Egbertville on Staten Island in Richmond County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gretta Moulton Gate

Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 2012

1. Gretta Moulton Gate Marker

Inscription. Gretta Moulton Was a Heroine of the Environmental Movement That Saved High Rock Park in 1965. An Inspired Leader of Early Efforts to Preserve the Greenbelt, She was also a Trustee of the Staten Island Institute of the Arts and Sciences and the Founder of the Friends of High Rock Park. This Parkland Affirms in Perpetuity the profound Effect of her Devotion to Conservation of Our Natural Resources.

Design: Bradford M. Greene
Erected by: Philip Lloyd Rampulla
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
Henry J. Stern, Commissioner
Dedicated Fall 1995 by:
The Greenbelt Conservancy, Inc.

Erected 1995 by The Greenbelt Conservancy, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women.

Location. 40° 35.067′ N, 74° 7.501′ W. Marker is on Staten Island, New York, in Richmond County. It is in Egbertville. It can be reached from Nevada Avenue. The marker is in High Rock Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Staten Island NY 10306, United States

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of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Original Moravian Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Egbertville War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Chuck’s Garden (approx. 0.6 miles away); Civil Service Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Rose and Crown Tavern (approx. 0.7 miles away); New Dorp, S.I. Honor Roll (approx. 0.7 miles away); SSG Michael Ollis (approx. 0.8 miles away); Jacques Marchais Center of Tibetan Art (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staten Island.

Also see . . . High Rock Park / Gretta Moulton Gate. Official NYC Parks description. (Submitted on April 16, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

The Gretta Moulton Gate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 2012

2. The Gretta Moulton Gate

High Rock Park

Gretta Moulton, 1966 image. Click for full size.

from the Staten Island Advance, 1966

3. Gretta Moulton, 1966

The Staten Island Greenbelt image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 2012

4. The Staten Island Greenbelt

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 474 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on April 16, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on July 31, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.