Downtown in Hartford in Capitol Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Horace Wells
Photographed by Michael Herrick, June 19, 2011
1. Horace Wells Marker
To The Memory Of
Horace Wells
Dentist
Who Upon This Spot
December 11 1844
Submitted to a Surgical Operation
Discovered
Demonstrated and Proclaimed
The Blessings Of
Anesthesia
E S Wood AD 1894
Erected 1894.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1781.
Location. 41° 45.967′ N, 72° 40.407′ W. Marker is in Hartford in Capitol Region, Connecticut. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Pearl Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 811 Main Street, Hartford CT 06103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley and in the Knowledge Corridor. 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 Hartford County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Last Horse Drawn Trolley In Hartford (here, next to this marker); Stephen A. Douglas (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (within shouting distance of this marker); Marquis de La Fayette (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Hooker (within shouting distance of this marker); Prudence Crandall (within shouting distance
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Also see . . . Horace Wells on Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 25, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Michael Herrick, June 19, 2011
2. Horace Wells Marker
Above the plaque is the "Last Horse Drawn Trolley In Hartford" marker
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 25, 2012
3. Horace Wells Statue located Bushnell Park Hartford, CT
Horace Wells
The discoverer of Anesthesia,
December 1844
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 903 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 3. submitted on October 4, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.
