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

John the Baptist Community Garden

A member of the Brooklyn Queens Land Trust

— A nonprofit organization protecting land for public use —

John the Baptist Community Garden Marker image. Click for full size.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 9, 2024

1. John the Baptist Community Garden Marker

Inscription. Our garden was founded in 1982 and permanently protected in 1999 by The Trust for Public Land

Erected by Brooklyn Queens Land Trust; The Trust for Public Land.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1982.

Location. 40° 41.785′ N, 73° 56.09′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Bedford-Stuyvesant. It is on Stuyvesant Avenue just north of Vernon Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 Stuyvesant Ave, Brooklyn NY 11221, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Beattie Square (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles

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away); Eleanor Roosevelt Playground (approx. ¼ mile away); GreenThumb (approx. 0.7 miles away); Banneker Playground (approx. 0.8 miles away); Herbert Von King Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ten Eyck Playground (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hattie Carthan Playground (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 9, 2024

2. John the Baptist Community Garden Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 174 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.