This Memorial Day, we honor the Connecticut patriot and hero of the Revolutionary War, Nathan Hale. The Nathan Hale Schoolhouse, in East Haddam is a one room school, built in 1750. After his graduation from Yale, Hale taught here as schoolmaster for the Winter session, 1773-1774. The building was later moved from Goodspeed Plaza (a location now marked by a bust of Hale) to serve as a house and around 1900 was moved again to its present site on a hill, overlooking the Connecticut River. It is now a museum, operated by the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Nathan Hale moved on from East Haddam to teach at the Nathan Hale Schoolhouse in New London, where he was working when he joined the Continental Army. He was captured and hanged by the British as a spy on September 22, 1776.
How about including Nathan Hales famous last words in the information about this schoolhouse. “I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”
I’m was looking for pictures of Old Schoolhouses in Connecticut and I came upon your picture. I was wondering if I could have your permission to reprint. I work for a nonprofit association representing boards of education in Connecticut. I would be more than willing to give you credit for the picture.
Bonnie