Historical Markers and War Memorials in Wilton, Connecticut
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Near Ridgefield Road (Connecticut Route 33) 0.2 miles north of Belden Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
In Memory
Of Those Who Gave Their Lives
World Wars I and II
James B. Whipple • Edward A. Bass • Ralph H. Cooke • Willis M. DeForest Jr. • Birchard E. Evans • Martyn A. Ficke • David F. Keeler • Daniel P. McNamara • William L. Meyer • Henry H.N. . . . — — Map (db m30468) HM
Near Ridgefield Road (Connecticut Route 33) 0.2 miles north of Belden Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
Joseph Edward Turner, M.D.
1822 – 1889
Founder And Medical Superintendent
Of The First Inebriate Asylum
In The World At Binghamton N.Y.
1858 – 1866
The First Physician
To Put Unto Practical Operation
The Treatment Of . . . — — Map (db m149429) HM
Near Ridgefield Road (Connecticut Route 33) 0.2 miles north of Belden Hill Road, on the left when traveling north.
In Memory Of
Major Samuel Comstock
1739 --- 1824
A Private
In The French and Indian War
A Captain In The Revolutionary War
July 1776 --- June 1783
Serving At
White Plains Germantown Fort Mifflin
Valley Forge Monmouth Yorktown . . . — — Map (db m30471) HM
On Danbury Road (U.S. 7) at Cricket Lane, on the left when traveling south on Danbury Road.
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Wilton
Although this region was settled in 1651 as part of Norwalk, the first dwelling house here was built in 1706. The village of Wilton with parish privileges was granted by the general Assembly on May 12, 1726. The Town of . . . — — Map (db m32256) HM
On Nod Hill Road at Weir Farm Lane, on the right when traveling south on Nod Hill Road.
Welcome to Weir Farm National Historic Site
In June of 1882, artist J. Alden Weir stepped off the train here in Branchville, Connecticut. Like you, he had come to explore this rural farm perched atop Nod Hill. During his short first visit, . . . — — Map (db m30467) HM
On Old Ridgefield Road at Hubbard Road, on the right when traveling west on Old Ridgefield Road.
Roll Of Honor
1917 – 1918
* James B. Whipple
Harry E. Aurmack • George Barringer • Sante Bananni • Charles D. Bennett • Clinton Bennett • Lansing Bennett • Kingsley Birdsall • Edward D. Bolley • Edward Bouterlier • Floyd Bouton • James S. . . . — — Map (db m32255) HM
On Old Ridgefield Road at Glen Side Road, on the left when traveling north on Old Ridgefield Road.
Wilton Veterans Memorial
Honoring
Those who served
Revolutionary War 1775 – 1784
War of 1812 1812 – 1814
Mexican War 1846 – 1848
Civil War 1861 1865
Spanish – American War 1989 – 1902 . . . — — Map (db m32254) WM
