Hampton in Northeastern Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Hampton
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, October 4, 2025
1. Hampton Marker
The Town of Hampton, incorporated 1786, was formed from parts of Windham, Pomfret, Canterbury, Mansfield, and Brooklyn. Through its length runs the Nipmuck Trail, used by Nipmuck and Mohegan Indians before the arrival of white migrants, mostly from Massachusetts, in 1709.
The meeting house. built in 1754 and altered in 1838, is the second oldest Congregational edifice in Connecticut which has been in continuous use.
The population in the census of 1790 was 1,333. Hampton produced a governor of the State. Chauncey F. Cleveland, in 1842. At the time of the Bicentennial of the American Revolution it remains an unspoiled rural community.
the Hampton Historical Society
and the Connecticut Historical Commission
1976
Erected 1976 by Connecticut Historical Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1786.
Location. 41° 46.689′ N, 72° 3.301′ W. Marker is in Hampton in Northeastern Region, Connecticut.
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Regionally, this marker is in Connecticut’s Quiet Corner. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Windham County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hampton Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Chaplin Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.8 miles away); Chaplin World War II Roll of Honor (approx. 3.8 miles away); Chaplin (approx. 4 miles away); Nathaniel Lyon Birthplace (approx. 5 miles away); Brooklyn Civil War Monument (approx. 5½ miles away); Israel Putnam Monument (approx. 5½ miles away); Brooklyn (approx. 5½ miles away).
Also see . . .
1. Town of Hampton, Connecticut.
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, October 4, 2025
2. Hampton Marker
2. Hampton, Connecticut (Wikipedia). (Submitted on October 9, 2025, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
