11 Facts About Redding Connecticut

The 5th Connecticut Regiment was reformed, enlisting some men from Redding, and assigned to guard military stores in Danbury, Connecticut.

The Redding Connecticut encampment allowed Putnam's soldiers to guard the replenished supply depot in Danbury and support any operations along Long Island Sound and the Hudson River Valley.

Redding Connecticut's topography is dominated by three ridges, running north to south, with intervening valleys featuring steep slopes and rocky ledges in some sections.

Redding Connecticut has the third lowest population density in Fairfield County at 285.

Portions of Redding are in Connecticut's 135th Assembly District, held by State Representative Anne Hughes, a Democrat; and Connecticut's 2nd Assembly District, held by State Representative Raghib Allie-Brennan, a Democrat.

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Federally, Redding is the only town in Fairfield County to have voted against Republican George W Bush in 2004 after voting for him in 2000.

Actors and directors who have resided in Redding Connecticut include Hope Lange, Barry Levinson, Jessica Tandy and her spouse Hume Cronyn, and Christopher Walken.

Artists who have lived in Redding include Dan Beard, whose illustrations appeared in books authored by Mark Twain; Anna Hyatt Huntington, who lived on the property that today is Collis P Huntington State Park; and photographer Edward Steichen, who purchased a farm that he called Umpawaug.

Athletes who have lived in Redding Connecticut include Charlie Morton, a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves; and Brooklee Han, a figure skater who represented Australia in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Businesspeople who have lived in Redding Connecticut include Alfred Winslow Jones, credited by some as "the father" of the hedge fund industry.

Composers, musicians and singers who have lived in Redding Connecticut include Leonard Bernstein, Daryl Hall, Jascha Heifetz, Charles Ives, Meat Loaf, Andy Powell and Mary Travers.