Bethlehem

Historical marker location:

36 Main Street South, Bethlehem, Connecticut

( Marker is on Main Street South (Connecticut Route 61) 0.1 miles north of Sunny Ridge Road, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1976

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.