Guilford in South Central Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Birthplace of Sophia Fowler
Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 14, 2024
1. Birthplace of Sophia Fowler Marker
was born
Sophia Fowler
wife of
Thomas Hopkins Callaudet
Founder of the first public
school for the deaf in America
at Hartford A.D. 1817
Erected by the
Deaf Women of the United States
A.D. 1917
Erected 1917 by Deaf Women of the United States.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is March 20, 1798.
Location. 41° 18.63′ N, 72° 44.109′ W. Marker is in Guilford in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Boston Post Road (U.S. 1) and Moose Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on Boston Post Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2785 Boston Post Road, Guilford CT 06437, 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Guilford Land Trust Welcomes You to Big Maple (approx. 0.7 miles away); North Branford Soldiers Monument (approx. 2.1 miles away); North Branford World War I Monument (approx. 2.1 miles away); North Branford World War II Monument (approx. 2.1 miles away); North Branford World War II Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); North Branford Vietnam Monument (approx. 2.1 miles away); Andrew A. Amatrudo (approx. 2.2 miles away); North Branford Fire Department Charter Members (approx. 2.2 miles away).
Also see . . . Sophia Fowler Gallaudet (Wikipedia). (Submitted on April 13, 2025.)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 14, 2024
2. Birthplace of Sophia Fowler Marker
Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 14, 2024
3. Birthplace of Sophia Fowler Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 12, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
