Nathan Hale’s Schoolhouse

By Linda Tancs

The Nathan Hale Schoolhouse in New London, Connecticut, is where American patriot Nathan Hale taught from 1774 to 1775 before enlisting in the Revolutionary War. He was the only soldier to volunteer to spy on the British, providing valuable information to George Washington. Before he was hanged by the British in New York on September 22, 1776, he famously uttered “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” The building is located on Atlantic Street in the city’s Historic Waterfront District.