NUGGET #18 Ram Pasture was situated along West Lane (then called Bedford Road) in and about the triangle created by Parley Lane, High Ridge and West Lane. In the early
Read Thompson Derr’s second and third letters to his mother from Ridgefield School in 1916.
NUGGET #17 Quincy Close, a lane at Casagmo, was named by developer David L. Paul for the ancestors of George M. Olcott, who built the Casagmo mansion in the 1890s.
Read a fascinating article on a stop on the Underground Railroad here in Ridgefield.
Read Thompson Derr’s first letter to his mother from Ridgefield School in 1916.
NUGGET #16 Paul, David L. (1940-) was the developer of Casagmo (q.v.) and Fox Hill condominium projects; from New York City; was 27 years old when he began Casagmo, 1967-8,
Dr. Darla Shaw portrays Liz Leonard, the first female Selectman of Ridgefield.
NUGGET #15 Oil: Peter P. Cornen led movement in 1880s to drill for oil in Ridgefield, especially Farmingville; Press reported in 1886 [P11/11/1886]: “The workmen digging the well on Dr.
Dr. Darla Shaw portrays Sarah Bishop, known as the hermitess of West Mountain. Sarah Bishop Road in Ridgefield is named after her.
NUGGET #14 Nelhybel, Vaclav, (1919-1996), a native of Czechoslovakia, was a prolific composer — more than 400 of his 600-plus works have been published; many have been performed by leading
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