Clinton in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Yale College

Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 28, 2016

1. Yale College Monument

Inscription. The Earliest Senior Classes Of
Yale College
Were Taught Near This Spot By
Rector Abraham Pierson
1701 to 1707 ( inscribed around the top ) I Give These Books For Founding A College
( back ) In Memoriam
Abraham Pierson
Viri Ingenio Doctrina Pietate Praediti
Qui, una enm A lils sui Similibus
Fundamenta Jecit Primi
Apud Connecticutenses Collegii
Cujus Primu Quoque Praeses Fuit ( English translation )
In memory of Abraham Pierson, a man of worth, learning, and piety, who, with others of like attributes, laid the foundation of the first Connecticut college, whose first president he also was.

( Inscription and translation as printed in the New York Times, September 27, 1891 )

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Education.

Location. 41° 16.693′ N, 72° 31.396′ W. Marker is in Clinton in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of East Main Stre (U.S. 1) and Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling east on East Main Stre. Located in front of the First Church of Christ Congregational. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clinton CT 06413, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley

and on the Connecticut Shoreline.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Middlesex County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Field of Flags (here, next to this marker); Clinton Veterans Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Clinton (within shouting distance of this marker); A Walk Through Historic Clinton (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named A Walk Through Historic Clinton (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clinton Terentenary (about 300 feet away); Milestone (about 500 feet away); A Seafaring Town (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clinton.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 28, 2016

2. Yale College Monument

( back )

Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 28, 2016

3. Yale College Monument

Books at the top of the monument.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 28, 2016

4. Yale College Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 802 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 3, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.