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

Liberty Oaks

May 2002

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 13, 2022

1. Liberty Oaks Marker

Inscription.
These scarlet oaks are dedicated in remembrance of the events of September 11, 2001 and to those who lost their lives that day.

The Norway maples that grew as the first generation of trees on this site were planted in November 1918 to commemorate the WWI Armistice.

Erected 2002 by Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: 9/11 Attacks • Horticulture & Forestry • War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 2001.

Location. 40° 40.08′ N, 73° 57.87′ W. Memorial is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Brooklyn Botanic Garden. It can be reached from Flatbush Avenue north of Empire Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 450 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn NY 11238, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Anglosphere.

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

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cherry Esplanade (here, next to this marker); Living Land Acknowledgement (within shouting distance of this marker); Weeping Beech (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir (about 400 feet away); Magnolia Plaza (about 500 feet away); Magnolia × brooklynensis (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Magnolia × brooklynensis (about 500 feet away); Magnolia 'Marillyn' (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 13, 2022

2. Liberty Oaks Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 349 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.