New London in Southeastern Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Stephen Hempstead
Stephen Hempstead
born here
May 6th, 1754
Distinguished for bravery
at the
Battle of Groton Heights
Sept. 6th, 1781
Erected by The Stephen Hempstead Society, Children of the American Revolution.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 41° 21.185′ N, 72° 6.114′ W. Memorial is in New London in Southeastern Region, Connecticut. It is on Hempstead Street west of Jay Street (Connecticut Route 641), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 75 Jay Street, New London CT 06320, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on the Connecticut Shoreline and in the Thames River Valley. 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 London County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Adam Jackson (within shouting distance of this marker); Hempsted Houses (within shouting distance of this marker); Industry (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bream Cove (about 400 feet away); Shiloh Baptist Church (about 600 feet away); 66 Hempstead Street (about 700 feet away); 73 Hempstead Street (about 700 feet away); Religious Diversity (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New London.
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