Cedar Hill Cemetery Offers New Tour About Connecticut Inventors

Join Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 10:00 am for the guided walk, Patent Pending: Inventors of Cedar Hill.

Meet Cedar Hill Cemetery’s ingenious inventors. Hear about Edson Gallaudet’s airplane, Sam Colt’s revolver, William Gray’s pay telephone and more creative inventions.

Foundation Director Beverly Lucas leads this new tour of the historic cemetery.

Admission to the program is $10.00 and free for Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation members. Advance reservations are recommended and may be made online at cedarhillfoundation.org.

Cedar Hill Cemetery is located at 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford. The walking tour begins at the flagpole at the end of the entrance drive.

No pets allowed, except for service animals.