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Knight Hospital Monument

 
 
Knight Hospital Monument Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dave Pelland, January 26, 2009
1. Knight Hospital Monument Marker
Inscription. Erected A.D. 1870 by the state of Connecticut to commemorate the services and perpetuate the memory of the two hundred and four Union soldiers who died in the Knight Hospital in New Haven in the years 1862, 3, 4 & 5 and were buried in these grounds.
 
Erected 1870 by State of Connecticut.
 
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.
 
Location. 41° 18.186′ N, 72° 56.716′ W. Marker is in New Haven in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is in The Hill. It is on Ella T Grasso Boulevard. Winthrop Avenue side of Evergreen Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Haven CT 06519, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument 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 New Haven County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Defenders' Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Soldiers' Memorial (approx. half a mile away); New Haven City Hospital Scenes (approx. 0.6 miles away); Police Department of New Haven (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fr. Michael J. McGivney (approx. 0.6 miles away); Stephen J. Papa Corner (approx. 0.6 miles away); New Haven Scenes (approx. 0.6 miles away); Sherman Ave (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Haven.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2009, by Dave Pelland of Milford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,518 times since then and 17 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on April 3, 2009, by Dave Pelland of Milford, Connecticut. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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