Civic Center in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Provost Prison

Photographed By Larry Gertner, October 2016

1. The Provost Prison Marker

Inscription. Near this site stood the Provost Prison where Patriots died for the cause of Freedom
1776-1783

Erected by the Mary Washington Colonial Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
April 15 AD 1901

Erected 1901 by Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location. 40° 42.762′ N, 74° 0.332′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Civic Center. Marker can be reached from Centre Street. The marker is visible from the path that separates City Hall from the Tweed Courthouse. Due to post 9/11 security, it may now be reachable only on public occasions like Open House New York. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10007, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First Almshouse (within shouting distance of this marker); 200th Anniversary of the Construction of City Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); First Underground Railway Excavation (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Pulitzer

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Horace Greeley (within shouting distance of this marker); New York City Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); City Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); The Brooklyn Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Also see . . . The Provost Prison. The official NYC parks description of the marker. (Submitted on March 4, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed By Larry Gertner, October 15, 2016

2. The Provost Prison marker

The east side of City Hall to the left. The marker is near the second tree down.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 538 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 3, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.