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

Did You Know?

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 9, 2024

1. Did You Know? Marker

Inscription. Fulton Street follows the original trail used by the Canarsee tribe centuries ago, predating the grid pattern in which Brooklyn streets would eventually be laid out.

Erected by Downtown Brooklyn Partnership.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 40° 41.426′ N, 73° 59.082′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Downtown Brooklyn. It is on Fulton Street west of Duffield Street, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 519 Fulton St, Brooklyn NY 11201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Did You Know? (within shouting distance of this marker); Reformed Dutch Church (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Did You Know? (within shouting distance of this marker); Fulton Street / Downtown Brooklyn (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Did You Know? (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Did You Know? (within shouting distance of this marker); Abraham & Straus (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Fulton Street / Downtown Brooklyn (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Did You Know? (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 9, 2024

2. Did You Know? Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.