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In 1777, Benedict Arnold's American troops fought the British at the Battle of Ridgefield.
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- 1708 - (Ridgefield, CT) - Founded in 1708 by colonists from Norwalk and Milford, and then incorporated a year later, the town was mainly a farming community until wealthy New Yorkers discovered it and built summer cottages within its borders.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ ridgefield/ - 1819 - Ridgefield
Ridgefield is an elevated post township, situated in the western setion of the County and State, bordering upon the State of New-York, 10 miles southw...Read MORE... - 1854 - Ridgefield
Ridgefield, a post-village of Fairfield Co., Connecticut, about 35 miles W. of New Haven, contains several churches, an academy, and a number of manuf...Read MORE... 
1895 - BUSINESS DISTRICT IN FLAMES
Disastrous Fire Prevails in the Town of Ridgefield, Conn. - Buildings in Rutherford Burning.
RIDGEFIELD, Conn., Dec 8. - The business district of t...Read MORE...- 1895 - Ridgefield
Ridgefield, rij'feeld, a post-village in Ridgefield town ship, Fairfield co., Conn., on the Danbury & Norwalk Rail road, 11 miles S.W. of Bethel, and ...Read MORE... 
Bird's Eye View, Branchville, Conn.
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Catholic Church and Parish
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Ridgefield, a banking post-village in Ridgefield township (town), Fairfield co., Conn., on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 15 miles N. of Nor...Read MORE... 
The Hearthstone Outpost Inn
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Elms, Ridgefield, Conn.
"...The Elms Inn is a charming 1799 historic New England inn located on tree-lined Main Street in beautiful Ridgefield, CT. Nestled among 3 acres of grounds and gardens, The Elms Inn includes 19 period rooms, suites, and... Read MORE...
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E. W. Morris Memorial Library
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Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA
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 - Catholic Church and Parish)
Catholic Church and Parish
Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA
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 - Bird's Eye View, Branchville, Conn.
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Bird's Eye View, Branchville, Conn.
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Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA
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 - Elms, Ridgefield, Conn.
"...The Elms Inn is a charming 1799 historic New England inn located on tree-lined Main Street in beautiful Ridgefield, CT. Nestled among 3 acres of grounds and gardens, The Elms Inn includes 19 period rooms, suites, and luxury suites as well as the four star Elms Restaurant & Tavern just steps from our door.
...In 1760, Master cabinet-maker named Amos Seymour built a charming colonial house upon an historical American Revolutionary War battle site, and filled it with furnishings he painstakingly created by hand. Today this masterpiece and several other buildings comprise the historic Elms Inn..."
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Elms, Ridgefield, Conn.
"...The Elms Inn is a charming 1799 historic New England inn located on tree-lined Main Street in beautiful Ridgefield, CT. Nestled among 3 acres of grounds and gardens, The Elms Inn includes 19 period rooms, suites, and... Read MORE...
Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA
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 - The Hearthstone Outpost Inn)
The Hearthstone Outpost Inn
Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA
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 - E. W. Morris Memorial Library)
E. W. Morris Memorial Library
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1708 - (Ridgefield, CT) - Founded in 1708 by colonists from Norwalk and Milford, and then incorporated a year later, the town was mainly a farming community until wealthy New Yorkers discovered it and built summer cottages within its borders.
connecticuthistory.org/ towns-page/ ridgefield/
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1819 - Ridgefield
Ridgefield is an elevated post township, situated in the western setion of the County and State, bordering upon the State of New-York, 10 miles... Read MORE...
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1854 - Ridgefield
Ridgefield, a post-village of Fairfield Co., Connecticut, about 35 miles W. of New Haven, contains several churches, an academy, and a number of... Read MORE...
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1895 - Ridgefield
Ridgefield, rij'feeld, a post-village in Ridgefield town ship, Fairfield co., Conn., on the Danbury & Norwalk Rail road, 11 miles S.W. of Bethel, and ... Read MORE...
1895 - BUSINESS DISTRICT IN FLAMES
Disastrous Fire Prevails in the Town of Ridgefield, Conn. - Buildings in Rutherford Burning.
RIDGEFIELD, Conn., Dec 8. - The business district of... Read MORE...
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1906
Ridgefield, a banking post-village in Ridgefield township (town), Fairfield co., Conn., on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 15 miles N. of... Read MORE...
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