Nathan Hale - Hanging Site(s)

Hanging Site(s)

Besides the site at 66th and Third, there are two other sites in Manhattan that claim to be the hanging site:

  • A statue designed by Frederick William Macmonnies was erected in 1890 at City Hall Park at what was claimed to be the site.
  • A plaque erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) hangs on the Yale Club at 44th and Vanderbilt by Grand Central Terminal saying the event occurred there.

Nathan Hale's body has never been found. An empty grave cenotaph was erected by his family in Nathan Hale Cemetery in South Coventry, Connecticut.

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