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Darien Sportsplex Ice Arena is an arena and recreational sport facility in Darien, Illinois, United States. It features three NHL size sheets of ice for hockey , figure skating , and open skating. The facility also has a full-size indoor field house, a meeting room, an ice hockey Pro Shop, a concession stand, and a hockey training center.
The Darien Ice House is an ice rink. [22] Founded in 1928, [citation needed] Noroton Yacht Club runs the largest junior sailing program in the United States. [13]
Darien (formerly Cass) is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census , the population was 22,011. [ 3 ] A southwestern suburb of Chicago , Darien was named after the town of Darien, Connecticut .
Six Flags Darien Lake (also known as Six Flags Darien Lake Resort and formerly known as Darien Lake Fun Country, Darien Lake, and Darien Lake Theme Park Resort) is a 1,200-acre (4.86 km 2) amusement park and resort located in Darien, New York, off of Interstate 90 between Buffalo and Rochester.
The Pond-Weed House is a historic house at corner of the old Boston Post Road and Hollow Tree Ridge Road in the Noroton section of Darien, Connecticut. It has also been known as The House Under the Hill and Half-Way House. [1] Built ca. 1730, [2] the house is a classic wood frame saltbox, 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 stories in height, five bays wide, with a ...
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Darien was founded in 1736 about 1 mile from Fort King George, which was built in 1721. Darien was directly protected by Fort Darien, built in 1736. The current streets were laid out in an 1806 plan. The town was mostly destroyed in 1863 when it was burned by Union troops. Rebuilding the town started on the east side, followed by the west side.
Christopher Shays, Republican congressman representing Connecticut's Fourth District, born in Darien and a 1964 graduate of Darien High School (now lives in the DC area) [20] Ralph E. Van Norstrand (1961), minority leader of the Connecticut General Assembly, 1979—1985; Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives, 1985—1987 [21]