Financial District in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Walloon Settlers
1624 - 1924
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 5, 2008
1. Walloon Settlers Marker
of New York by the
Conseil Provincial Du Hainaut
in memory of the Walloon settlers
who came over to America in the
Nieu Nederland under the
inspiration of
Jesse de Forest of
Avesnes then county of Hainaut,
one of the XVII Provinces.
Erected 1924 by Conseil Provincial du Hainaut (Belgium).
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era.
Location. 40° 42.287′ N, 74° 0.949′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Financial District. It can be reached from the intersection of Battery Place and State Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in Battery Park, near the entrance to Castle Clinton National. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10004, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Salvation Army (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of Peter Caesar Alberti (within shouting distance of this marker); Brooklyn Battery Tunnel (within shouting distance of this marker); Giovanni Da Verrazzano (within shouting distance of this marker); Netherlands Monument (about 300 feet away); Netherlands Memorial (about 400 feet away); Historic Battery Park & Castle Clinton (about 400 feet away); Fort George (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
Other markers no longer nearby. The Sphere (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Beavers Path (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); New York Korean War Veterans Memorial (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
1. Walloon Settlers Monument in Battery Park.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 5, 2008
2. Marker in Battery Park
2. The Battery: Walloon Settlers Memorial. The official Parks Department description of the monument. (Submitted on December 12, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, November 5, 2008
3. Marker at Castle Clinton
Castle Clinton National Memorial can be seen in the photo beyond the marker.
Photographed by Larry Gertner, September 25, 2015
4. Walloon Settlers Marker new location
Due to the rehabilitation of Battery Park, this marker has been moved to a more visible location along Battery Place.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,054 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 28, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4. submitted on May 10, 2016, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
