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The King Street District, as it was known at the time of its founding in 1769, was given its name by early settlers from Greenwich, Connecticut. More specifically, the name is derived from the King Street in Greenwich, which is similarly located in the westernmost section of town, on the border of New York.^[1]

The First Baptist Church of Danbury was organized here in 1785. In a now famous letter from President Thomas Jefferson, in response to the Danbury Baptists, he provided reassurance that their religious liberties shall be protected, using the phrase "wall of separation" between church and state.^[2][3] The church, in which the Danbury Baptists gathered to write their letter to Jefferson, is no longer standing. All that remains on the property now is the foundation of the original structure and the adjacent burial ground.

Located at the very bottom of South King Street, which is said to be one of Danbury's oldest roads, is the "Little Red Chapel," built by Elind Comes in 1824. Originally known as Comes Meetinghouse, it was established as a nondenominational place of worship for members of the community.^[4] In 1840 it was donated to King Street Church. There is also a small cemetery to the side of the chapel.^[5]

Like the other rural districts in Danbury at the time, King Street maintained its own one-room schoolhouse for the children in the community. The school operated from 1888 to 1939.^[6] The Danbury Museum and Historical Society would acquire it in the 1960s,^[7] leading to its relocation to Roger's Park, where it stands today.^[8]

Prior to its relocation, the schoolhouse served as a meeting place for the Dorcas Circle. This was until the parish house was added to the King Street Church on South King.^[9]

In 1869, perhaps Danbury’s most disastrous event took place in King Street. The Upper Kohanza disaster, a devastating flood that had long-lasting impacts on the city and resulted in Danbury'a first ever public works project.

The King Street District Association was formed on Jan. 28, 1930^[10]

• Corner Pond - fed by Corner Pond Brook,^[11] which is a tributary of the Croton River.^[12] (Page 10).
• Upper Kohanza Reservoir
• Padanaram Brook
• Sterns Pond
• Kinast Brook
• Drska property (parks & rec)
• Slightly north of the chapel is Overlook Farm, a 130 acre farm that's been active for over a century. At one point, it was 218 acres, when it belonged to the Wibling family.^[13]

• Schoolhouse (moved to Rogers Park near Ives house in an attempt to create historical village)
• East King was detached due to road construction. Older maps indicate that a road once existed, connecting New Fairfield but is now a wooded path walled by stone.^[14]
• King Street Campus - home to two schools

• Rose Wilder Lane - daughter of author Laura Ingalls Wilder
• Laura Nyro - singer/songwriter
• Christian Soriano - fashion designer
• Don Morrow - game show host and voice actor. He and wife Ursula resided at their sprawling King Street estate until his death in 2020^[15]
• Peter Buck - co-founder of Subway restaurants

• King Street Schoolhouse
• Current King Street School Campus
• King Street Baptist
• King Street Church
• King Street Vol. Fire Dept

The Canaan Pine Grove Association Camp Meeting, otherwise known as Pine Grove, is a historic campground located in Canaan, Connecticut, established in 1871 as part of the Methodist [ [camp meeting] ] movement at the time.^[16] The property contains 55 cottages, a chapel, and a community house.^[17] The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.^[18]

Following a wave of Methodism sweeping through the New York/New England region, the Pine Grove campground became a mecca for faithful pilgrims.^[19] It began in the summer of 1860, when the Poughkeepsie district of the Church held a modest week-long camping retreat, in which attendees pitched tents on what was then rented picnic grounds. However, attendance grew steadily in the years following its official establishment in 1871. By the late 1870s/early 1880s, there were as many as 10,000 guests at Pine Grove, coming from as far away as Hartford, New Haven and New York City. A seasonal railroad station (Berkshire Rail Line) was established to facilitate travel for the high volume of visitors.^[20] By this time, an ample collection of victorian cottages had been built on the property, along with a lodging house, called the Mountain View Inn.

Approaching the twentieth century, Pine Grove had become a notable Chautauqua.^[21]

• The final camp meeting was held in 1912.

• painted lady style

• It was inspired by ocean grove.