Nathan Hale is something of an East Haddam celebrity, having once taught school lessons in the town’s original one-room schoolhouse in the 1700’s. However, these days Hale is remembered as a great American patriot who swapped teaching for spying in his country’s interests and was eventually captured and hung by the English. To honor his memory a bust has been erected in his honor on the original site of his little red schoolhouse (which was subsequently moved to a different location). You will find the monument in a small park located at the intersection of Main and Norwich Roads. You will need to walk a little further to 29 Main Street to visit the Nathan Hale Schoolhouse which has been turned into a small museum.

Nathan Hale Bust and Schoolhouse, Main/Norwich Roads, East Haddam, CT 06423

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