Downtown in Bridgeport in Greater Bridgeport Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Lewis Howard Latimer

September 4, 1848 – December 11, 1928

Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 24, 2015

1. Lewis Howard Latimer Marker

Inscription.
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.”
Commissioned by
Mayor Bill Finch
of the
City of Bridgeport, Connecticut
Sculptor
Susan Clinard

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine.

Location. 41° 10.608′ N, 73° 11.446′ W. Marker is in Bridgeport in Greater Bridgeport Region, Connecticut. It is in Downtown. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is 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 Fairfield County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: The Child and Family Guidance Center (a few steps from this marker); Bridgeport (within shouting distance of this marker); Bridgeport Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bridgeport Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bryant Electric Company World War II Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Bridgeport World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bryant Electric Company World War I Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Bridgeport Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bridgeport.

Also see . . . Lewis Howard Latimer on Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 26, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 24, 2015

2. Lewis Howard Latimer Marker

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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 May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,664 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 26, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.