From the May 22, 2012, Valley (Ct) Independent Sentinel "Coomodore Hull. 200 years later" by Derby Shelton.
Isaac Hull was from Derby, Connecticut, Lower Naugatuck Valley, and became a star in 1812.
Today, in the valley, Route 8 has the Commodore Isaac Hull Bridge over the Housatonic River. There is also a Commodore Hull Thanksgiving Day race for runners.
A pair of his pants are in the Derby Historical Society.
Isaac Hull was born in Derby on March 3, 1773 at a house near the Housatonic River. His father, Joseph Hull made trading voyages to the West Indies and was a whaler. Joseph was made a prisoner of the British during the American Revolution and after release commanded a flotilla of whale boats on Long Island Sound that harassed the enemy.
Joseph died in 1778, and young Isaac was adopted by his Uncle William, who was a war hero himself. He wanted his nephew to go to college, but Isaac opted to go to sea and became a cabin boy on a merchant ship at age 14.
By 1793, at a young age, he commanded a ship sailing to the West Indies.
Road to Hero. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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