Nathan Hale

AT THE BRITISH ARTILLERY PARK NEAR THIS SITE
NATHAN HALE
CAPTAIN IN THE U.S.ARMY, YALE GRADUATE OF 1773,
APPREHENDED WITHIN ENEMY LINES WHILE SEEKING INFORMATION
WAS EXECUTED ON THE MORNING OP SEPTEMBER 22, 1776.
HIS LAST WORDS WERE
"I ONLY REGRET THAT I HAVE BUT ONE LIFE TO LOSE FOR MY COUNTRY"
ERECTED BY MARY WASHINGTON COLONIAL CHAPTER, DAR
AND THE YALE CLUB OF NEW YORK