Fairfield Sons Memorial

Historical marker location:

Fairfield, Connecticut

( Memorial is at the intersection of Pequot Avenue and Old Post Road, on the left when traveling north on Pequot Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1988

The first recorded submarine attack in history occurred in Connecticut during the American Revolution. On September 6, 1776, the American submarine Turtle attempted to attach a bomb to a British ship in New York Harbor, but the mission was ultimately unsuccessful.