Ansonia
Ansonia, United States
<br> Here the first settlers came in 1654 and established a settlement called Uptown Derby. It is now part of the City of Ansonia, incorporated in 1889.<br> South of this green is the home of General David Humphreys who, as aide-de-camp to General George Washington, accepted the British colors in surrender at Yorktown.<br> Many of the private homes on Elm Street are pre-Revolutionary and the Episcopal cemetery has gravestones dating back to 1741.<br> During the Revolution, men who lived here served with the Second Connecticut Regiment and drilled on this green, then called Cankwood Plain. <br> <center><small>Erected by the City of Ansonia <br> The Ansonia Historic District Commission <br> and the Connecticut Historical Commission <br> 1976</center></small>