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Connecticut State Hero:
Photo of Nathan Hale statue in Washington D.C.
© Cliff (cliff1066) on Flickr - use permitted with attribution
Nathan Hale
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Nathan Hale, born in Coventry Connecticut in 1755 and educated at Yale University, was designated the official state hero of Connecticut in 1985. Nathan Hale was a captain in the Continental army and volunteered to spy on the British during the American Revolution - he was hanged in 1776 without a trial by the British. The young patriot's immortal last words are etched at the base of the statue at Yale University in New Haven Connecticut (and the replica on Constitution Avenue in Washington D.C.): "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Head of statue at Chicago Tribune in Chicago showing the youthful face of Nathan Hale - photo © Richard Lemarchand (Rich_Lem) on Flickr - noncommercial use permitted with attribution / share alike
Nathan Hale's bound feet on the statue at Yale University
in New Haven, Connecticut - photo © Erin Pettigrew (superfem)
on Flickr - use permitted with attribution
Statue of Nathan Hale at Yale U from behind showing bound hands -
photo © Rich G. (simplerich)on Flickr -
noncommercial use permitted with attribution / share alike
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