Driving from Bethel to Redding, Connecticut, USA

Bethel is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, about 69 miles from New York City. Its population was 20,358 at the 2020 census. The town center is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place. The core area of the town center is the Greenwood Avenue Historic District.
Redding is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,765 at the 2020 census. - Wikipedia

[@ParaisoSensorial]

It is a pleasure to return. Excellent video. Full watched.
Good job friend, have a nice weekend. 💚Big like
Paradise

[@TheSkyIsMyRoof]

Thank you! You too!

[@scottpardee6303]

I’ve driven between Bethel and Redding dozens of times, but never thought to go up onto Gallows Hill Road. It must have a history.

[@SlumberBear2k]

I think that's where General Putnam hanged the spies during the Revolution.

[@scottpardee6303]

Yes, I looked up the history. In 1778-79, General Israel Putnam and 3000 of the Revolutionary War soldiers were encamped in Redding, and they caught two spies of the King. After a trial, they were each hung on a gallows, and shot. General Putnam made such a big deal of this because he wanted other soldiers to recognize the risk of becoming a traitor. There is a lot of history on this route.

[@pjreynoldsa1]

I lived in west redding between 1965 & 1969, I hitch hiked (thats how kids got around back then) and rode with other high school kids all around Bethel & Redding. I never realized hopw many victorian house there were in Bethel dozens from what I see, maybe hundreds................. who knew?