Downtown in East Hartford in Capitol Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

American School for the Deaf

Photographed by Michael Herrick, February 1, 2012

1. American School for the Deaf Marker

Inscription.
On Tuesday, April 15, 1817, in a building located on this site, the Connecticut Asylum for the Education of Deaf and Dumb Persons officially opened. The school was the first in America to teach deaf children and had a class of seven syudents. The name was changed to the American Asylum at Hartford in 1819. Today, it is the well known, American School for the Deaf.
"Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped." IS 35:5
"Here, is witnessed, for the first time in this western world, the affecting sight of a little group of fellow sufferer assembling for instruction, whom neither sex nor age, nor distance could prevent from hastening to embrace the first opportunity of aspiring to the privileges that we enjoy as rational, social and immortal beings."
- Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
To Those Who Remembered the Forgotten

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is April 15, 1906.

Location. 41° 45.843′ N, 72° 40.451′ W. Marker is in East Hartford in Capitol Region, Connecticut. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection

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of Main Street and Gold Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Located on the wall of Bushnell Towers & Plaza. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Gold Street, Hartford CT 06103, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley,

in Greater Hartford,

and in the Knowledge Corridor.

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 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: George Washington (within shouting distance of this marker); Frederick Douglass (within shouting distance of this marker); Abel Buel (within shouting distance of this marker); The Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); Center Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Homesite of Col. Jeremiah Wadsworth (within shouting distance of this marker); Nathan Hale (within shouting

Photographed by Michael Herrick, February 1, 2012

2. American School for the Deaf Marker

distance of this marker); John Haynes (within shouting distance of this marker).

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2012, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,457 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 9, 2012, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.