March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Ridgebury Road
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March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Ridgebury Road is a historic site in Ridgefield, Connecticut
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2003.
It is along the march route taken by French commander Rochambeau
's troops in 1781.
It's a 1600 foot section of the Ridgebury Road, and the defined property is about 50 feet wide, running from stone walls on either side. It is known with certainty to have been traversed by Rochambeau's army in 1781, and the current appearance in this section is much the same now as it was then.
It's one of multiple properties whose possible listing on the National Register was covered in a study.
Ridgefield, Connecticut
Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, the 300-year-old community had a population of 24,638 at the 2010 census. The town center, which was formerly a borough, is defined by the U.S...
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2003.
It is along the march route taken by French commander Rochambeau
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
Marshal of France Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau was a French nobleman and general who participated in the American Revolutionary War as the commander-in-chief of the French Expeditionary Force which came to help the American Continental Army...
's troops in 1781.
It's a 1600 foot section of the Ridgebury Road, and the defined property is about 50 feet wide, running from stone walls on either side. It is known with certainty to have been traversed by Rochambeau's army in 1781, and the current appearance in this section is much the same now as it was then.
It's one of multiple properties whose possible listing on the National Register was covered in a study.
See also
- March Route of Rochambeau's army
- List of historic sites preserved along Rochambeau's route