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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CNE_the-danbury-public-library_Danbury-CT.html
In 1771, the Reverend Ebenezer Baldwin drew up terms for a subscription library that would be free to all denominations. Between 1793 and 1856, several other libraries were formed and disbanded. In 1869 the present Danbury Library was incorporate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CND_old-city-center-square_Danbury-CT.html
City Hall Square, the intersection of Main and White Streets has been a central focal point for public activities and structures since the late eighteenth century. In the 1880s it became the center of Danbury public life. The old City Hall, that s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CNA_the-settling-of-danbury_Danbury-CT.html
In the spring of the year 1685, the first permanent settlement of Danbury was made. The eight determined families of Samuel Benedict, James Benedict, Thomas Barnum, Judah Gregory, Thomas Taylor, John Hoyt, Francis Bushnell and James Beebe settled…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CN9_kenosia-candlewood_Danbury-CT.html
Lake Kenosia, said to originate from a Native American word meaning pike or pickerel, is part of the Still River waterway. This popular local park has always played an historic role as a recreational gathering place for Danbury residents. In his …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CN7_danbury-the-hat-city_Danbury-CT.html
Although local folklore credits a man by the name of Zadoc Benedict with the start of hatting in Danbury after the Revolutionary War, hatters are thought to have been at work in the Danbury community before that time. After the Revolutionary War…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CLW_marian-anderson_Danbury-CT.html
Marian Anderson was orn in Philadelphia on February 27, 1897. Although her early musical training was sporadic, a scholarship enabled her to study abroad under distinguished teachers. When Arturo Tosacnini heard her perform at the Salzburg festiv…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CLV_bernadette_Londonderry-CT.html
The Artists' first coloured mural is a tribute to the women of Derry and their role in the civil rights campaign. Bernadette Devlin, Britain's youngest MP, addresses the crowd during the Battle of the Bogside: her actions resulted in a six month j…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CLU_danbury-fair-days_Danbury-CT.html
The origins of the Danbury Fair began in 1821 when the Fairfield Agricultural Society held gatherings in Elmwood Park on Main Street. The event gave farmers an opportunity to discuss farming methods and showcase the fruits of their labor. Hat man…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CLT_boblo-island_Amherstburg-ON.html
Boblo Island
For many centuries the island you see in front of you was used for hunting and fishing by First Nations people. Called ?le aux Bois Blancs by the French, Boblo Island's key location made it a site for blockhouses during the War of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CLS_trains-trolleys-transportation_Danbury-CT.html
On March 1, 1852, the first train on the tracks of the Danbury & Norwalk Railroad pulled into the Main Street depot, located on the site of the present Post Office. The venture consisted of three locomotives, six passenger cars, twenty-four freig…