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NYC Parks Historical Markers
The purpose of this NYC Parks & Recreation program is to place historical identification markers which describe the history of the site, park improvements, and the biography of the person for whom the park is named.
These historical signs also offer virtual and physical context to parks, playgrounds, monuments, and landmarks across New York City.
This Triangle is dedicated to the memory of F.D.N.Y. Firefighter Christopher Michael Bopp (1971-1998) who devoted his life to keeping New Yorkers safe.
Christopher Michael Bopp was born in Queens on March 7, 1971. As a child, he and his . . . — — Map (db m265219) HM
The Hendrick I. Lott House is one of fourteen remaining Dutch Colonial farmhouses in Kings County. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is designated as a New York City Landmark. The house remains structurally sound and . . . — — Map (db m30200) HM
About the House
The Lott House was constructed in 1720 and by 1800, it was called "the finest country house in Kings County." A traditional Dutch-American farmhouse on the outside, its interior is much more grand. The Lott property . . . — — Map (db m265197) HM
Fiorello H. LaGuardia, Mayor
Robert Moses, Commissioner
Stuart Constable, Designer
1940 / 1944
This playground honors the memory of Eugene S. Sarsfield, Commander U.S. Navy who went down with his ship during World War II
1998 . . . — — Map (db m265191) WM
Like most Flatlands residents, the Lotts were farmers. All members of the household regardless of gender or age likely participated in farm tasks, which ranged from cultivating farmland to collecting eggs from the chickens.
The Lott Farm . . . — — Map (db m265200) HM
William E. Callahan and Edward E. Kelly, for whom this park is named, were local soldiers who died during World War I. Callahan's younger brother Thomas worked to keep their memory alive. He organized a local American Legion post, the . . . — — Map (db m307544) HM
Hilltop Playground, located at Hopkins and Saratoga Avenues and Pacific Street in Brooklyn, opened as a schoolyard operated by what was then known as the Board of Education. In 1990, it became a jointly operated playground, and a backstop was . . . — — Map (db m242947) HM
This playground honors two American patriots, Francis Marion (1732-1795) and Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791).
Born in the colony of South Carolina, Francis Marion joined the local militia when neighboring Cherokee tribes began conducting raids . . . — — Map (db m242938) HM
This playground honors two American patriots, Francis Marion (1732-1795) and Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791).
Born in the colony of South Carolina, Francis Marion joined the local militia when neighboring Cherokee tribes began conducting raids . . . — — Map (db m242939) HM
Saratoga Square Park, the second largest park in historic Bedford-Stuyvesant, takes it name from Saratoga Avenue just to the east, which was itself named in 1835 for the Revolutionary War Battles of Saratoga, New York on September 19 and October . . . — — Map (db m265024) HM
Weeksville Playground is named for the historically significant community of Weeksville. Founded in 1838, eleven years after slavery ended in New York State, Weeksville was a long-lasting and thriving community of self-sufficient free African . . . — — Map (db m242944) HM
Weeksville Playground is named for the historically significant community of Weeksville. Founded in 1838, eleven years after slavery ended in New York State, Weeksville was a long-lasting and thriving community of self-sufficient free African . . . — — Map (db m242946) HM
This site is a public garden which is maintained by neighborhood volunteers through GreenThumb. Founded in 1978, GreenThumb helps local residents transform vacant properties into attractive green spaces. If you want to join this garden, call (212) . . . — — Map (db m254110) HM
About the House
A 1930s reconstruction of the 1699 farmhouse built by the Vechte family, the Old Stone House occupies land taken from the Lenape. The house played a role in the Battle of Brooklyn on Aug. 27, 1776, when an estimated 2,000 . . . — — Map (db m275965) HM
This impressive sculpture bust of Alexander Johnston Chalmers Skene, M.D. (1838-1900) honors a Brooklyn-based physician, medical researcher, college and hospital administrator whose lifetime of achievement had a broad impact on the medical . . . — — Map (db m108911) HM
Located between 6th and Carlton Avenues, Dean Playground takes its name from neighboring Dean Street, which honors Silas Deane (1737-1789), a Revolutionary War statesman. Deane was born in Groton, Connecticut in 1737 and educated at Yale College . . . — — Map (db m254100) HM
What was here before?
Brooklyn was once home to the Lenape for thousands of years. In the 1600s, the Dutch settled this area of Prospect Lefferts Garden which at the time, was within the Town of Flatbush. The Lefferts family had a grand . . . — — Map (db m283579) HM
Detective Dillon Stewart #3770 served with the New York City Police Department for 5 years and was assigned to the 70th Precinct in Brooklyn. Detective Stewart immediately stood out as a Police Officer committed to the neighborhood he served. He . . . — — Map (db m254172) HM
This playground is named after Detective Dillon Stewart, a five-year veteran of the New York City Police Department assigned to the 70th Precinct in Brooklyn who was killed in the line of duty on November 28, 2005.
Detective Dillon Stewart . . . — — Map (db m254171) HM
Fort Defiance
Fort Defiance played a critical role in the Battle of Brooklyn, which took place in Red Hook on August 27, 1776. It was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War, after the United States Continental Congress adopted the . . . — — Map (db m254187) HM
Now surrounded by industrial, residential, and historic buildings, Valentino Pier was once the site of an active shipping industry. In the 1600s, the Red Hood district was settled by the Dutch. As the land became more developed and the population . . . — — Map (db m254185) HM
Now surrounded by industrial, residential, and historic buildings, Valentino Pier was once the site of an active shipping industry. In the 1600s, the Red Hood district was settled by the Dutch. As the land became more developed and the population . . . — — Map (db m254192) HM
The Atlantic and Erie Basins
Wetlands dominated Red Hook's waterfront until the mid-1800s, when commerce in New York City increased dramatically following the completion of the Erie Canal. Congestion and the lack of storage at Manhattan . . . — — Map (db m254190) HM
This playground, bounded by Bedford Avenue, East 24th Street and Avenues X and Y, serves as a lasting memorial to World War I veteran William A. Brown. Brown lived only a few blocks from here at 1818 Voorhies Avenue. He served with Wagon Company . . . — — Map (db m207549) HM
The Sheepshead Bay area experienced great economic growth at the turn of the 20th century. Following the success of the Sheepshead Bay Racetrack (1880-1915), located between Nostrand Avenue and Knapp Street, the Whitney family purchased it and . . . — — Map (db m255817) HM
This parkland, between Coyle and Batchelder Streets, is named for the Yak because of its Avenue Y address and its location in Sheepshead Bay, whose name evokes another wooly animal. A Yak is a Tibetan ox native to the mountainous regions of . . . — — Map (db m255822) HM
A brilliant painter, engineer, and inventor, Robert Fulton (1765-1815) is best known for launching the first commercially successful steamboat. He was born in New Britain, Pennsylvania on November 14, 1765 and as a boy excelled at drawing, . . . — — Map (db m242957) HM
This grove of flowering trees is a living memorial dedicated to the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001. It is a passive space for quiet contemplation.
This is one of five Living Memorial Groves, one in each borough, with clear views of downtown . . . — — Map (db m228594) HM WM
The first parcel of land was acquired in 1891 by the City of Brooklyn for the purposes of a park. By 1905 Sunset Park had been expanded to its present size. Rustic retaining walls, an artificial pond, a six-hole golf course, a neo-classical . . . — — Map (db m228646) HM
What was here before?
The dramatic bluff at Sunset Park is part of a massive rock outcropping and ridge across Brooklyn and Queens created through glacial deposits during the last Ice Age. Facing west towards New York harbor and beyond, the . . . — — Map (db m228638) HM
The site, named Sunset Park from the outset, presumably derives its name from its vantage point on a hill facing west toward Upper New York Bay. The bluff of Sunset Park affords a thrilling view of the harbor, including the rugged skyline of . . . — — Map (db m228642) HM
What was here before?
Before it became a borough of the consolidated City of New York in 1898, Brooklyn was an independent municipality composed of numerous small towns and villages in Kings County. Williamsburgh was then a city in its own . . . — — Map (db m242894) HM
This triangle takes its name from the adjoining Avenue. The property for this triangle, at the intersection of Kent and Classon Avenues and Wallabout Street, was acquired by condemnation in connection with the land purchased for the . . . — — Map (db m265381) HM
What was here before?
The site of this playground was acquired by the City of New York for the creation of the Williamsburg Bridge. The space, along with the adjacent Continental Army Plaza, was cleared in 1903.
How did this site . . . — — Map (db m226340) HM
What was here before?
This section of Brooklyn was largely rural from the 1600s to the mid-1800s. At the turn of the century, it was mostly industrial, with chemical, varnish, and iron works, and cable factories. Immigrants from Eastern . . . — — Map (db m241464) HM
What was here before?
This section of Brooklyn was largely rural from the 1600s to the mid-1800s. At the turn of the century, it was mostly industrial, with chemical, varnish, and iron works, and cable factories. Immigrants from Eastern . . . — — Map (db m241455) HM
This site was acquired as parkland as part of the construction of the Prospect Expressway in the 1960s. Two bocce courts were installed in the mid-1970s and in the late 80s it was reconstructed as a sitting area. In 2018 volunteer efforts led by . . . — — Map (db m278498) HM
How did this site become a public square?
Colonel Donald Cook Square is a Greenstreets traffic median located directly south of historic Greenwood Cemetery. Greenstreets, a joint project of NYC Parks and the NYC Department of . . . — — Map (db m203865) HM
Green-Wood Cemetery was commissioned in 1838 as the first nonsectarian cemetery in the City of Brooklyn. Its striking Victorian gatehouses and shelters, contemplative winding paths, reflecting lakes, and a majestic view of New York harbor from . . . — — Map (db m278495) HM
At this spot over 10,000 years ago a sheet of ice, as thick as the World Trade Center is tall, started melting. [Unreadble]
Upon this landscape, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux created their greatest masterpiece, Prospect Park. . . . — — Map (db m207561) HM
The wonder of Prospect Park is that it was designed and constructed over 130 years ago to appear to be natural. Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux envisioned a public park as a rural retreat for the citizens of the bustling city of Brooklyn. . . . — — Map (db m207557) HM
The Firemens Garden on East Eighth Street between Avenues C and D honors the memory of all New York City firefighters who were killed in the line of duty. The site pays homage in particular to the memory of Martin R. Celic (1952-1977), a young . . . — — Map (db m145373) HM
This site is a public garden which is maintained by neighborhood volunteers through GreenThumb. Founded in 1978, GreenThumb helps local residents transform vacant properties into attractive green spaces. If you want to join this garden, call (212) . . . — — Map (db m241343) HM
What was here before?
This was once the site of the original three-story Public School 126. The outdated structure was demolished in the 1930s, and the memorial park was built. An updated PS 126 ow stands on Catherine Street.
How did . . . — — Map (db m241341) HM
Samuel Sullivan “Sunset” Cox (1824–1889) was born in Zanesville, Ohio, and served his home state as a Democratic Congressional representative from 1857 to 1865 before being unseated. After moving to New York in 1866, Cox served . . . — — Map (db m145348) HM
Dedicated in 1906, this fountain serves as a reminder of those who died aboard the excursion steamer General Slocum on June 15, 1904. Prior to September 11, 2001, the burning of the General Slocum had the highest death toll of any disaster in New . . . — — Map (db m145736) HM
Dating to 1888, this neo-classical fountain was the gift of the wealthy San Francisco dentist, businessman, and temperance crusader Henry D. Cogswell (18201900).
Cogswell was born in Tolland, Connecticut in 1820, the son of an architect . . . — — Map (db m145253) HM
This park honors Daniel D. Tompkins (1774–1825), who served as Governor of New York from 1807 to 1817 and as Vice President of the United States under James Monroe (1758-1831) from 1817 to 1825. Peter Stuyvesant (1610–1672), director . . . — — Map (db m145224) HM
This monument in Battery Park north of Castle Clinton, honors military personnel who served in the Korean Conflict (1950-1953). The memorial, dedicated in 1991, was designed by Welsh-born artist Mac Adams (b. 1943) and is notable as one of the first . . . — — Map (db m33600) WM
This monument honors military personnel who served in the Korean War (1950-1953). The memorial, dedicated in 1991, was designed by Welsh-born artist Mac Adams (b.1943) and is notable as one of the first Korean War memorials erected in the United . . . — — Map (db m198609) HM WM
The Firemens Memorial (1913) in Riverside Park is one of the most impressive monuments in New York City. The monument was designed by H. Van Buren Magonigle (1867-1935) and its sculptures are attributed to Attilio Piccirilli (1866-1945). . . . — — Map (db m54004) HM
This bronze equestrian sculpture of military officer, educator, journalist, and public servant Franz Sigel (1824-1902) is by the distinguished sculptor Karl Bitter (1867-1915). Sigel is also honored with a park named for him, which is . . . — — Map (db m53973) HM
What was here before?
Tenth Avenue above West 59th Street was renamed Amsterdam Avenue in 1890, in an effort by local businesses seeking to boost property values. The new name distanced them from the street's "Death Avenue" moniker in lower . . . — — Map (db m242817) HM
This park is named in honor of Isidor and Ida Straus who lost their lives on the Titanic when it hit an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912. Isidor Straus (1854-1912) is remembered for helping to develop R.H. Macy & Co. into the world's largest . . . — — Map (db m242789) HM
Straus Park is named for Isidor Straus and his wife Ida, who died on April 15, 1912 when the S.S. Titanic sank on its maiden voyage from England to America. The ship hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank three hours later. More than 1500 . . . — — Map (db m242809) HM
The MFinda Kalunga Garden is named in memory of an African-American burial ground that was located on nearby Chrystie Street between Rivington and Stanton Streets.
Dutch colonists brought the first enslaved Africans to the New Amsterdam . . . — — Map (db m135368) HM
The M'Finda Kalunga Garden is named in memory of an African-American burial ground that was located on Chrystie Street near Stanton Streets.
The Dutch West India Company brought the first enslaved Africans to the indigenous . . . — — Map (db m241361) HM
"The idea of separatism is harkening to the past and it is undesirable even if it could be realized, because the progress of mankind has been based upon social, intellectual and cultural contact." A. Philip Randolph, 1969
Dorrance Brooks (d. 1918) was an African American soldier who died in France shortly before the end of World War I. A native of Harlem and the son of a Civil War veteran, Brooks was a Private First Class in the 15th Infantry. In World War I, . . . — — Map (db m210006) HM
What was here before?
After being home to the Lenape for thousands of years, Harlem was settled by Dutch farmers in the late 1600s. The neighborhood's agricultural yield began to wane after the American Revolution and many residents moved . . . — — Map (db m210007) HM
Dorrance Brooks (d. 1918) was an African American soldier who died in France shortly before the end of World War I. A native of Harlem and the son of a Civil War veteran, Brooks was a Private First Class in the 15th Infantry. In World War I, . . . — — Map (db m210008) HM
This site is a public garden which is maintained by neighborhood volunteers through GreenThumb. Founded in 1978, GreenThumb helps local residents transform vacant properties into attractive green spaces. If you want to join this garden, call (212) . . . — — Map (db m242841) HM
What was here before?
This property was part of farmer John Meyer's 108-acre estate. He purchased the property in 1825 and built his home at present-day Eighth Avenue and West 133rd Street in 1835, which remained until 1897. The property . . . — — Map (db m241557) HM
What was here before?
Before the pool and play center were introduced to the park, the rugged terrain of glacial rock outcroppings and mature shade trees served the Harlem Heights community as a place of respite and passive recreation. . . . — — Map (db m228707) HM
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) was a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, famous for his fearless advocacy of nonviolent, direct action in the struggle against racism. King was a child prodigy who . . . — — Map (db m242843) HM
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) was a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, famous for his fearless advocacy of nonviolent, direct action in the struggle against racism. King was a child prodigy who . . . — — Map (db m242845) HM
This striking bronze sculpture by Edgar Walter (1877-1938) is also known as Bear and Faun. It was dedicated in 1914 in memory of Alfred L. Seligman (1864-1910), vice-president of the National Highways Protective Association. Ironically, Mr. . . . — — Map (db m162526) HM
This larger-than-life bronze sculpture depicts abolitionist organizer and Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman (c. 1822-1913), and stands at the crossroads of St. Nicholas Avenue, West 122nd Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in . . . — — Map (db m105284) HM
One of a trio of bronze equestrian sculptures representing Latin American leaders, the Simon Bolivar statue commemorates a military general and advocate of Pan-Americanism. Bolivar (1783-1840) is credited with the liberation from Spanish . . . — — Map (db m42569) HM
Central Park's zoo was almost not meant to be. The park's designers, Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) and Calvert Vaux (1824-1895) excluded any zoo from their 1858 plan for Central Park. Yet, shortly after construction of the park began, a bear . . . — — Map (db m203804) HM
This striking gateway, designed by Edward Coe Embury (1906-1990) with sculpture by Paul Manship (1885-1966), was created as part of Central Parks childrens zoo which opened in 1961. The zoo was first known as the Lehman Zoo for Children, as . . . — — Map (db m108320) HM
This statue of Scottish national poet Robert Burns (1759-1796), companion to the 1872 Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) sculpture across Literary Walk, is by Sir John Steell (1804-1891), and was dedicated in 1880.
Burns was born in Alloway, . . . — — Map (db m278455) HM
This statue of Scottish national poet Robert Burns (17591796), companion to the 1872 Sir Walter Scott (17711832) sculpture across Literary Walk, is by Sir John Steell (18041891), and was dedicated in 1880.
Burns was born in Alloway, . . . — — Map (db m108324) HM
Although the reason for the name Seneca Village is unknown, recent historical and geophysical research has uncovered a great deal of information about this unique community and its inhabitants. Seneca Village, which was located from 81st to 89th . . . — — Map (db m171184) HM
In 1979, the Sheep Meadow, like the rest of Central Park, was in a chronic state of decay following decades of neglect and mismanagement by a fiscally challenged New York City. After a year of restoration, the meadow was green and healthy, and as . . . — — Map (db m203796) HM
This larger-than-life-sized bronze portrait of Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott (17711832) was dedicated on the Literary Walk in Central Park in 1872.
Scott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and had an early career in the legal . . . — — Map (db m108323) HM
The historic Arsenal is one of two buildings in Central Park predating the park. It was designed by esteemed architect Martin T. Thompson (1786-1877) and built between 1847 and 1851 by the State of New York as a storage repository for the storage . . . — — Map (db m137070) HM
This elegant bronze statue by British Sculptor George Blackall Simonds (1843-1929) depicts a young falconer in Elizabethan garb holding aloft a falcon poised for release.
The Falconer is representative of the rich sculptural collection . . . — — Map (db m31059) HM
The design that Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux conceived for Central park transformed the rocky, marshy pre-park site into a masterful composition of diverse landscapes to create an idealized expression of rural scenery. These included . . . — — Map (db m203806) HM
This full-standing portrait of celebrated playwright and poet William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was made by John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910) and unveiled here at the southern end of the Mall on May 23, 1872.
William Shakespeare was born in . . . — — Map (db m278457) HM
This monument consists of a 14-foot-tall
granite stele on which a bronze "doughboy"
soldier is displayed. He holds a rifle, has
a flag draped over his shoulders, and is
depicted as if in the midst of battle.
The derivation of the term . . . — — Map (db m173059) HM WM
What was here before?
The site of this pocket park was once Grammar School No. 55, built in 1865 to accommodate a booming population. The neoclassical schoolhouse taught hundreds of boys and girls from the Sixteenth Ward in separate wings. . . . — — Map (db m278407) HM
Scholar and poet Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) is the namesake
of two New York City parks. The
first is a playground in Elmhurst,
Queens, known as the Clement Clarke
Moore Homestead. The second is
this playground, located on a . . . — — Map (db m134956) HM
Scholar and poet Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) is the name of two New York City parks, each located on land previously owned by his family. The first is a playground in Newtown, Queens, known as the Clement Clarke Moore Homestead, because it . . . — — Map (db m283659) HM
What was here before?
Captain Thomas Clarke purchased this property from Jacob Somerindyke in 1750 to build his farmstead. A retired British Army officer, Captain Clarke renamed his property "Chelsea" after London's Royal Chelsea Hospital . . . — — Map (db m283657) HM
Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly (1862-1934), a pioneer
surgeon and philanthropist, was born
in Ireland and emigrated to the United
States in 1873. She studied at the Women's
Medical College of the New York Infirmary
for Women and Children, which was . . . — — Map (db m126139) HM
What was here before?
In 1790 George Rapelje, a relative of early Dutch settler Joris Rapelje (1604-1663), purchased this parcel and the surrounding area from James Rivington. In 1825, Rapelje's grandson started to parcel off the land for . . . — — Map (db m283275) HM
This playground, located on 26th Street
between 8th and 9th Avenues, takes
its name from Pennsylvania Station,
commonly known as Penn Station. The
original Penn Station was an above-ground
structure designed by the eminent New
York . . . — — Map (db m172964) HM
Dr. Sun Yat-sen was born in 1866 in China during the Qing Dynasty. His early education in China, Hawaii, and Hong Kong esablished him as a man of two worldsChina and the Westwhere he learned the essentials about democracy, which became his . . . — — Map (db m241563) HM
Dr. Sun Yat-sen was born in 1866 in China during the Qing Dynasty. His early education in China, Hawaii, and Hong Kong esablished him as a man of two worldsChina and the Westwhere he learned the essentials about democracy, which became his . . . — — Map (db m241565) HM
Columbus Park was named in 1911 after Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer credited with discovering America, or at least with awakening Europe to the opportunities there. Bounded by Baxter (formerly Orange), Worth (formerly . . . — — Map (db m131756) HM
This impressive bronze statue, created by American sculptor George Edwin Bissell (1839-1920), depicts mayor Abraham De Peyster (1657-1728). Born in New Amsterdam (now known as Manhattan), De Peyster came from a prosperous mercantile family. In . . . — — Map (db m128530) HM
Located on Leonard Street between Centre and Lafayette Streets, this park occupies the eighteenth century site of Collect Pond. The pond was a large, 60-foot deep pool fed by an underground spring. The waters derived their name from seventeenth . . . — — Map (db m131757) HM
Foley Square is named for Thomas F. “Big Tom” Foley (1852-1925), a prominent Democratic Party leader from the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Foley left school at the age of thirteen to support his widowed mother, working for a period as . . . — — Map (db m41326) HM
I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
This graceful, 13-foot standing bronze figure, sculpted by Frederick MacMonnies (1863-1937), directly faces City Hall and honors the last . . . — — Map (db m310496) HM
Constructed from 1803 to 1812, New York's City Hall is one of the oldest continuously used City Halls in the nation, and houses the offices of the Mayor and City Council, the executive and legislative branches of government. Considered one of the . . . — — Map (db m278465) HM
This grove of flowering trees is a living memorial dedicated to the tragic events of September 11th, 2001. It is one of five Living Memorial Groves around the City, one in each borough in a park with clear views of downtown Manhattan where the twin . . . — — Map (db m130141) HM
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