Benedict Arnold - Keeler Tavern Cannonball, Ridgefield

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On April 27, 1777, the war for American Independence came to the Keeler Tavern. After burning the storehouse of American supplies in Danbury, Connecticut, British General Tryon and his troops returned to Long Island Sound.
To avoid encounters with colonial troops led by Generals Benedict Arnold, Benjamin Silliman and David Wooster, and suspecting patriots, including Timothy Keeler, were operating out of the Keeler Tavern's cellar, Tryon took a detour through Ridgefield. Fighting from behind a barricade on North Main Street, the patriots delayed, but did not defeat, the advancing British troops.

After the battle Tryon marching south through Ridgefield, set up a cannon on Main Street and fired on the Keeler Tavern. A cannonball hit the building and still remains imbedded in a corner post.

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[TheAirsoftMarine]

@mistermaestro77 its been a long time since '67 though lol

[lilugon]

Benedict Arnold , foi mais herói do que traidor de george Washingtow, entregou o forte e fugiu com os Inglêses, mas muitos fizeram pior durante a revolução americana e nada se fala, ele nunca entregou uma batalha ! pior fez Aaron Burr, matando no duelo!!

[mistermaestro77]

I visted this place a lot on schools trips, from both Farmingdale elementary and Ridgebury elementary back in '63 to'67. My Mom even worked there briefly as a "Hostess" showing people around the place. Perhaps I'm not recollecting correctly, but I could've sworn there used to be shutters on the windows back then...

anyway, thanks for posting.

[photo10]

Im a Keeler,my grandmother talked about the keeler place,

[dragoon12]

*sigh* i used to live near here it was soo close i could walk to that place

[bluenote71]

I visited this house on a school field trip in 1981, when I attended Ridgebury elementary. What a memory. Thanks for posting.

[JimR541]

In the mid to late 19th century it was known as the Resseguie Hotel. My cousins were the owners at that time.