Join the Wilton Historical Society and the Wilton Congregational Church on Sunday, November 3 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. to explore the town’s oldest extant burial ground, Sharp Hill Cemetery. Established in 1738, the cemetery was active up to the 1880’s. It serves as the final resting place of many notable Wilton residents, including Revolutionary War veterans, pastors, […]
On Saturday, Dec. 17, at 12 p.m., the Capt. David Hawley Society Children of the American Revolution, Drum Hill Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Wilton Congregational Church will sponsor a Wreaths Across America wreath laying ceremony at the historic Sharp Hill Cemetery at the corner of Sharp Hill Rd. and Rte. 7. In […]
At 12 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 18, the Capt. David Hawley Society Children of the American Revolution, Drum Hill Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Wilton Congregational Church will sponsor a Wreaths Across America wreath-laying ceremony at historic Sharp Hill Cemetery at the corner of Sharp Hill Rd. and Route 7/Danbury Rd., in Wilton. […]
Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, we remember and honor veterans through coordinated wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as at more than 1,400 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea and abroad. Join the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Captain David Hawley Society Children of the American […]
A Historic Walk and Re-Enactment with Wilton Historian Bob Russell On Saturday, Nov. 2 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m., a most unusual tour of Wilton’s oldest burial ground, the historic Sharp Hill Cemetery, will be offered. Portrayed by re-enactors, six of our town’s intrepid early settlers (each buried there) will describe their role in Wilton’s history. […]
Sharp Hill Cemetery dates back to c. 1738 when it replaced the long lost original burying ground on Wolfpit Rd., and was Wilton’s principal burying place until the mid-1800s. The earliest legible stone is that of Mable Elmer with a date of January 1744. Twenty-three Revolutionary War and six French and Indian War veterans are […]
Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, we remember and honor veterans through coordinated wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as at more than 1,400 additional locations […]
