Ridgefield, Connecticut
— The Museum in the Streets —
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 Arnold to betray the American fortress at West Point and when captured was found to have concealed the plans of West Point in his boot. Lt. Joshua King was given the charge of watching over Andre until he was hanged as a spy on October 2, 1780. Lt. King and his Revolutionary friend, Lt. James Dole lived in Ridgefield after the war and opened their mercantile store, which was to become known as "Old Hundred." The business changed names many times during the next 100 years until the last one moved to the corner of Main Street and Bailey Avenue where it was known for almost another century as Bedient's Hardware. Today "Old Hundred" in incorporated into the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.HM Number | HMLDW |
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Marker Number | 22 |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 2:02pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 625820 N 4570569 |
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Decimal Degrees | 41.27676667, -73.49766667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 16.606', W 73° 29.86' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 16' 36.36" N, 73° 29' 51.60" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 203 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 250-262 Main St, Ridgefield CT 06877, US |
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