Eli Whitney

Historical marker location:

Hamden, Connecticut

( Marker is at the intersection of Whitney Avenue and Armory Street, on the right when traveling north on Whitney Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1929

1765 - 1825. Inventor of the Cotton Gin.

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.