The World War
In memory
of those who gave their lives
Charles Benjamin Allen
Raffaele Aumenta
Frederick Bansott
Lief Barclay
Frederick Beaver
Robert Thomas Beaver
James N. Blundell
Tomothy G. Brereton . . . — — Map (db m193415) WM
This marker denotes the first assemblage of residential structures, still extant, erected in Forest Hills. Built in 1906, they were the beginnings of this historic, beautiful community. — — Map (db m294795) HM
Capt. Gerald MacDonald Memorial dedicated by Forest Hills Post No. 630, The American Legion to those who served in the World War — — Map (db m283569) WM
Mark T. Ackerland
C.C. Alexander
Theodore H. Barrett
Horace H. Barse
★ Rice Bassett
William R. Bell
Albert B. Bingham
Charles Bishop
★ Whitney Bowles
William P. Boyd
Isaac Brodie
. . . — — Map (db m283571) WM
Willow Lake Playground draws its name from nearby Willow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Willow Lake, like adjacent Meadow Lake, was created by Parks Commissioner Robert Moses (1888-1981) for the 1939-40 Worlds Fair. Willow Lakes surface . . . — — Map (db m283570) HM
This pond honors Private First Class Laurence George E. Strack (1948-1967) the first Woodhaven resident to die serving in the Vietnam War. Strack participated in many local youth league baseball teams and earned the most valuable player title. In . . . — — Map (db m294784) HM
Original use: Officers' Quarters
Current use: Center for the Women of New York
Replacing a frame structure from the first development phase of the Fort at Willets Point, Building 207 was constructed for . . . — — Map (db m275867) HM
Original use: Post hospital
Current use: Not in use
Constructed for $37,830, this hospital is Fort Totten's third, replacing two previous frame structures built in the 1800s. It is an imposing example of . . . — — Map (db m275930) HM
Original use: Post Bakery
Current use: FDNY EMS Classrooms
Built according to the Quartermaster General's standard plan for bakeries developed in 1894, the Post Bakery is utilitarian in style, designed to be . . . — — Map (db m275883) HM
This Colonial Revival building, constructed in a variant style called Neo-Georgian, was one of many facilities constructed by the YMCA on army posts throughout . . . — — Map (db m275882) HM
Original use: Post Fire Engine House
Current use: Fire Prevention Education
Despite being the first Post Fire Engine House, Building 331 displays many characteristics of modern design, with space for . . . — — Map (db m275885) HM
Original use: War Department Theater
Current use: Not in use
Funded by the Work Relief Appropriations Act of 1937 under the War Department's Construction Program, this is one of many contemporary theaters . . . — — Map (db m275886) HM
Original use: Fort Totten Chapel
Current use: Community Functions
This building is the site's second chapel, constructed after its wooden-frame predecessor was destroyed in a fire in 1937. Funding for its . . . — — Map (db m275868) HM
Original use: Battery King
Current use: Baseball Fields
Directly below your feet, under what are now baseball fields and a memorial mound, was once Battery King. This mortar battery was completed in 1900 as . . . — — Map (db m275945) HM
Fort Totten Park takes its name from the Civil War-era fortress built on this peninsula in the Long Island Sound. Construction of the fort began in 1862 and in 1898 it was named by the U.S. Army for General Joseph Totten (1788-1864), who was at . . . — — Map (db m275864) HM
Fort Totten Park takes its name from the Civil War-era fortress built on this peninsula in the Long Island Sound. Construction of the fort began in 1862 and in 1898 it was named by the U.S. Army for General Joseph Totten (1788-1864), who was at . . . — — Map (db m275872) HM
History This park takes its name from the Civil War era fortress on the property. Originally referred to by its location on Willets Point, the Army officially named it for General Joseph Totten (1788-1864), following his demise in the . . . — — Map (db m65125) HM
History
This park takes its name from the Civil War era fortress on the property. Originally referred to by its location on Willets Point, the Army officially named it for General Joseph Totten (1788-1864), following his demise in the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m65126) HM
Original Use: Main Entrance Gates
Current Use: Welcome Gates to Fort Totten Park
Installed in 1889, these gates replaced structures less permanent and less imposing in appearance. Each of the black gates are . . . — — Map (db m275865) HM
Within the northeast corner of the Fort Totten Water Battery lies the Main Magazine. The Main Magazine consists of three vaulted rooms. The two larger rooms, numbers two and three, were used to store gun powder, while room number one was used to . . . — — Map (db m65129) HM
Welcome to Fort Totten Park! Before becoming a public green space in 2005, Fort Totten Park was a military fort for about a century. Over 100 structures from this time can still be found in the park today and have been designated as historic . . . — — Map (db m275863) HM
The Thorne-Wilkins Cemetery is located on the grounds of Fort Totten at Willets Point and dates to the 17th century. The property's earliest settler, Englishman William Thorne Sr. (1617-1664), settled this area and established his farm on the . . . — — Map (db m275866) HM
This tree was grown from a seedling sprouted from the World Trade Center "Survivor Tree."
A callery pear tree became known as the "Survivor Tree" after enduring the September 11, 2001 terror attacks at the World Trade Center. In October . . . — — Map (db m275888) HM WM
Emerald Playground's name was inspired by its location on Jewel Avenue. The roadway was given its name because streets north of what is now Queens Boulevard were at one time given names in alphabetical order. Jewel Avenue, formerly known as Jewel . . . — — Map (db m294883) HM
World War II
Lest we forget
Thomas Beckwith
Henry Schmitt
Albert Nelson
Edward O'Reilly
Walter Melieri
Paul Pfeiffer
James Talley — — Map (db m51951) WM
The architect and artist who designed this education building invented "Scrabble" in 1931. Other members of the church congregation and Butts' wife, Nina helped create and perfect the popular game. — — Map (db m193112) HM
The Addisleigh Park Historic District, designated in 2011, is significant as a distinctive enclave with a strong sense of place and a rich history symbolizing Black New Yorkers' struggle for equality and resilience in the face of racism and . . . — — Map (db m294771) HM
The Addisleigh Park Historic District, designated in 2011, is significant as a distinctive enclave with a strong sense of place and a rich history symbolizing Black New Yorkers' struggle for equality and resilience in the face of racism and . . . — — Map (db m294773) HM
The Addisleigh Park Historic District, designated in 2011, is significant as a distinctive enclave with a strong sense of place and a rich history symbolizing Black New Yorkers' struggle for equality and resilience in the face of racism and . . . — — Map (db m294776) HM
What was here before?
In 1861 landowners John and Maria Remsen sold Mill Pond, Mill Brook, and the land surrounding the bodies of water, including this property, for $4,250 to the Town of Jamaica for its water supply system. In the deed the . . . — — Map (db m294774) HM
Founded, in 1702, as the first mission of the English Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.
Present church, third on this site, erected in 1861. Dudley Field, architect, chancel enlarged in 1901 by Cady, Berg & See. . . . — — Map (db m239548) HM
Founded in 1702, Grace Church erected its first building on this site in 1734. The present structure, designed by Dudley Field in the Victorian Gothic style, was completed in 1862. Some of the tombstones in the surrounding churchyard date back to . . . — — Map (db m239549) HM
This sidewalk clock, originally located at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, is a fine example of a vanishing street amenity. Probably installed on Jamaica Avenue around the turn of the century and designated a New York City landmark in 1981, it is a . . . — — Map (db m127376) HM
This elegant, double-faced post clock, originally installed around the turn of the 20th century at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, was manufactured by the self-winding clock company of Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.
Designated as a New York City Landmark in . . . — — Map (db m239558) HM
In 1907, real estate developers Ernestus Guilick and Felix Isman purchased 500 acres of land north of the Colonial Village of Jamaica, here they established the Jamaica Estates Corporation. Their purpose was to erect an affluent resort with an . . . — — Map (db m38497) HM
1941 - 1945
World War II
John Adikes Jr Norman H Puff Sigmund Gilmore Peter P Renzo Kenneth S Kinnes Joseph A Schiebel John B Lovely Donald J Schneider Paul W Olson Charles J Yodice
In honor of these men of Jamaica Estates . . . — — Map (db m38735) WM
Thurgood Marshall's career was devoted to human rights.
As a lawyer he joined with the NAACP to coordinate efforts to change laws that separated the races in education, transportation and voting rights.
His energy and commitment to . . . — — Map (db m239547) HM
About the Manor
This 18th-19th century manor was home to Rufus King, signer of the U.S. Constitution and early voice in the anti-slavery movement. His son, John A. King, Governor of New York State from 1857-1859, resided here later. More than . . . — — Map (db m239545) HM
In 1990, the former La Casina building was designated as historical landmark. It is a distinctive and rare example in Queens of a building designed in the Streamlined Moderne style, popular in the 1930s. La Casina retains Streamlined . . . — — Map (db m239550) HM
Original Jamaica town burying ground, established 1660. Egbert Benson born 1746 died 1833, buried here. First Attorney General, N.Y. State. — — Map (db m108715) HM
Designated as a New York City Landmark in 1976, Prospect Cemetery, the
original Old Burial Ground of the Village of Jamaica is one of the
few remaining Colonial cemeteries in Queens. The earliest written record
of the cemetery dates back to . . . — — Map (db m121488) HM
Considered the finest example of neo-classic architecture in Queens, the courthouse has Corinthian columns and an Alabama limestone facade. The building features seven types of marble adorning its interior lobby, and a grand staircase and . . . — — Map (db m239561) HM
In commemoration of St. Monica's Catholic Church. Erected upon this site in 1856. Founded in 1838, St. Monica's parish was one of the Oldest Catholic communities on Long Island.
In 1979 the New York City Landmarks Preservation . . . — — Map (db m239559) HM
Home of Rufus King, who served his state and country with honor and distinction as delegate to the Continental Congress 1784, 1785, 1786. U.S. Senator from New York, 1789-1796, Minister to England 1796-1803, 1825-1826, under Washington, Adams, and . . . — — Map (db m108713) HM
At the head of this street known in colonial days as Meeting House Lane stood the Old Stone Church, used as a place of worship from 1699 to 1813, and as a prison in 1776 by the British. — — Map (db m127377) HM
The African-American composer, pianist, organist, singer, and bandleader known for his humorous performance style, lived here between 1942 and 1943. A protιgι of James P. Johnson, (founder of the 'stride' school of jazz piano), and mentor to . . . — — Map (db m294772) HM
Designed by theater architect John Eberson and opened in 1929, the former Loew's Valencia Theater is the largest and most famous remaining movie palace building in Queens. The Valencia was the first of five "Wonder Theaters" built for Loew's New . . . — — Map (db m239555) HM
We the employees of the United States Postal Service, New York International Service Center, present this token of appreciation in honor of all veterans who served our country. — — Map (db m19176) WM
The older section, Monumental Park was established in 1875 in the rural cemetery style. James E. Ware designed the administration building, entrance gate, and receiving tomb in 1880. Memorial Park was designed by George McClure in the twentieth . . . — — Map (db m271269) HM
In memory of those who gave "The Last Full Measure of Devotion"
F.P.O. Robert Volden, U.S. Navy, October 30, 1990
Capt. Mario Fajardo, U.S. Army Febr. 26, 1991
Sgt. Patbouvier Ortiz, U.S. Army February 27, 1991
Courageous . . . — — Map (db m105446) WM
Freedom Square is located in the heart of the Kew Gardens Hills neighborhood. As late as the 20th century this central Queens community was predominantly farmland, but the transportation improvements of the 1930sGrand Central Park way and the . . . — — Map (db m271266) HM
Queens Valley is a former name of Kew Gardens Hills, a neighborhood originally known as Head of the Vleigh. The latter name is derived from Vleigh Road, now Vleigh Place, which connected the town of Flushing to Brooklyn during colonial times. The . . . — — Map (db m271264) HM
This memorial is to honor the fallen in:
W.W. I
W.W. II
Korean Conflict
Vietnam Era
Grenada
Lebanon
Panama
Persian Gulf War — — Map (db m51950) WM
George Grosz 1893-1959
George Grosz, the German ιmigrι painter, noted
for his pungent social satire and anti-Nazi parodies,
as well as his paintings rich with powerful American
urban motifs, lived here from 1936 to 1947.
Claudio Arrau . . . — — Map (db m215351) HM
Dwell within the Light traces the Park's evolution from its origins as the ancestral land of the Lenape, Carnarsie, and Matinecock People, through its phase as a dumpsite, to its ultimate transformation into an arts space. The concrete . . . — — Map (db m241534) HM
✞
In commemoration
of consecration of the
Church of St. George
Astoria, New York
by
His Holiness,
the Great among the Patriarch,
the Beloved of Christ
Pope Shenouda III
Pope of Alexandria and See of St. . . . — — Map (db m241315) HM
Before the 1870s, Hunter's Point was a tidal wetland with meadows, sandy hills, rock outcroppings, marshes, and streams. Much of southern Hunter's Point, including this park, was under water.
Before the arrival of Europeans in the 17th . . . — — Map (db m241583) HM
Salt marshes play a vital role in our coastal waters. These ecosystems protect the shoreline from erosion, filter pollutants from the water, and provide a rich wildlife habitat.
In the last 200 years, more than 80 percent of New York City's . . . — — Map (db m241581) HM
This park is named for John F. Murray (1889-1944), a lifetime Queens resident and a dedicated recreation supervisor for Queens parks for many years. Although his Parks job kept him busy, he also devoted much of his time to a variety of other . . . — — Map (db m203810) HM
This section of the park is the former site of the New York Sugar Refining Company of Long Island City.
Claus Doscher, a Brooklyn sugar refiner, founded the New York Sugar Refining Company of Long Island City in 1897. Located on Second . . . — — Map (db m241582) HM
Not so long ago, this area looked very different. Before the construction of many of the region's highways and airports, the waterways around Manhattan, were filled with hundreds of barges, tugs, scows, and tanker moving freight. If you came here . . . — — Map (db m241586) HM
Formed from the shape of historic New York waterway maps, these fences are handwoven with phragmites, an invasive European reed grass now thriving in North American wetlands. When phragmites impose monocultures and suppress native flora, they . . . — — Map (db m241532) HM
Originally built between 1872 and 1876, this courthouse was destroyed by fire and reconstructed in 1904-08. Redesigned by architect, Peter M. Coco, the English Renaissance-style building stands as a monument to the years when Long Island City served . . . — — Map (db m203807) HM
These two 19th-century millstones were removed from the sidewalk during the 2011 reconstruction of Queens Plaza and set within this landscape as a reminder of Queens' agrarian past. Millstones like these were used to grind corn and grain into . . . — — Map (db m241367) HM
Nani Chacon
(Dinθ and Chicana, b. 1980)
Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
(Persian and Black American, b. 1985)
Layqa Nuna Yawar
(Runakuna, Ecuadorian, North American, b. 1984)
What Grows? (Prelude to After the Fire) 2022 . . . — — Map (db m203808) HM
(left panel)
Battles participated in by Meaghers Irish Brigade & Corcoran Legion
Civil War, 1861-1865
Blackburns Ford VA July 18, 1861; Bulls Run July 21, 1861; Rappahannock Station May 28-29, 1861; Yorktown April 16, 1862; . . . — — Map (db m107570) WM
Named for midway location
between the Town of Jamaica
and the East River. Became
renowned for its cemeteries
and affiliated industries. — — Map (db m244777) HM
This Vietnam War (1965-3-29-73) Memorial is named for our first killed in action and is dedicated to the memory of all our local boys who lost their lives in Vietnam and gave true meaning to freedom---is not free someone died for it.
Sgt . . . — — Map (db m294770) WM
This playground is named in honor of dedicated politician and public servant Maurice A. FitzGerald (1897-1951). FitzGerald was born in Brooklyn and attended Boys High School and the New Lots Evening High School. He began his career as a civil . . . — — Map (db m133888) HM
Col. Jeromus Remsen, 1735-1790, is buried here. Was colonel of a regiment of Kings and Queens Co. militia in the Battle of Long Island — — Map (db m309959) HM
Throughout Forest Park you will find several Eastern White Pines (Pinus strobus L.) tree groves, which provide shelter and food for the park's animal residents. The largest and oldest pine grove is located here. In 1914, 2,500 pine trees . . . — — Map (db m294779) HM
This religious organization was the first established in Richmond Hill in 1869. In 1874 a wooden Gothic Revival building designed by Henry Dudley was erected here on land donated by Albon Platt Man, the founder of Richmond Hill. The first rector was . . . — — Map (db m242739) HM
Forest Park features several Eastern White Pine tree groves. The largest and oldest is located off the Myrtle Avenue and Park Lane South entrance to the park. To commemorate the park's centennial, local schools and volunteers planted 100 new . . . — — Map (db m294782) HM
Founding pastor was Reverend Thomas Nummey. First Mass celebrated Christmas 1910. Services held in basement until present church dedication 1930. Designed by Henry V. Murphy in the Modern Romanesque style. School built in 1916 staffed by the Sisters . . . — — Map (db m242742) HM
How did this site become a triangle?
Forest Park, including this triangle, was acquired by the City of Brooklyn between 1895 and 1898 and became property of the City of New York after consolidation of the five boroughs in 1898. This . . . — — Map (db m294783) HM
Dedicated to the sons of Morris Park and vicinity who served in the World War 1917-18 and in loving remembrance of the following men who made the supreme sacrifice
Charles F. Albrecht · Louis E. Ammarell · Edward M. Anderson · Charles G. . . . — — Map (db m133869) WM
Ella Flanders, a member of the Twentieth Century Club, initiated a free circulating library in 1899, located in Arcanium Hall on Jamaica Avenue and 116th Street. One of the first trustees was Jacob Riis.
Through the generosity of Andrew . . . — — Map (db m242737) HM
The monument's eight inscriptions commemorating Schaefer's service are:
1. Sgt. Joseph E. Schaefer Medal of Honor.
2. Sgt. Joseph E. Schaefer Company I 18th Infantry First Infantry Division United States Army.
3. Awarded Congressional . . . — — Map (db m62340) WM
Erected by the people of Richmond Hill in memory of her men who served and died in the World War.
An expression of everlasting gratitude and love. — — Map (db m107517) WM
FDNY Members
who made the supreme sacrifice
in the performance of duty
at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001
First Deputy Comm. William M. . . . — — Map (db m255842) HM WM
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