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

Public School 11R

Centennial Celebration Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, December 23, 2020

1. Centennial Celebration Marker

Inscription.
The Gov. Thomas Dongan Elementary School
Centennial Celebration
"Dedicated to the children of Dongan Hills"
Henry W. Murphy
Principal
June 8, 2000

Erected 2000.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant day of the year for for this entry is May 31.

Location. 40° 35.441′ N, 74° 5.87′ W. Marker is on Staten Island, New York, in Richmond County. It is in Dongan Hills. It is on Jefferson Street north of Garretson Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 51 Jefferson St, Staten Island NY 10304, United States 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: Dongan Hills WWII Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Huttner-Pasqualini Post, American Legion Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House

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(approx. ¼ mile away); The King’s Highway (approx. ¼ mile away); General Douglas MacArthur Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jerome X. O'Donovan Pond (approx. 0.6 miles away); Memorial Wall (approx. ¾ mile away); "The Rescue" (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staten Island.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Perine House (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Marker site, right of the main entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, December 23, 2020

2. Marker site, right of the main entrance

Photographed by Larry Gertner, December 23, 2020

3. P.S. 11

A classic NYC public school building

Public School 11R sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, December 23, 2020

4. Public School 11R sign

Addition marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, December 23, 2020

5. Addition marker

Left of the main entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 396 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 25, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.