Wilton

Understand

Wilton (pop 18,000) is a small town on Connecticut's Gold Coast which has been gentrified because of its proximity to New York City.

The first written record of Wilton dates back to 1640. British forces used Wilton as an escape route after a successful 1777 raid on Danbury during the Revolutionary War. In the antebellum era before the American Civil War, abolitionist William Wakeman operated a stop on the Underground Railroad (the house is not open to the public).

Wilton has transformed itself from a small farming town to a suburban residential community. One of the most affluent communities in the US, Wilton is the home or headquarters of many global corporations, including AIG Financial Products whose trading in credit derivatives helped create the global financial crisis of 2008–2009 by essentially bankrupting parent company AIG.

Get in

By car

From the south: take I-95 N toward New Haven, take Exit 15 toward Norwalk/Danbury

From the north: take I-95 S, take Exit CT 15/Merritt and W. Cross Pkwy

By bus

Greyhound has frequent bus routes and stops that go through Wilton

By train

Metro North Railroad Amtrak (MTA) trains run through Wilton's town center

By plane

John F. Kennedy International Airport is 55 miles (90 km) south of Wilton.

La Guardia Airport is 45 miles (70 km) south of Wilton.