Downtown in New Haven in South Central Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Cortlandt Van Rensselaer Creed
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 22, 2010
1. Cortlandt Van Rensselaer Creed Marker
1833 – 1900
Physician
Son of John and Vashti Duplex Creed
Graduate of the New Haven Lancasterian School
First African American Graduate of Yale
First African American to earn an MD from an Ivy League Medical School
1st Lieutenant and Surgeon of the 31st Regiment US Colored Troops 1864
One of nine African American physicians to serve in the Union Army
Physician at the Knight US Army General Hospital, New Haven
Member of the Connecticut Medical Society and the Colored Freedmen's Aid Society
Expert consultant on President James A. Garfield's assassination
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[ east side of the obelisk ]
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.
Location. 41° 18.756′ N, 72° 55.628′ W. Marker is in New Haven in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from the intersection of Grove Street and High Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in Grove
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Regionally, this marker 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 New Haven County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jehudi Ashmun (here, next to this marker); In Remembrance (here, next to this marker); Grove Street Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Dei Gratia (a few steps from this marker); Isaac Allerton (a few steps from this marker); Thomas Nash (a few steps from this marker); Grove Street Cemetery Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Amos Beebe Eaton (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Haven.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 22, 2010
2. Cortlandt Van Rensselaer Creed Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,415 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
