Cemeteries of New Canaan, CT

A quick google search reveals 24 named cemeteries in the town of New Canaan. Yesterday, while on run #6, we stumbled across what looked to be a backyard filled with grave stones near the corner of Oenoke Ridge and Parade Hill. Turns out this small graveyard is the Parade Hill Cemetery and holds the remains of some well known historical New Canaan area residents. There was no sign or clear entrance and from afar the grave stones looked weather-worn and unreadable. There are 124 listed memorials at the Parade Hill Cemetery with family names you'd recognize when driving through New Canaan. Talmadge, Davenport and Lockwood to name a few. All named streets in town.


  

Location: New Canaan, CT 06840, USA

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