This one-day event will commemorate the 246th anniversary of the arrival and
encampment of Gen l Putnam’s Division in 1778.

“Camp Reading,” today the site of Putnam Memorial State Park, was created the year after the
Danbury Raid and the Battle of Ridgefield. The purpose of this event is to call attention to the
sacrifices and achievements of the men and women who spent the winter of 1778-1779 in
Redding, CT and to educate visitors about the camp’s important history. For more information
about the site, please visit the Friends and Neighbors website: http://putnampark.org.
Lunch will be served to all registered participants. The event will include artillery and calvary
demonstrations, People of the Brigade, children’s wooden musket drill, and a Tactical
Demonstration.

Camping on site will be available both Friday and Saturday nights. The weather in Connecticut
in early November can be very cool or warm and pleasant, if we have an Indian summer. If you
are camping Friday and/or Saturday night, please plan accordingly. Please indicate on your
return form if you will be camping and which nights you will be camping. In the 18th century
camp, only common soldier’s wedge tents will be used. All local units are asked to bring a
common soldier’s wedge tent to set up on the tent line. Please indicate on the return how many
tents you will be bringing.

 

 

All who have attended in the past have had a great time. We hope you will join us again this
year. Online registration is available at https://tinyurl.com/Putnamparkregistration .
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Event Coordinators:

Dave Solek, 203-268-7940 or soleranger@hotmail.com
Bill Hagan, 203-313-5213 or haganwilliam87@gmail.com
Al Abraham, 203-544-3246 or aa.abraham@yahoo.com

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Emergency Contact Numbers:
Park Visitor’s Center: 203-938-2357
Redding Police Dept: (203) 938- 3400

 

Directions

Off I-95: take Exit 17. Take Route 136 north for 9 miles. At the intersection of Route 136 and
Route 58, take Route 58 north and drive 8.8 miles. Putnam Memorial is at the intersection of
Route 107 and Route 58.

Off the Merritt Parkway Southbound: Take Exit 42. Take Route 136 north for 5.2 miles. At
the intersection of Route 136 and Route 58 take Route 58 north and drive 8.8 miles. Putnam
Memorial is at the intersection of Route 107 and Route 58.

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Off the Merritt Parkway Northbound: Take exit 44. Take Route 58 north for 12.4 miles.
Putnam is at the intersection of Route 58 and Route 107.

From the East: Off I-84 westbound, take Exit 10. Go right off the exit and follow to Route 25
south. Take a right onto Route 302 west and follow approx. 6 miles to Route 58 south. Take a
left onto Route 58 and follow south for 2.8 miles. Putnam Memorial is at the intersection of
Route 58 and Route 107.

From the West: Off I-84 eastbound, take Exit 10. Go left off the exit and follow to the Route
25 south. Take a right onto Route 302 west and follow approx. 6 miles to Route 58 south. Take a
left onto Route 58 and follow south for 2.8 miles. Putnam Memorial is at the intersection of
Route 58 and Route 107.