Captain John Carpenter

Historical marker location:

Stratford, Connecticut

( Marker is on Academy Hill, 0.1 miles east of Main Street (Connecticut Route 113), on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1952

The town of Mystic, Connecticut is home to the last surviving wooden whaling ship in the world. The Charles W. Morgan was built in 1841 and is now part of the Mystic Seaport Museum.