CAPTAIN NATHAN HALE MEMORIAL
CAPTAIN NATHAN HALE WAS A SOLDIER FOR THE CONTINENTAL ARMY DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR. HE VOLUNTEERED FOR AN INTELLIGENCE GATHERING MISSION IN NEW YORK CITY BUT WAS CAPTURED BY THE BRITISH AND HANGED. HIS LAST WORDS BEFORE BEING HANGED: "I ONLY REGRET THAT I HAVE BUT ONE LIFE TO GIVE FOR MY COUNTRY."
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Details
Memorial Type:
Statues War or Military Related
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Year Dedicated:
Photograph By:
MICHAEL HERRICK
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