Shelton in the Revolution

Hidden Danbury supplies - French march. Tier 2 - One sourced story.

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[Verified] During the 1777 British raid on Danbury, supplies were secretly removed and hidden in a Birdseye Road outbuilding in Shelton (then Ripton Parish). - Society of Colonial Wars in CT

[Verified] In 1781, French officers with a 600-man force were entertained in Huntington (now Shelton) en route to join George Washington for the Yorktown campaign. - Society of Colonial Wars in CT

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