Clark Memorial Chapel

Historical marker location:

34 Kings Highway, Pomfret Center, Connecticut

( Marker is at the intersection of Kings Highway (County Route 44) and Grosvenor Road on Kings Highway.)

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.