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The "Scott House" on Sunset Lane, the home of the Ridgefield Historical Society in Ridgefield, Connecticut. |
The Ridgefield Historical Society was established in 2001 to preserve, catalogue, research, and disseminate information about the history of Ridgefield, Connecticut.Ridgefield, a community of 22,000 people in west-central Fairfield County, was founded in 1708 when about 30 families from Long Island Sound settlements bought these uplands from the Ramapoo Indians.Since then, Ridgefield has had a rich history that includes such personalities as Benedict Arnold, who fought here, and Eugene O'Neill, who wrote here.In September 2002, the society opened its new headquarters in the "Scott House." The building had stood for more than two and a half centuries in the village of Ridgefield, and was disassembled, moved to 4 Sunset Lane and restored with the help of many contributors.To learn more about the society and about Ridgefield history, visit the links at the left. |