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Park Slope in Brooklyn in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The Marquis de Lafayette

 
 
The Marquis de Lafayette Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 16, 2010
1. The Marquis de Lafayette Marker
Inscription.
This monument was erected and presented by
Henry Harteau
a distinguished citizen of Brooklyn to be an enduring tribute to the memory of one who as friend and companion of the immortal Washington fought to establish in our country those vital principles of Liberty and Human Brotherhood which he afterward labored to establish in his own.

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This memorial was unveiled and dedicated by Marshal Joffre and M. Viviani of the French War Commission
May 10, 1917

 
Erected 1917.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is May 10, 1917.
 
Location. 40° 39.869′ N, 73° 58.595′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Park Slope. Marker is at the intersection of Prospect Park West and 9th Street, on the left when traveling south on Prospect Park West. Marker is located at the 9th Street entrance to Prospect Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brooklyn NY 11218, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. For Valor and Sacrifice (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sixteenth Street (approx. half a mile away); Historic Marker of Battle Pass
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(approx. half a mile away); Line of Defense (approx. half a mile away); Site of the Dongan Oak (approx. half a mile away); Maryland Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Taiwan Blue Pheasant (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.
 
More about this marker. A life sized bas relief of the Marquis de Lafayette standing beside his horse appears on the top of the monument.
 
Also see . . .  Marquis de Lafayette. The American Revolution webpage. (Submitted on May 16, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Back of Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 16, 2010
2. Back of Monument
Lafayette Marker on Prospect Park West image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 16, 2010
3. Lafayette Marker on Prospect Park West
Back of Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 16, 2010
4. Back of Marker
Monument at Prospect Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 16, 2010
5. Monument at Prospect Park
Closeup of Marquis de Lafayette Relief image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 16, 2010
6. Closeup of Marquis de Lafayette Relief
General the Marquis de Lafayette image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, September 5, 2015
7. General the Marquis de Lafayette
This portrait of Lafayette by an unknown American Artist hangs in the Museum of the Historical Society of Maryland in Baltimore.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,196 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 16, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   7. submitted on November 7, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.

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