New book recognizes contributions of Ridgefield's Black residents: 'They were pioneers'
“Uncle Ned’s Mountain,” a new self-published book by resident Jack Sanders, details...
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Community news: Heroes of Ned's Mountain webinar and more
Community news: Heroes of Ned's Mountain webinar and more Staff FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 On Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 4 p.m., a Former Editor of The Ridgefield Press, Jack Sanders, will share recent research that reveals that the Armstrongs not only operated a Ridgefield station on the Underground Railroad, but that shows that their grandsons were among the many Black soldiers who fought and died in the Civil War. He will introduce other Black families who lived on Ned’s Mountain and also sent sons to the 29th Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers. Two heroes of the Underground Railroad, Edward ...
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