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American Legion
112 Old Ridgefield Rd, Wilton, CT 06897
112 Old Ridgefield Rd, Wilton, CT 06897
The American Legion is a not-for-profit organization set up by the U.S. Congress in 1919 for veterans. It is…More dedicated to community service and now has almost 3 million member and nearly 15,000 worldwide posts.</p> <p>Wilton's location is right across from the library on Old Ridgefield Road. James B. Whipple may be contacted for information about it via email: tkmffld3@optonline.net.</p>
Weir Farm National Historic Site
735 Nod Hill Rd, Wilton, CT 06897
One of the National Park Service's 400 parks, and the only one dedicated to American painting, Weir Farm was officially…More declared a national historic site by Congress in 1990. It highlights the home and place of inspiration for painter J. Alden Weir. Weir, who acquired the 153 acre farm in 1882, responded to the natural landscape with impressionist paintings that depicted stones, woodlands and meadows, beginning a tradition that other artists, such as Mahonri Young and Sperry Andrews, would later emulate. The Land of Nod, as the site has been called, has a visitor center, tours, and <i>en plein air</i> activities for kids.
735 Nod Hill Rd, Wilton, CT 06897
One of the National Park Service's 400 parks, and the only one dedicated to American painting, Weir Farm was officially…More declared a national historic site by Congress in 1990. It highlights the home and place of inspiration for painter J. Alden Weir. Weir, who acquired the 153 acre farm in 1882, responded to the natural landscape with impressionist paintings that depicted stones, woodlands and meadows, beginning a tradition that other artists, such as Mahonri Young and Sperry Andrews, would later emulate. The Land of Nod, as the site has been called, has a visitor center, tours, and <i>en plein air</i> activities for kids.
