Ridgefield's Colonial Plans

Historical marker location:

Ridgefield, Connecticut

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Connecticut Route 35) and Branchville Road (Connecticut Route 102), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.)

Ridgefield, Connecticut. The Museum in the Streets.

The first dental school in the United States was founded in Connecticut in 1867. The school was established at the University of Maryland, which had a branch campus in Baltimore at the time.