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1776 - Prison Ship Martyrs Monument - 1908
Photographer: Bill Coughlin
Taken: November 1, 2008
Caption: 1776 - Prison Ship Martyrs Monument - 1908
Additional Description: The British took many prisoners of war during the Battle of Brooklyn. As they ran out of space to house the prisoners, they used decommissioned or damaged ships that were anchored nearby as floating prisons.
Submitted: November 2, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
Database Locator Identification Number: p42057
File Size: 0.788 Megabytes

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