244) HM
On Huntington Street at State Street, on the right when traveling south on Huntington Street.
After Benedict Arnold, who had been a hero in the War for Independence, turned traitor, he led a British attack on his native state of Connecticut. On Sept. 6, 1781, he burned much of New London, including the courthouse. When it came time to . . . — — Map (db m268015) HM
On Broad Street at Williams Street, on the right when traveling west on Broad Street.
Born in Coventry Connecticut June 6, 1755 A schoolmaster in New London, A captain in the Continental Army who “resign’d his life a sacrifice to his country’s Liberty at New York Sept. 22d 1776” “I only regret that I have but one . . . — — Map (db m48203) HM
On Water Street at State Street, on the left when traveling north on Water Street.
A Yale graduate, Hale began teaching here in the Union School House in 1774. He taught all ages and levels of boys at the same time. A progressive teacher for his day, Hale openly rewarded success in the classroom. He also believed in teaching . . . — — Map (db m48320) HM
On Union Street just south of State Street, on the right when traveling north.
Upon this site stood the School House where Nathan Hale taught school from March 1774 to July 1775, just prior to his departure to join the Revolutionary Army and to win undying fame. — — Map (db m227224) HM
On Atlantic Street, on the left when traveling south.
Nathan Hale
Scholar • Teacher • Soldier • Martyr
Born Coventry Connecticut, June 6, 1755
Graduated from Yale, 1773
Taught in this
"The Union School of New London"
from March 1774 until July 1775
Gave his life for his country . . . — — Map (db m48184) HM
On Water Street at State Street, on the left when traveling north on Water Street.
When the “Lexington Alarm” was sounded in April 1775, three militia companies from New London and surrounding towns responded immediately. Within a month, six new regiments were formed with two New London companies participating in the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m48318) HM
On Water Street at State Street, on the left when traveling north on Water Street.
When the colonies chose revolution, the Continental Congress appointed Nathaniel Shaw to be in charge of Connecticut’s Navy. That navy consisted largely of privateers, privately-owned armed vessels, licensed to attack British shipping. Privateers . . . — — Map (db m266710) HM
On Blinman Street at Bank Street, on the right when traveling west on Blinman Street.
Built 1756 by Captain Nathaniel Shaw, Senior • • • Continental, Colonial and State Naval Office of Nathaniel Shaw, Junior New London, Connecticut During the War of the American Revolution. He was appointed Naval Agent by the Continental . . . — — Map (db m48205) HM
On Bank Street at Brewer Street, on the right when traveling west on Bank Street.
Nathaniel Shaw came to New London around 1730 to take advantage of the town’s increasing maritime opportunities. He and his son, Nathaniel Jr. became successful merchants. In 1756 the older Shaw began building this mansion. Despite the abundance . . . — — Map (db m48192) HM
On Hempstead Street west of Jay Street ( Route 641), on the right when traveling north.
In honor of
Stephen Hempstead
born here
May 6th, 1754
Distinguished for bravery
at the
Battle of Groton Heights
Sept. 6th, 1781 — — Map (db m227208) WM
Near Mohegan Ave. Pkwy. north of Williams Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Chain
of which this is a part was stretched
from West Point N.Y. to Constitution
Island in 1778 to close the Hudson
River against the British fleet.
Made at the Sterling Iron Works
by
Peter Townsend
Presented to the Coast . . . — — Map (db m205137) HM
The first shots of the American Revolution were fired in Massachusetts in April of 1775, more than a year before the thirteen colonies declared their independence. Connecticut needed fortifications to defend the colony from British attack, and in . . . — — Map (db m48280) HM
On Jewish War Veterans Memorial Highway (Interstate 95) west of Route 49, on the right when traveling west.
Samson Occom was a Mohegan minister and educator. In 1775, he wrote this letter urging the Oneida Tribe to stay neutral in the Revolutionary War.
Occom was born in a wigwam on Mohegan land, near New London, CT in 1723. He learned about . . . — — Map (db m311716) HM
On Washington Street (Connecticut Route 2) at Arnold Place, on the left when traveling south on Washington Street.
Benedict Arnold was born here in January 1741. He and a younger sister, Hannah, were the only survivors of eleven children. The original family home no longer exists.
As a young man of 14, he served an apprenticeship as a druggist with the . . . — — Map (db m267921) HM
On Old Cemetery Lane at Town Street ( Route 642) when traveling east on Old Cemetery Lane.
Honneur Patrie
En Mémoire
de Vingt Compagnons de Lafayette
morts pour la Liberté Amércicaine,
a la Ville de Norwich
pieuse gardienne du Souvenir Français,
La France reconnaissante.
Societe Nationale
du
Souvenir Francais . . . — — Map (db m269069) WM
Near Town Street (Connecticut Route 642) east of Old Cemetery Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Once upon a time in Norwich...
an 18 year old Benedict Arnold stood on this spot and watched as
they lowered his long-suffering mother into her grave.
Benedict himself was an apprentice, bound by indentured
servitude to his mother's cousins, . . . — — Map (db m269115) HM
On East Town Street, on the right when traveling east.
(Left Plaque)
In honor of the
Revolutionary
Soldiers
buried
within these grounds
these memorial gates
were placed
July 4, 1903
by
Faith Trumbull Chapter
D•A•R
(Right Plaque)
Revolutionary Soldiers . . . — — Map (db m269192) WM
This tomb is the final resting place of Samuel Huntington (1731-1796) and of his wife Martha
(1738-1794). Samuel was born in Scotland, CT. and following a common school education his legal
profession was self-taught. Admitted to the bar in 1754, . . . — — Map (db m269144) HM
In memory of
twenty French soldiers
who, serving under
Lafayette,
died while in camp at
Norwich Town 1778
———
Placed by
Faith Trumbull Chapter D.A.R.
1901 — — Map (db m269071) HM WM
On Old Shetucket Turnpike at Jewitt City Road (Route 164), on the right when traveling east on Old Shetucket Turnpike.
Downer-Doane Park
Homesite of
Dr. Joshua & Dr. Avery Downer
Revolutionary War Surgeons
also of
William Howard Doane
Hymn Writer — — Map (db m140818) HM
On Hartford Road (Connecticut Route 85) 0.3 miles north of Morgan Road, on the right when traveling north.
Revolutionary War Bicentennial
Erected April 26, 1975
Honoring the Men of New Salem Parish
Who Fought for Our Nations Independence
Isaiah Armstrong · Capt. Stephen Billings · John Deathick★ · Capt. Daniel Dodge★ · Cpl. Elihu . . . — — Map (db m141148) WM
On North Main Street at Palmer Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
East Face When Rhode Island by her legislation frm 1844 to 1850, Repudiated her Revolutionary Debt. Dr. Richmond removed from that State to this Borough and selected this as his Family Burial Place unwilling that the remains of himself . . . — — Map (db m30982) HM
Near Greenmanville Avenue (Connecticut Route 27) at Bruggeman Place, on the right when traveling south.
This 7,000 anchor was salvaged off Newport, Rhode Island. Its size and shape match British Admiralty specifications for a bower anchor of a 74-gun ship of the line during the American Revolution and War of 1812. It was probably lost by one of . . . — — Map (db m68308) HM
On Rope Ferry Road (Connecticut Route 156) west of Great Neck Road ( Route 213), on the left when traveling west.
1775 In Memoriam 1975
To honor those patriots from the land now Waterford who courageously responded beginning with the Lexington Alarm in the War of Independence 1775-1783
Daniel Ames, Jr. · Samuel Ames · Guy Beckwith · John Beckwith · . . . — — Map (db m220740) WM
On Scotland Road (Connecticut Route 14) east of Mullen Hill Road, on the right when traveling west.
In This Vicinity
French Troops Under
Rochambeau
Enroute From Yorktown
Encamped During November 1782
Erected by the State
and
Windham Library
Association
Cooperating — — Map (db m216461) HM WM
Near Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58) at Route 107, on the right when traveling south.
The chimney remains mark the site of a company officer’s hut. The hut was a replica built in 1890 on the original site.
The company-level officer’s huts were located behind the enlisted hut line. There are several other firebacks of these junior . . . — — Map (db m26899) HM
Near Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58) at Route 107, on the right when traveling south.
This structure was reconstructed in 1890 on the foundations of the original 1778 building. Long thought to be an officer’s barracks, recent information is now leading archaeologists to believe that it was actually the camp magazine which held the . . . — — Map (db m26901) HM
Near Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58) near Route 107, on the right when traveling south.
Local legend says a shallow cave in this rock outcrop was used by one Mr. Philips. Philips was a soldier who returned after the war to live in this cave.
He led the life of a lonely hermit, including liberating an occasional chicken, or produce . . . — — Map (db m26900) HM
On Main Street at Wooster Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Eight families came from Norwalk in 1685 to settle this area which the Indians called Pahquioque. They built their first homes a half mile south of here and made this green their common. The General Court in October 1687 decreed the . . . — — Map (db m250607) HM
On Main Street 0.1 miles north of South Street, on the right when traveling north.
On April 26, 1777, 2,000 British soldiers, under the command of General Tryon, marched into Danbury. The town was a supply depot for military stores.
A Corps of Artificers; skilled craftsmen, such as blacksmiths, were formed into special . . . — — Map (db m72558) HM
On Ellsworth Avenue 0.1 miles west of Summit Street, on the left when traveling north.
[ North face ]
David Wooster First Maj. Gen. of the Conn. Troops in the Army of the Revolution. Brig. Gen. of the United Colonies. Born at Stratford, Mar. 2, 1710-11. Wounded at Ridgefield, April 27, 1777, while defending . . . — — Map (db m23074) HM
On South Street at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on South Street.
Historic Site
Danbury’s First Episcopal Church occupied this site from 1763 until 1884. In 1777, British troops, led by General Tryon, took military stores from the church and burned them in the nearby street, but spared the edifice.
Three . . . — — Map (db m72562) HM
On Main Street at West Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
On April 26, 1777 this brave sixteen year-old girl rode through the enemy-infested countryside for thirty miles in Putnam County, New York, to warn the local militia that British troops were attacking and plundering Danbury, Connecticut. — — Map (db m25374) HM
On Main Street at Wooster Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
The revolutionary village which centered about this green with its stores of supplies for the army was sacked and burned by a force of two thousand British April 26, 1777 Warned of the gathering militia the raiders departed next . . . — — Map (db m23542) HM
On Main Street 0.1 miles north of South Street, on the right when traveling north.
French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans in the War for Independence. After wintering in Newport, Rochambeau’s . . . — — Map (db m243483) HM
On Brookside Road north of Stephen Mather Road, on the left when traveling north.
A Historic Home
The Mather Homestead was built in 1778 by Deacon Joseph Mather, son of Reverend Moses Mather, a fiery patriot and the Minister of Middlesex Parish (now the First Congregational Church in Darien), for 62 years. He lived in . . . — — Map (db m226764) HM
Near Connecticut Turnpike (Interstate 95) north of Tokeneke Road, on the right when traveling north.
Munson Hoyt, a Connecticut Loyalist, served in the Prince of Wales' American Regiment. This was his "redcoat."
Hoyt (sometimes spelled "Hayt") was born in Norwalk, CT. He wore this officer-s coat, made of red wool broadcloth, while he . . . — — Map (db m311651) HM
On Old Kings Highway North south of Pine Brook Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Telling the Story of Darien
Originally founded as the Darien Historical Society in 1953, the Museum of Darien is dedicated to telling the town's story.
Whether it's a 17th-century blanket chest, a hand-sewn Civil War-era flag, or an . . . — — Map (db m230984) HM
On Brookside Road just north of Old Kings Highway North, on the right when traveling north.
1894.
On Sunday, July 22, 1781,
while engaged in public worship
in the building then occupying this site
Rev. Dr. Moses Mather
and fifty men of this congregation were captured
by British troops and taken to New York
There . . . — — Map (db m230983) HM WM
On Old Kings Highway North just east of Brookside Road, on the right when traveling west.
Darien's Roots
The Creation of Middlesex Parish
The origins of Darien can be traced to the challenges of a very long walk. In the 1730s residents living in the rural outskirts of Stamford's east end joined forces with their neighbors . . . — — Map (db m230980) HM
Near Connecticut Turnpike (Interstate 95) west of Norton Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
In 1776, the Continental Army deployed an underwater vessel designed by David Bushnell. "The Turtle" was the first submarine used in military combat.
Bushnell was born in 1749 in Saybrook, CT (today's Westbrook). He became interested in . . . — — Map (db m311727) HM
On East Putnam Avenue (U.S. 1) at Maple Avenue, on the left when traveling north on East Putnam Avenue.
George Washington
Paused here on the Post Road near this church, on October 16, 1789 and afterward wrote in his diary, "the superb landscape which is to be seen from the meeting house is a rich regalia".
In Commemoration
Of this . . . — — Map (db m38428) HM
On East Putnam Avenue (U.S. 1) at Old Church Road, on the left when traveling north on East Putnam Avenue.
This Marks The Spot
Where On February 26, 1779
General Israel Putnam,
Cut Off From His Soldiers And
Pursued By British Cavalry,
Galloped Down This Rocky Steep
And Escaped, Daring To Lead Where Not
One Of Many Hundred Foes Dared To . . . — — Map (db m38607) HM
On Merritt Parkway (Connecticut Route 15), on the right when traveling south.
In 1776, the Continental Congress authorized four "light dragoon" regiments. The Second Continental Light Dragoons, comprised largely of men from Connecticut, carried this flag.
Light dragoons often fought on horseback and the Second, . . . — — Map (db m304280) HM
Near Carter Street west of Hickory Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Revolutionary War, Soldier and Patriot
Jeremiah Beard Eells,
Lieutenant and Ensign - CT
Prisoner of War
Born 1 Dec. 1732 Norwalk, Fairfield Co. CT
Died 12 Nov. 1815 New Canaan, Fairfield Co., CT — — Map (db m312215) WM
On Aspetuck Avenue at Elm Street, on the right when traveling north on Aspetuck Avenue.
This beautiful valley known to the Potatuck Indians as Weantinock, was purchased from them in 1703 by a company of individuals chiefly from Milford, Connecticut, hence the name New Milford. Its earliest white inhabitant, Zachariah . . . — — Map (db m22750) HM
On Main Street at Church Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
On the site of this building
once lived
Roger Sherman
Born 1721 – Died 1793
One of the Signers of the
Declaration of Independence — — Map (db m20922) HM
On Church Hill Road (U.S. 6) at Queen Street, on the right when traveling east on Church Hill Road.
1732 ---- 1932
In Commemoration Of
The Two Hundredth Birthday Of
George Washington
----
Rochambeau
Established a Camp Here
June 28 To July 1, 1781
----
Soldiers Commanded By
Lafayette
Camped At This Spot
Placed by Mary . . . — — Map (db m26914) HM
On Church Hill Road (U.S. 6) at Queen Street, on the right when traveling west on Church Hill Road.
French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans in the War for Independence. After wintering in Newport, Rochambeau’s . . . — — Map (db m26915) HM
On France Street at Adams Avenue, on the left when traveling north on France Street.
On this historic ground the American Patriots bravely sustained the cause of Liberty against the British Invaders July 12, 1779 ---------- Erected by the D.A.R. of Norwalk 1894. — — Map (db m53435) HM
On East Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
From the summit of this hill Maj. Gen. William Tryon witnessed the Burning of Norwalk by the British troops under his command during the engagement of July 11 & 12, 1779. --------------- Erected by Norwalk Chapter Daughters of the American . . . — — Map (db m53434) HM
On Sunset Hill Avenue near East Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This American Liberty Elm was named after “The Liberty Tree: Our Country’s first Symbol of Freedom.” On the morning of August 14, 1765, the people of Boston awakened to discover two effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of the . . . — — Map (db m53918) HM
On St. Paul’s Place, on the right when traveling west.
This Parish of St. Paul’s was founded in 1737 by a missionary priest sent to the colonies from London. The present church building is the fifth erected on this site. The second structure was destroyed by the British on July 11, 1779, when General . . . — — Map (db m53460) HM
On Calf Pasture Beach Road, on the right when traveling east.
In early July 1779, British General William Tryon led 2,600 British and Hessian soldiers on raids down the Connecticut shoreline to punish residents for their “ungenerous and wanton insurrection” against the Crown. They destroyed homes, provisions . . . — — Map (db m53442) HM
On Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 107) at Black Rock Turnpike ( Route 58), on the right when traveling west on Putnam Park Road.
This bronze statue was sculpted by renowned local artist Anna Hyatt Huntington. She was 94 when she completed the statue for its 1969 dedication. The bronze depicts General Israel Putnam’s legendary ride down the stone steps in Greenwich (then . . . — — Map (db m69914) HM
Near Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58) near Route 107, on the right when traveling south.
With the exception of the Bake Oven, which produced bread for camp, the identity and locations of numerous other buildings on the upper level is uncertain. We know that the Bake Oven was located in this ravine. It needed water from the stream . . . — — Map (db m26903) HM
Near Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58) near Route 107, on the right when traveling south.
A resident of Redding, Joel Barlow graduated from Yale in 1778. An accomplished poet and writer, Barlow was thought to have visited the Redding army camps during the winter of 1778-89. He was a chaplain for three years in the Continental Army. — — Map (db m26902) HM
Near Putnam Park Road (Route 58) at Route 107, on the right when traveling south.
Camp Guardhouse
A log hut which was reconstructed about 1890 on the remains of a hut from 1778. The actual purpose of the original structure is in question, although local lore said it was the Guardhouse. The construction and size of the hut . . . — — Map (db m26893) HM
Near Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58) at Route 107, on the right when traveling south.
The two mounds of stones inside the square formed by the granite posts, were thought to be the camp cemetery. Accordingly, a memorial marker was erected to mark the site in 1902.
Archaeology work has proven this site to be that of a double-ended . . . — — Map (db m26909) HM
Near Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58) at Route 107, on the right when traveling south.
The enlisted men’s encampment consisted of 116 log huts set in a double row for almost a quarter mile down the company street. The only above ground remains of those huts today are the piles of collapsed stone chimneys. Each stone pile of . . . — — Map (db m26896) HM
On Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 107) at Black Rock Turnpike ( Route 58), on the right when traveling west on Putnam Park Road.
Donated A.D. 1969 by sculptress Anna Hyatt Huntington in her 93rd year in timeless memorial to Israel Putnam Senior Major General in the Continental Army who at Greenwich, Connecticut, in February of 1779, made good a dramatic mounted escape . . . — — Map (db m11994) HM
Near Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58) at Route 107, on the right when traveling south.
The stone dam which makes this pond was installed at the time of the park’s creation. But the stream was in existence during the 1778-79 army encampment. It is one of two main streams, one at either end of the camp, which provided water for the . . . — — Map (db m26910) HM
Near Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58) at Route 107, on the right when traveling south.
Memorial Monument
Constructed in 1888, one year after the commissioning of the park, this monument honors the three different camps in Redding during the winter of 1778 – 79. This monument is the very first structure erected at the park. . . . — — Map (db m26895) HM
Near Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58) near Route 107, on the right when traveling south.
This building contains exhibits and historical materials including artifacts unearthed at the campsite during archaeological excavations.
The museum was built in 1921. The structure was a repository for the artifacts found in the park. . . . — — Map (db m26897) HM
Near Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58) at Route 107, on the right when traveling south.
Putnam Memorial State Park
This park commemorates the three winter encampments in 1778 – 79 of Major General Isreal Putnam’s division of Continental Army troops during the Revolutionary War. The memorial park was created on the actual site . . . — — Map (db m26890) HM
On Black Rock Turnpike (Connecticut Route 58) at Cross Highway, on the left when traveling north on Black Rock Turnpike.
In memory of the Redding citizens captured nearby April 26, 1777 & imprisoned in New York for ransom by British General William Tryon & his invading army. Russell Bartlett • Stephen Betts + • Daniel Chapman * • Thomas Couch • David Fairchild • . . . — — Map (db m69916) HM
Near Putnam Park Road (Connecticut Route 58), on the right when traveling south.
Visitor Center
(1893 Pavilion)
This building was originally built in 1893 as the park pavilion. It was used as a shelter for park visitors during inclement weather, for dances and picnics.
The upstairs was used as the original park museum. . . . — — Map (db m26891) HM
Near Pocahontas Road, on the right when traveling west.
Front of Monument: Erected to commemorate the Winter Quarters of Putnam’s Division of the Continental Army. Nov. 7th 1778. May 25th 1779. Right of Monument: Putnam McDougal Poor Parsons Huntington Back of Monument: The men of ‘76 . . . — — Map (db m11997) HM
On Main Street at Prospect Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Philip Burr Bradley was one of the earliest owners of the property. Bradley, a cousin of Aaron Burr, was placed in command of the Fifth CT Regt. in the Revolutionary War, and commanded a battalion at the Battle of Ridgefield. He also served in . . . — — Map (db m24808) HM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
In defense of American Independence at the Battle of Ridgefield April 27, 1777 died Eight Patriots who were laid in this ground companioned by Sixteen British Soldiers Living, their enemies, Dying their guests, in honor of service and sacrifice this . . . — — Map (db m23396) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 35) at King Lane, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
On September 23, 1780, on his way through American lines to New York City, Major John Andre of the British Army was captured, taken prisoner and brought to American headquarters in South Salem, N.Y. Andre had plotted with General Benedict . . . — — Map (db m266708) HM
On North Salem Road (Connecticut Route 116) at Barlow Mountain Road, on the right when traveling north on North Salem Road.
On This Flat
Gen. David Wooster
Attacked the Rear Guard of
British Maj. Gen. William Tryon
This was the First Engagement
of the Battle of Ridgefield
April 27, 1777 — — Map (db m287463) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 35) 0.1 miles West Lane, on the right when traveling north.
The Keeler Tavern served as headquarters for the Patriots during the Battle of Ridgefield, April 27, 1777. It is now owned by the Keeler Tavern Preservation Society and maintained as an historical building. — — Map (db m23410) HM
The chief engagement of Connecticut’s only inland battle during the War for Independence was fought approximately 100 yards from this site. Several hundred hastily-mustered militia joined a handful of Continental troops under Generals Benedict . . . — — Map (db m23400) HM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
British General Tryon’s Raid on Danbury occurred on April 26, 1777. The beginning of the 1777 campaign was the first British invasion and the only pitched battle in Connecticut. Following the burning of Danbury the British troops marched . . . — — Map (db m23412) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 35) at Gilbert Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
In 1799, Thomas Rockwell opened a small carpentry shop which later became part of the Elms Inn. It was also a shoemaker’s shop and later, a tin shop operated by Francis Rockwell. Francis was also a vintner whose vineyard was across the street . . . — — Map (db m23435) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 35) 0.1 miles north of Gilbert Street, on the left when traveling south.
Built by Benjamin Stebbins for his daughter Sarah and her husband Amos Baker, a Revolutionary War Hero, the first surgeon in Ridgefield and the originator of the famous Baker Apple. — — Map (db m23602) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 33/35) just north of Market Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported damaged.
On these grounds in 1786 the Town Proprietors built the Independent School House from materials taken from the razed old town house that stood on the Village Green. In 1896 Governor Phineas Lounsbury built his estate, Grovelawn, on this site. . . . — — Map (db m230125) HM
On Main Street (Connecticut Route 35) at Governor Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Here stood the original
Episcopal Church
erected in 1740
partly burned by
British soldiers
during the battle
of Ridgefield
April 27, 1777 — — Map (db m31964) HM
On Ridgebury Road at George Washington Highway, on the right when traveling south on Ridgebury Road.
Ridgebury, "The New Patent," was one of the last land purchases made by the Proprietors. Tradition says that the First Congregational Church in Ridgebury had its beginnings in the "New Patent Meeting House" as early as 1738. In 1768 the . . . — — Map (db m32052) HM
On Ridgebury Road at George Washington Hwy., on the right when traveling south on Ridgebury Road.
Gathered Built 1760 1851 This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
Connecticut
Washington – Rochambeau
Revolutionary Route . . . — — Map (db m23423) HM
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