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Nathan Hale

Nathan Hale, the state hero of Connecticut, was captured and executed by the British for spying during the Revolutionary War. He was remarkably eloquent before being hung, famously saying "I only regret that I have but one life to give my country."

 

An idealized bronze statue commissioned from Bela Lyon Pratt in 1913 stands in front of Connecticut Hall, where he lived when he was a student at Yale.

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Uploaded on April 19, 2008
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