East Haddam in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Captain George Comer Memorial
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
1. Captain George Comer Memorial
Captain George Comer
Able seaman Arctic mariner Navigator of the seven seas
1858 1937
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 41° 28.231′ N, 72° 24.399′ W. Marker is in East Haddam in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut. It is on Mount Parnassus Road (Connecticut Route 434) 0.4 miles east of Shanaghan Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: East Haddam CT 06423, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial 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 Middlesex County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Major General Joseph Spencer (approx. 2.8 miles away); Nathan Hale School House (approx. 3.1 miles away); Liberty Tree (approx. 3.1 miles away); Major Gen. Joseph Spencer (approx. 3.1 miles away); East Haddam (approx. 3.1 miles away); Roll of Honor (approx. 3.1 miles away); East Haddam Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Soldiers' Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Haddam.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Maj. Gen. Joseph Spencer (was approx. 2.8 miles away but has been permanently removed).
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Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
2. Captain George Comer Memorial
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
3. Captain G. Comer Memorial State Park
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 82 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 12, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
