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

Samuel F. B. Morse

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 1, 2008

1. Samuel F. B. Morse Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Samuel F. B. Morse
Inventor of the telegraph
To honor and perpetuate
his memory this plaque
is presented by the
members of the
Morse Telegraph Club
1968

Upper Monument:
Samuel Finley Breese Morse
Born
Charlestown Mass:
April XXVII
1791
Died
April 11
1872

Erected 1968 by Morse Telegraph Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1968.

Location. 40° 39.022′ N, 73° 59.645′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Greenwood Heights. Marker can be reached from Orchard Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in Green-Wood Cemetery on High Wood Path off Orchard Avenue (Section 25, Lot 5761). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brooklyn NY 11232, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. John Brooks Henderson (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Korean War Irish Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); “The Greeter” / John Coleman / George Catlin (approx. 0.3

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miles away); William Moir Smith (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mannerheim (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kiusala (approx. 0.4 miles away); New York City Airliner Disaster (approx. 0.4 miles away); Riverview Homes Association (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

Also see . . . The Green-Wood Cemetery. (Submitted on November 4, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 1, 2008

2. Samuel F. B. Morse Marker

Marker in Green-Wood Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 1, 2008

3. Marker in Green-Wood Cemetery

Grave of Samuel F. B. Morse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 1, 2008

4. Grave of Samuel F. B. Morse

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,113 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 4, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.