Darien
Originally part of Stamford, this area became Middlesex Parish in 1737. It was incorporated as the Town of Darien in 1820. Settlement had begun about 1700 when the first roads were cut “in the woods.” In 1703 a school district . . . — — Map (db m80136) HM
(left plaque)
Civil War
(1861 – 1865)
Carl Acherman James H. Bates Lewis H. Benedict Joseph Bushy Nathan R. Byxbee Charles H. Clock Horace Curtis Phillip Fortune Michael Harmo Frederick Henderson William H. Howe . . . — — Map (db m80179) WM
Dedicated to All Men and Women
Wounded In All Our Wars
Combat Wounded Veterans
They Paid For
Our Freedom
With Blood
All Gave Some
Some Gave All
Erected by the Homer Lee Wise Chapter 1932, Military
Order of the Purple Heart, . . . — — Map (db m80261) WM
Korean War
(1950 1953)
George R. Broadhurst James A. Dooley, Jr. Eugene Murphy Julius C. Nacci Robert J. Perkinson
Vietnam War
(1959 1975)
Alan L. Diedricksen John B. Giesen, Jr. . . . — — Map (db m80259) WM
World War II
(1941 – 1945)
Sanford Adams Eric Allen William A. Aycrigg II Elton S. Barrett Orrin K. Boice James Butts Joseph A. Chase Peter T. Chester Horace G. Cleveland III Louis Cotaling David O. Devlin Anthony R. . . . — — Map (db m80180) WM
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
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
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
On these grounds once stood
Middlesex Graveyard
1737 - 1923
Stones since removed to Spring Grove[.] Remains of our forebears here repose and still their love remains. — — Map (db m230982) HM
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
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
Civil War
In Memory Of
Oscar E. Peck
Dedicated – 2012
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
Powder Boy – U.S. Navy – U.S.S. Varuna
“For conspicuous gallantry and intredidity
at risk of life above and beyond . . . — — Map (db m80265) WM
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
Rings End
Landing
Earlier Called Clocks Landing
Trading Center
Of Middlesex Parish
Part of Stamford from 1641 until
Incorporated as Town of Darien
May 20, 1826
Presented by Kiwanis Club of Darien
As part of 150th . . . — — Map (db m80305) HM
