Downtown in Hartford in Hartford County, 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
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 Hartford, Connecticut, in Hartford County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection 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
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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); Center Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Homesite of Col. Jeremiah Wadsworth (within shouting distance of this marker); Nathan Hale (within shouting distance of this marker); John Haynes (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Hooker (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartford.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, February 1, 2012
2. American School for the Deaf Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2012, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 969 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 9, 2012, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
