Downtown in New Haven in South Central Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Othniel Charles Marsh
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 22, 2010
1. Othniel Charles Marsh Marker
Born at Lockport, N.Y. October 29, 1831. Died at New Haven, March 18, 1899
Professor of Paleontology in Yale University 1866 – 1899
President of the National Academy of Sciences 1883 – 1895
Eminent as Explorer, Collector and Investigator in Science
To Yale University he gave his services, his collections and his estate
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Paleontology. A significant historical date for this entry is March 18, 1907.
Location. 41° 18.846′ N, 72° 55.64′ W. Marker is in New Haven in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Grove Street near High Street, on the right when traveling north. Located in Grove Street Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 227 Grove Street, New Haven CT 06511, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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: Glenn Miller (within shouting distance of this marker); Ithiel Town (within shouting distance of this marker); Pelatiah Perit (within shouting distance of this marker); Eli Whitney (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Gamble Kirkwood (about 300 feet away);
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Also see . . . Othniel Charles Marsh on Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 26, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Michael Herrick, November 22, 2010
2. Othniel Charles Marsh Marker
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