of about 300 dollars, on April 24, 1729. The deed was recorded on May 9, 1729, and is now deposited in the archives of the State Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut. Education There is one public school in Sherman, the Sherman School. Its enrollment is about 325 students from pre-school to grade 8. There is no high school in Sherman; students instead are given a choice of five high schools that Sherman will pay for them to attend (New Milford High School, New Fairfield High School, Henry Abbot Tech, Shepaug Valley High School, and Nonnewaug High School). Notable people Mikhail Baryshnikov (born 1948), lived in Sherman for a time with his family Blackleach Burritt (1744–1794), clergyman in the American Revolution Martha Clarke (born 1944), American director and choreographer Vinnie Colaiuta (born 1956), drummer, owned a home in town for a short time Malcolm Cowley (1898–1989), 20th century literary critic, lived in a converted barn for many years Eleanor Fitzgerald (1877–1955), anarchist editor and theatre professional, lived in Sherman for many years Jerry Foley, T.V director and producer has a home in Sherman, where he lives with his wife Ann-Marie and son Quinn Arshile Gorky (1904–1948), abstract expressionist painter, lived in Sherman on Spring Lake Road. He is buried in North Cemetery in town Daryl Hall (born 1946), musician lives in Sherman Bob Iger (born 1951), former CEO of Disney, has a home in Sherman Durward Kirby (1911–2000), co-star of Candid Camera and Garry Moore Show had a home on Lake Mauweehoo in Sherman from 1951 to 2001 Howard Schatz (born 1940), American photographer and ophthalmologist Jeffrey Toobin (born 1960), American lawyer, author and legal analyst for CNN Diane von Furstenberg (born 1946), fashion designer has a house in the area Scott Wise and his wife, Elizabeth Parkinson, choreographers and dancers, live in Sherman George Wunder (1912–1987), artist for 26 years on Terry and the Pirates Rob Zombie (born 1965), musician and film director lives in Sherman Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 6.68%, is water. Sherman is bordered by New Fairfield to the south, New Milford to the east, Kent to the north, and by Pawling, New York to the west. Naromiyocknowhusunkatankshunk Brook Sherman is the location of Naromiyocknowhusunkatankshunk Brook (29 letters), in the north end of town near the New Milford border. The