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Who was Pomp Russell?

May 6 @ 7:00 PM 8:00 PM

Who Was Pomp Russell?
Join historian, teacher, and genealogist Judy Granger for a presentation about Pomp Russell, an enslaved Black patriot from Wilton who fought in the Battle of Bennington in 1777. Learn about his remarkable life, his service in the Revolutionary War, and how he later became a freed man. This year, his name will be added to Wilton’s Revolutionary War Memorial.