Noroton River

On the south side, the current Giovanni's II Steakhouse is the most recent business to occupy a lot where restaurants have been sited since the early 20th century.

At its southern end, the stream forms a small valley between Noroton Hill to the west and Hollow Tree Ridge to the east.

North from the mouth of the river (Stamford-Darien border): In New Canaan: The Siwanoy sachendom of the Wappinger tribe had settled the area before the English came.

In the 1680s, one of the earliest settlements of the English in Darien was founded near the east side of the river, on "Noroton Cove" (the former name of Holly Pond).

The New Canaan resident then built a stone fort near his home on the east side of the stream, just south of where Frogtown Road crosses the Noroton.

In December 1914, the Darien and Stamford governments agreed to help finance a widening of the bridge taking the Post Road over the Noroton River so that an electric streetcar line could operate over it.