History of Downtown

by | Aug 14, 2025 | Darien Heritage Trail

History of Downtown History & Background Downtown Darien was born (as Darien Depot) on Christmas Day 1848, when the first regularly scheduled New York and New Haven Railroad passenger train pulled into the brand-new Darien Station. The station was located on the...

Noroton River Cemetery

by | Aug 14, 2025 | Darien Heritage Trail

Noroton River Cemetery History & Background Originally known as the Noroton River Burying Ground, this is Darien’s oldest burying ground. It is one of the few remaining relics of the Noroton River settlement, where, in the late 1600’s, residents of a growing...

Ring’s End

by | Aug 14, 2025 | Darien Heritage Trail

Ring’s End History & Background This is where the community that became Darien actually began. There was a small but serviceable harbor here, and an estuary that could be dammed to power a grist mill. The new settlement that was growing in eastern Stamford would...

History of Post Road

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History of Post Road History & Background The new nation needed good roads. Independence from Great Britain freed American mechanics and entrepreneurs to join the Industrial Revolution. But they needed access to materials and to markets, and that meant wagons and...

Tilley Pond

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Tilley Pond History & Background There was little to show of Darien’s agricultural tradition by the time the most remarkable farm in its history was created right in the middle of the town during the early 1900s. Tilley’s Bird Farm wasn’t your...