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TAKE A MOMENT TO WALK ALONG THIS HISTORIC SITE
This may be the most interesting stroll you will take in years. Join
the FREE tour and learn of the incredible history that was born on
this relatively small space called “The Hill.” Nearly 300 years of
Governors, Actors, College Presidents, the Underground Railroad,
The First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, and a pastor that was a signatory
of the Declaration of Independence.
Third Time is a charm.
The current Church, the third to be built here since 1725 was
erected on this site in 1854. With much of farmland cleared of trees
the second edition of the church was used as a guide for sailors in
the Long Island Sound. The Church Steeple was also used to watch
for British troop movements during the Revolutionary War.
Did you know?
Our Interim minister in 1757 - Lyman Hall - signed the Declaration of
Independence.
What’s a Copper Beech?
In Greenfield Hill you can’t miss it. The tree, a Connecticut State
Champion and over 200 years old, stands proudly before our
church.
Whaaaat. Who lived here?
Just at the end of the green lived Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy
and just across the street the Rufus Blakely house was certified as
being part of the historic underground railroad.
102 honored here.
The Greenfield Hill Cemetery is the resting place of 102 American
Revolutionary War Heroes, interred here on “The Hill,” more than
any other cemetery in the country.
HISTORY WALKING TOUR