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Darien (/ ˌ d ɛər i ˈ æ n / DAIR-ee-AN) is a coastal town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.With a population of 21,499 and a land area of just under 13 square miles (34 km 2), it is the smallest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast.
How South Shore towns will honor Memorial Day this year.
- Kennedy Park Monument ceremony at 10:30 a.m., followed by a Memorial Day Parade on South Main Street. The parade steps off at 11 a.m. - Ceremony after the parade at 11:45 a.m. at Government Center
Since 1867, Brooklyn, New York, has held an annual Memorial Day parade which it claims to be the nation's oldest. Grafton, West Virginia, and Ironton, Ohio have also had an ongoing parade since 1868. However, the Memorial Day parade in Rochester, Wisconsin, predates both the Doylestown and the Grafton parades by one year (1867). [78] [79]
The Boston Post Road Historic District encompasses a cross-section of residential architectural styles representative of much of the history of Darien, Connecticut. Centered on the junction of Boston Post Road ( United States Route 1 ) and Brookdale Road, the district also includes two civic landmarks: the town hall and the Greek Revival First ...
The ca. 1700 Pond-Weed House saltbox on the Post Road in Noroton is the oldest home in Darien. The history of Darien, Connecticut, has been shaped by its location on the shore of Long Island Sound along the main route from Boston to New York City, initially with sailing ships and dirt roads for transportation, and later with locomotives and highways.
About 150,000 people came out to see the 1945 Memorial Day parade, which took place less than three weeks after the surrender of Germany and four months before the surrender of Japan in World War II.
Noroton is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Darien, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It occupies the southwestern part of Darien, from the Metro-North Railroad in the north to Long Island Sound in the south. The southern half of the community occupies Noroton Neck, between Holly Pond to the west and the Goodwives ...