3 Best Landmarks in New Haven, CT

“The Yale Peabody Museum has been part of Yale and New Haven for over 150 years. The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History has over 14 million objects and specimens across 10 distinct collections; it preserves and displays more than four billion years of Earth and human history. The museum is supported by nearly 100 part-time administrative and divisional staff. From its iconic three-building campus at Yale’s Science Hill to a sprawling network of spaces at Yale’s West Campus to several unique natural areas, the Yale Peabody Museum’s footprint in Connecticut complements its holdings, activities, and research. The museum celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2016. The Yale Peabody Museum’s collections, a major component of research and teaching at the museum and across Yale, are used in undergraduate and graduate courses and research, as well as in public programs and exhibitions.”

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“Grove St Cemetery, or Grove Street Burial Ground, was established in 1797. The cemetery is one of only 64 National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut and is one of eight such landmarks in New Haven. Grove St Cemetery serves as the resting place for many historically important figures and displays tombstones from the 1700s and has a collection of specimen trees. The cemetery also features an architecturally prominent Egyptian Revival gateway entrance facing High Street. The cemetery is arranged in lots for families, and contemporaneous cemeteries are more commonly laid out for random burials. Children are permitted on the grounds when accompanied by a parent or another adult.”

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“Fort Nathan Hale is also known as Black Rock Hale and Fort Hale Park, a 20-acre city park located on the east shore of New Haven Harbor. The site includes a 1659 Revolutionary War-era fort and a Civil War-era fort. This fort is named after Nathan Hale, who is the official hero of Connecticut. The fort was placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the Department of the Interior, thus granting national recognition of this historic place. The site has turned into a popular bathing and picnic area, but pollution and the hurricane of 1938 brought such recreation to an end. In 1967, Fort Nathan Hale was restored through the Fort Nathan Hale Restoration Projects by a group of concerned citizens interested in the restoration and preservation of Fort Nathan Hale and bringing life back to the site. Fort Nathan Hale showcases a memorial flag court with replicas of flags flown during the Colonial Era, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War. Here, educational programs are also provided to students attending local schools throughout the year.”

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