Downtown in Bridgeport in Fairfield County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Lewis Howard Latimer
Photographed By Michael Herrick, December 24, 2015
1. Lewis Howard Latimer Marker
Inscription.
Lewis Howard Latimer. .
Lewis Howard Latimer September 4, 1848 – December 11, 1928. Considered one of the 10 most important black inventors in US history. Lewis Latimer was renowned for his work with the Edison Pioneers. Of his many inventions and patents, his most famous discovery was the incandescent light bulb carbon filament which illuminated the world for a century. Lewis was not only an inventor, draftsman, engineer, author, poet and musician, but was also a devoted family man and philanthropist.
“Hope springs eternal and is as necessary to life as the act of breathing.”. ( back )
Commissioned by Mayor Bill Finch of the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Sculptor Susan Clinard.
Lewis Howard Latimer
September 4, 1848 – December 11, 1928
Considered one of the 10 most important black inventors in US history. Lewis Latimer was renowned for his work with the Edison Pioneers. Of his many inventions and patents, his most famous discovery was the incandescent light bulb carbon filament which illuminated the world for a century. Lewis was not only an inventor, draftsman, engineer, author, poet and musician, but was also a devoted family man and philanthropist.
“Hope springs eternal and is as necessary to life as the act of breathing.”
( back )
Commissioned by
Mayor Bill Finch
of the
City of Bridgeport, Connecticut
Sculptor
Susan Clinard
Location. 41° 10.608′ N, 73° 11.446′ W. Marker is in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street and State Street, on the right when traveling south on Broad Street. Located in front of the Margaret E. Morton Goverment Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 999 Broad Street, Bridgeport CT 06604, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, December 24, 2015
2. Lewis Howard Latimer Marker
( back )
Photographed By Michael Herrick, December 24, 2015
3. Lewis Howard Latimer
Photographed By Michael Herrick, December 24, 2015
4. Lewis Howard Latimer
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,173 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 26, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
