Category Archives: Darien
Lincoln re-enactor recites Gettysburg speech at Darien cemetery
“Four score and seven years ago,” is the start to one of the most famous speeches ever given by a U.S. president, and those who gathered in Connecticut’s oldest veterans’ cemetery in Darien were able to hear a live rendition. … Continue reading
Fairfield County – a Revolutionary War battleground
Not all Americans favored independence, writes historian Jack Gault in his new book “Talmadge Hill.” In fact, Fairfield County was a battleground between Patriots and Tories. In southwestern Connecticut, only about forty percent of the population supported independence, according to … Continue reading
