Darius Miller
Darius Miller
A frugal dry goods merchant who died in 1919 as a multi-millionaire, Miller bequeathed funds to local institutions, including a seventy-five thousand dollar trust to the City of New Britain. He asked that "the income be used and applied under the direction of the Park Committee to best promote the interest, prosperity and objects of Walnut Hill Park."
The Park Board decided to allow the interest in the Miller Fund to accumulate to an amount from which permanent improvements could be built. The Hart Street entrance, improvements around the WWI Monument, and the music shell were all built from this fund.
Marker can be reached from the intersection of West Main Street and Cedar Street, on the left when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
