Branford Center in South Central Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Founding of Yale College

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 2, 2024

1. Founding of Yale College Marker

Inscription. Near This Green
Yale College
Was Founded, 1701
By Ten Ministers
Who Gave Their Books

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1701.

Location. 41° 16.954′ N, 72° 48.624′ W. Marker is in Branford in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is in Branford Center. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Montowese Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Located on the Branford Green. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Branford CT 06405, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley,

on the Connecticut Shoreline,

and in Greater New Haven.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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:

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Branford Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Totokett House (within shouting distance of this marker); Last Horse Tying Ring in Branford (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Branford (about 400 feet away); Branford Soldiers Monument (about 500 feet away); Cenotaph (about 500 feet away); Cambridge (about 500 feet away); Meeting of Ministers (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Branford.

Also see . . . Yale College (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

The Collegiate School was founded in 1701 by a charter drawn by ten Congregationalist ministers led by James Pierpont and approved by the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut. Originally situated in Abraham Pierson's home in Killingworth, Connecticut, the college moved to Old Saybrook, Connecticut in 1703, when Nathaniel Lynde, the first treasurer of Yale, donated land and a building...

(Submitted on April 10, 2025.)

Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 2, 2024

2. Founding of Yale College Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.