{"product_id":"greenwich-connecticut-holiday-ornament-putnams-leap","title":"Greenwich Connecticut Holiday Ornament - Putnam's Leap","description":"\u003c!--\nGreenwich, Connecticut Holiday Ornament — The General Who Rode Down the Stairs\nGreenwich CT ornament | greenwich-connecticut-holiday-ornament-putnams-leap | Version: R4.3SP | 2026-09-13\nKeywords: 0 | Tags: 3 | Volume-tier ordered\nContent audit: PASS\n--\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;background:#A8D5F0;color:#0B0B0B;border:1px solid #000000;padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eOther Town Ornaments\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePutnam's Leap.\u003c\/strong\u003e A general, a horse, and a staircase cut into rock - and a British cavalry troop close enough behind that going down it looked like the better option.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn February 1779 a British force moved on Greenwich. General Israel Putnam, caught with a fraction of their numbers, rode for the steep descent at what is now Put's Hill. The story as Greenwich tells it has him spurring his horse straight down the stone steps, a drop the pursuing dragoons would not attempt on horseback. He escaped, raised the alarm, and returned with militia. Putnam was already famous by then - a French and Indian War veteran with a reputation for the reckless and the improbable - and the leap sealed it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tale has been told, embroidered, and doubted for two hundred and fifty years, which is rather the point. It survives because it is exactly the sort of thing Putnam might have done, and because a town that can show you the actual hill has an advantage over a town that cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinted on a three-inch faceted crystal glass round, white-backed so the wash detail and the flash of Continental blue and red stay vivid against a lit tree. The faceted edge catches light from every angle. Arrives boxed - your choice of white or gold gift box at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the history-minded, the Greenwich native, the one who has climbed those steps to see whether it could really be done. Merlin Classics profits support hunger relief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:16px 0 0 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3-inch (76 mm) round crystal glass ornament\u003c\/strong\u003e · faceted gem-cut edge · white-backed print for crisp contrast · red ribbon hanger · your choice of white or gold gift box, included · free U.S. shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:18px 0 0 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/greenwich-ct-retro-apparel-hats-home-goods\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;background:#F0EAD6;color:#0B0B0B;border:1px solid #000000;padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eMore Greenwich CT Items\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:18px 0 0 0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBelow are excerpts from our Greenwich history page. The Greenwich town logo and the full town story are available through the collection link above.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cmeta name=\"keywords\" content=\"greenwich holiday ornament\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"greenwich holiday ornament\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"town ornament\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"merlin classics\"\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Is there a Greenwich holiday ornament featuring the putnam's leap?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Yes. This 3-inch faceted crystal ornament carries original putnam's leap art for Greenwich, Connecticut, white-backed and boxed in white or gold.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What size is the ornament and how is it made?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"It is a 3-inch (76 mm) round in solid crystal glass with a faceted gem-cut edge; the art is printed on a white-backed face and it hangs from a red ribbon.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Does it come gift-boxed?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Yes. 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