Fort Greene in Brooklyn in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Delafield Cannon
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 16, 2024
1. Delafield Cannon Marker
Inscription.
Delafield Cannon. . Famed landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux may have introduced these two cannon into Fort Greene Park in the 1870's as a part of the saluting battery included in their original design for the park. The "RD" markings found on the trunions (where the cannon are mounted to the carriage) indicated they were designed by Richard Delafield, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army and later Commandant of the United States Military Academy. Based on the number markings found on the muzzle (look on top of the mouth of the barrel), we know these are Delafield cannon 40 and 42. There are only seven known Delafield cannon in existence. Historical photos show the cannon at various spots in the park, including here by the Visitor Center.
Famed landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux may have introduced these two cannon into Fort Greene Park in the 1870's as a part of the saluting battery included in their original design for the park. The "RD" markings found on the trunions (where the cannon are mounted to the carriage) indicated they were designed by Richard Delafield, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army and later Commandant of the United States Military Academy. Based on the number markings found on the muzzle (look on top of the mouth of the barrel), we know these are Delafield cannon 40 and 42. There are only seven known Delafield cannon in existence. Historical photos show the cannon at various spots in the park, including here by the Visitor Center.
Erected by Fort Green Park Conservancy; NYC Parks.
Location. 40° 41.528′ N, 73° 58.493′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Fort Greene. Marker can be reached from Washington Park just north of Willoughby Avenue, on
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the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Washington Park, Brooklyn NY 11201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 16, 2024
2. Delafield Cannon Display
Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 51 times since then. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 19, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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