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Hamden in New Haven County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

A. Frederick Oberlin Bridge

 
 
A. Frederick Oberlin Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, March 11, 2010
1. A. Frederick Oberlin Bridge Marker
Inscription.
To Commemorate
The Memory Of
Major
A. Frederick Oberlin
An Eminent Soldier
And Citizen
This Bridge Which Was Erected
Under His Supervision, Is Dedicated
By The Town of Hamden As
The
" A. Frederick Oberlin
Bridge"

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts.
 
Location. 41° 20.16′ N, 72° 54.632′ W. Marker is in Hamden, Connecticut, in New Haven County. Marker is at the intersection of Whitney Avenue and Armory Street, on the right when traveling north on Whitney Avenue. Located at the Eli Whitney Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hamden CT 06518, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Eli Whitney Armory (within shouting distance of this marker); Eli Whitney (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pardee Rose Garden (approx. 0.4 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); St. Stanislaus Servicemen (approx. 1.7 miles away); Theodore Dwight Woolsey (approx. 1.7 miles away); Walter Camp (approx. 1.7 miles away); Edward Robinson Smith (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamden.
 
Also see . . .
1. The Town Bridge
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. Eli Whitney Museum entry (Submitted on March 17, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.) 

2. Ithiel Town. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 17, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.) 
 
The A. Frederick Oberlin Bridge image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, March 11, 2010
2. The A. Frederick Oberlin Bridge
The marker is inside on the left.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,135 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.

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