Downtown in New Haven in New Haven County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
The Dawn of Cycling
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Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, June 24, 2023
1. The Dawn of Cycling Marker
In July of 1865 Pierre L'allement left his native France for America with the makings of a primitive iron bicycle in tow. That fall the 22-year-old mechanic settled in Ansonia about 12 miles west of here. The following April he rode his invention from that town to this Green where he introduced the art of cycling to the American public. In November he was awarded a U.S. patent, the world's first complete specification of a bicycle.
"He may well be placed in the list of inventors in the industrial and mechanical arts and remembered as longs as the bipedaliterous wheel continues to revolve. Let it be remembered too as America shares with France the distinction of having introduced the bicycle to the world."Charles E. Platt, 1st President of the League of American Wheelmen, founded 1880
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Pierre L'allement, Born 1843, Pont a Mousson France, Died 1891 Boston USA
Drawing from the original US Patent 59.915, November 20, 1866
Erected 1998 by L'allement Memorial Committee, Club Cyclotouriste Mussipontain, The Wheelmen.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1865.
Location.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Welcome to the New Haven Green (here, next to this marker); Connecticut Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Roger Sherman Homesite (about 300 feet away); Nathan Hale (about 300 feet away); Col Edward Whalley (about 500 feet away); Theophilus Eaton (about 500 feet away); New Haven Common Burial Ground (about 500 feet away); Stephen Goodyear (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Haven.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, June 24, 2023
2. The Dawn of Cycling Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
