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Nathan Hale, a legendary 21-year-old hero of the Revolutionary War, was hanged as an American spy on Sunday, September 22, 1776, probably within 100 yards of this site. After being arrested Saturday night, he was interrogated by the British commander, General William Howe, at his headquarters near what is now the United Nations. The exact location of the hanging remains uncertain. Other places have been cited, but a British officer’s diary indicated the Royal Artillery park near the Dove Tavern on the Old Post Road, now Third Avenue where it intersects 66th Street.
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