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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Kings County, New York
Adjacent to Kings County, New York
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| On 18th Avenue at 84th Street, on the right when traveling north on 18th Avenue. |
| | This Liberty Pole marks the spot over which the American flag first waved in the town of New Utrecht. The original pole was erected by our forefathers at the Evacuation of the British, November 1783, amid the firing of cannons and demonstration of . . . — — Map (db m30342) HM |
| On 18th Avenue at 84th Street, on the right when traveling north on 18th Avenue. |
| | Completed in 1829, the Church incorporates in its walls the stones from the original structure, which had stood in the eastern corner of the old New Utrecht Reformed Church Cemetery, 16th Avenue and 84th Street since 1700. During the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m30069) HM |
| On 18th Avenue at 84th Street, on the right when traveling north on 18th Avenue. |
| | The walls of this building, constructed in early Gothic revival style in 1828, contain stones taken from a predecessor church built in 1700 as the first house of worship for the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of New Utrecht, organized in 1677. The . . . — — Map (db m30177) HM |
| | In memory of those who perished in the sky and on the ground in the mid-air collision of TWA Flight 266 and United Airlines Flight 826 over New York City on December 16, 1960.
The deadliest airline disaster in American history at the time. It . . . — — Map (db m126851) HM |
| | Nine Keystones, circa 1924
From the Park Lane Hotel, formerly at 299 park Avenue, Manhattan, designed by Schultz and Weaver
Limestone
66.252.1-9, Gift of the Anonymous Arts Recovery Society and Frederick Fried
These large keystones of male . . . — — Map (db m109511) HM |
| On 4th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | During the 1776 Battle of Brooklyn, Maryland continental soldiers under General William Alexander waged a crucial battle at this site. This Dutch farmhouse has been reconstructed. — — Map (db m146161) HM |
| On Sheridan Loop, on the right when traveling north. |
| | American Artillerymen under the command of Maj. Gen. Henry Knox fired from this area on the British Invasion Fleet in New York Harbor. These were the first shots of the Battle of Long Island. Damage & casualties were inflicted upon the H.M.S. Asia. — — Map (db m21609) HM |
| On Linden Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Erected by the Drum and Bugle Corps of the 13th Regt. N.G., S.N.Y., in memory of Clarence D. MacKenzie, born Feb. 8, 1849, Died at Annapolis, MD., June 11, 1861, aged 12 yrs 4 mos 3 dys Back of Monument: This young life was the first offering . . . — — Map (db m13314) HM |
| On Avenue J near Bay Parkway and East 5th Street. |
| | The Parkville Community pays homage to those of its neighbors who served in the armed forces in defense of our country. — — Map (db m51925) HM |
| On Clarendon Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Originally the center of a Dutch West India Company bowerie, or farm, the original portion of the Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House was built c. 1652 by Pieter and his wife Grietje Van Ness and is the oldest surviving structure in New York City. The . . . — — Map (db m30079) HM |
| | Louis H. Sullivan
(American, 1856-1924)
Pilaster Capitals, 1898
From the Bayard-Condict Building, 65 Bleeker Street, Manhattan, designed by Louis H. Sullivan
Cast stone
64.260.1-6, Gift of Anonymous Arts Recovery Society
These capitals . . . — — Map (db m109514) HM |
| | Plaque, circa 1885
From the Mulcaster Building, formerly at 1297 3rd Avenue at 68th Street, Manhattan, unknown architect
Terracotta
69.181, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Frost
This delightful image of a butterfly-child sipping nectar from . . . — — Map (db m109513) HM |
| | The congregation of Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims hired Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) as their first minister, approving of his abolitionist sentiments. Beecher protested the Fugitive Slave Laws of 1850, exhorting his congregation to place the . . . — — Map (db m33772) HM |
| On Court Street at Atlantic Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Court Street. |
| | Near this place during the Revolutionary War stood the Ponkiesberg fortification from which General George Washington is said to have observed the fighting at Gowanus during the Battle of Long Island August 27, 1776. Erected in 1926 by the South . . . — — Map (db m133580) HM |
| Near Washington Park when traveling south. |
| | [Engraved into the limestone at the base of the tower]:
1776
The
Prison
Ship
Martyrs
Monument
1908
[Plaque on monument's opposite side from engraving]:
In memory of the 11,500 patriotic American Sailors and Soldiers . . . — — Map (db m14891) HM |
| On Sheridan Loop, on the right when traveling east. |
| | These thousand pound cast iron balls fit the huge gun in the park just outside the fort’s main gate. The 20-inch model of 1864 was experimental; the largest standard seacoast gun in use during our Civil War was the 15-inch Rodman. — — Map (db m29650) HM |
| On 35th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Near here stood the Red Lion Inn, marking the junction of three country roads: Martense Lane, which followed what is now the southern edge of the Green-Wood Cemetery; the Narrows Road, which came up the shore of New York Bay from Denyse’s Ferry; and . . . — — Map (db m13243) HM |
| | Unknown Artist and Maker
(American, Akron, Ohio)
Replica of the Statue of Liberty, circa 1900
Galvanized sheet steel and zinc over iron frame
Gift of the Athena-Liberty Lofts, L.P., The Athena group, and Brickman Associates, in honor of the . . . — — Map (db m109515) HM |
| On Narrows Avenue at Mackay Place, on the right when traveling south on Narrows Avenue. |
| | 1776 1962
Revolutionary War Cemetery
In everlasting memory to all those that are buried here, that our country be ever free — — Map (db m108749) HM WM |
| On Fort Hamilton Pkwy at 99th Street, on the right when traveling south on Fort Hamilton Pkwy. Reported permanently removed. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m108739) HM |
| On Flatlands Avenue at E. 40th Street on Flatlands Avenue. |
| | In memory of our brother Robert J Crawford April 1, 1939 - Sept. 11, 2001 and all our brother knights who perished on September 11 at the World Trade Center — — Map (db m35119) HM |
| On Bushwick Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On the eve of the Battle of Long Island in the early morning hours of August 27, 1776, General William Howe, commander of the British forces, ordered a local tavern owner, William Howard, and his son to guide several thousand British redcoats along . . . — — Map (db m30058) HM |
| Near Orchard Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Samuel F. B. Morse Inventor of the telegraph To honor and perpetuate his memory this plaque is presented by the members of the Morse Telegraph Club 1968 Upper Monument: Samuel Finley Breese Morse Born Charlestown Mass: April XXVII 1791 Died . . . — — Map (db m13315) HM |
| | For God and Country
In memory of those who served in the Armed Forces of our country. Bill Brown Post No. 507 American Legion — — Map (db m51384) HM |
| On East Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| | At the Battle of Long Island, on the hill to the north of this spot, the Americans had a redoubt with two guns, to guard the old Valley Grove Road, called by the early settlers the “Porte”, meaning gate-way through the hills, and which . . . — — Map (db m13218) HM |
| Near Carroll Street near Court Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Dedicated to the memory of the men from this district who gave their lives in the World War
1914-1918
Erected by the Fifth Assembly District Memorial Committee
June 1921
Soldiers’ Memorial: They sought no Glory but their country’s good . . . — — Map (db m135107) HM |
| On Sterling Drive, on the left when traveling south. |
| | In 1786, when this piece was cast, it was common to give names to guns. Theodorico (“Little Theodore”) served as part of the defenses of Santiago de Cuba. Though it had been rifled to improve its range and accuracy, Theodorico was . . . — — Map (db m21667) HM |
| On Battle Avenue, on the left when traveling north. |
| | On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed to the world that thirteen British colonies had joined together to create a new nation: the United States of America. Here in Brooklyn, only two months later, the survival of that new . . . — — Map (db m13255) HM |
| Near Sheridan Loop at Sterling Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed to the world that thirteen British colonies had joined together to create a new nation: the United States of America. Here in Brooklyn, only two months later, the survival of that new . . . — — Map (db m21613) HM |
| On Gravesend Neck Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed to the world that thirteen British colonies had joined together to create a new nation: the United States of America. Here in Brooklyn, only two months later, the survival of that new . . . — — Map (db m30174) HM |
| On 18th Avenue at 84th Street, on the right when traveling north on 18th Avenue. |
| | On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed to the world that thirteen British colonies had joined together to create a new nation: the United States of America. Here in Brooklyn, only two months later, the survival of that new . . . — — Map (db m30175) HM |
| On 5th Avenue at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on 5th Avenue. |
| | On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed to the world that thirteen British colonies had joined together to create a new nation: the United States of America. Here in Brooklyn, only two months later, the survival of that new . . . — — Map (db m30997) HM |
| On Main Street at Plymouth Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street. |
| | On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed to the world that thirteen British colonies had joined together to create a new nation: the United States of America. Here in Brooklyn, only two months later, the survival of that new . . . — — Map (db m31008) HM |
| On Belt Pkwy, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence proclaimed to the world that thirteen British colonies had joined together to create a new nation: the United States of America. Here in Brooklyn, only two months later, the survival of that new . . . — — Map (db m31009) HM |
| On Battle Avenue at Border Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Battle Avenue. |
| | On July 4, 1776, the United States issued its Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. As the summer progressed, General George Washington and his Continental Army held Brooklyn and New York City, while the British gathered their forces on . . . — — Map (db m69530) HM |
| On Sheridan Loop, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In the summer of 1776 this site saw both the first coast defense of the newborn United States & the opening of the largest battle of the Revolutionary War. On that original Fourth of July, a small American gun position near here entered into an . . . — — Map (db m21612) HM |
| On Brooklyn Bridge Expressway, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The Brooklyn Bridge, the largest suspension bridge in the world at the time it was built, was the first to span the East River. Designed and constructed by John A. Roebling and his son, Washington A. Roebling, the bridge spans 3,461 feet and rises . . . — — Map (db m130437) HM |
| | The Foundation wishes to express its gratitude to the many individuals who worked so hard and gave so generously to make this memorial a reality.
Principal Benefactors: Ebbets Field Wall of Remembrance Foundation, Inc., Sol Moglen, Founder; Mark . . . — — Map (db m61554) WM |
| Near Brooklyn Bridge Promenade. |
| | Dedicated to the memory of Emily Warren Roebling 1843-1903 whose faith and courage helped her stricken husband Col. Washington A. Roebling, C.E. 1837-1926 complete the construction of this bridge from the plans of his father John A. Roebling, C.E. . . . — — Map (db m134185) HM |
| On Sheridan Loop, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Fort Hamilton, with its heavy guns, defended New York City against ships. This structure defended Fort Hamilton against land attack. The caponier was a flank battery designed to sweep the back of the main fort with cannon fire and to protect the . . . — — Map (db m21619) HM |
| On Fort Hamilton Pkwy at 99th Street, on the right when traveling south on Fort Hamilton Pkwy. Reported permanently removed. |
| | General Robert E. Lee – Vestryman 1842-1844 General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson – Baptized 1849 General Matthew B. Ridgway (N.A.T.O. Commander) – Baptized 1899--------------- Other general and flag officers who have worshipped . . . — — Map (db m108740) HM |
| On 35th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Responding to the call of the Continental Congress, the Delaware Regiment was organized in January of 1776. In early August of that year they were ordered to march northward to join the Continental army under the command of General Washington. . . . — — Map (db m13211) HM |
| On 101st Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | To the glory of God and in everlasting remembrance of The Dover Patrol 1914 – 1919 They died that we might live. May we be worthy of their sacrifice. West Side of Monument: This monument to the Dover Patrol erected as a tribute to . . . — — Map (db m38784) HM |
| On Shore Road near between 80th and 82nd Streets, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Freedom Tree
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
Maj Donald Cook
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action
1973 — — Map (db m108744) WM |
| On Shore Road near between 80th and 82nd Streets. |
| | The Freedom Tree
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
Richard Cocheo
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action
1973 — — Map (db m108745) WM |
| On Shore Road near between 80th and 82nd Streets, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Freedom Tree
With the vision of universal freedom
for all mankind
This tree is dedicated to
S.Sgt. John Allen Payne
and all
Prisoners of War
and
Missing in Action
1973 — — Map (db m108746) WM |
| On 5th Avenue at 25th Street, on the right when traveling north on 5th Avenue. |
| | The Green-Wood Cemetery has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. Established in 1838, this was the largest and most varied of . . . — — Map (db m69535) HM |
| On Entrance Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The Green-Wood Cemetery has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. Established in 1838, this was the largest and most varied of . . . — — Map (db m69539) HM |
| Near Mary Pinkett Avenue. |
| | In the gardens of Japan, nature is rarefied, abstracted, and interpreted to reveal lessons about life and our own place in the larger scheme of things. Symbolic elements imbue the landscape with deeper meaning. Among the major features of the . . . — — Map (db m106162) HM |
| | The King's Highway formerly the road to Flatlands Neck passed this site. Over it the Indian braves and Captain John Underhill with his colonial soldiers passed. Lord Cornwallis, on August 25, 1776, at the head of the British troops silently . . . — — Map (db m18403) HM |
| On Prospect Park West at 9th Street, on the left when traveling south on Prospect Park West. |
| | This monument was erected and presented by Henry Harteaua distinguished citizen of Brooklyn to be an enduring tribute to the memory of one who as friend and companion of the immortal Washington fought to establish in our country those vital . . . — — Map (db m30768) HM |
| On 5th Avenue at 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south on 5th Avenue. |
| | The Old Stone House, also known as the Vecte-Cortelyou House, was built in 1699 along the Gowanus Road, which skirted a creek of the same name. During the Battle of Brooklyn, on August 27, 1776, approximately 2,000 combined British forces captured . . . — — Map (db m146160) HM |
| On Hanson Place, on the left when traveling east. |
| |
Dedicated October 4, 2010
In honor of Shirley A. Chisholm, a former New York State Legislator, the first African-American woman elected to the United States Congress and the first African American woman to seek a major party presidential . . . — — Map (db m126472) HM |
| On Flatlands Avenue at East 40th Street on Flatlands Avenue. |
| |
In memory of our brother who died in Vietnam
P. F. C. Thomas F. Norton
1947 - 1968 — — Map (db m18404) WM |
| | This tree dedicated by the Veterans Administration in 1976 to America’s Medal of Honor Recipients who helped make this Bicentennial Observance possible “By gallantry above and beyond the call of duty” — — Map (db m61576) WM |
| Near Battle Avenue, on the left when traveling north. |
| | You now stand on Green-Wood Cemetery’s Battle Hill, the highest natural elevation in Brooklyn. On the morning of August 27, 1776, had you stood here, you would have seen the Battle of Brooklyn developing in front of you. British General James . . . — — Map (db m69525) HM |
| On Cadman Plaza West at Johnson Street, on the right when traveling north on Cadman Plaza West. |
| |
United States Post Office
Landmarks of New York
The older section of this Romanesque Revival building was begun in 1885 and completed in 1892. The plans of Mifflin E. Bell, the original architect, were modified by William A. Freret, his . . . — — Map (db m134957) HM |
| |
This family wanted to make sure to cover all their bases. So they went with it all: (form left to right) the Old Testament, personified by baby Moses and his mother; The New Testament, represented by Jesus and Mary; Osiris, the Egyptian god . . . — — Map (db m126668) HM |
| | On this site, from 1841 to 1892, stood the offices of the Brooklyn Eagle. In its time, a powerful paper. From 1846 to 1848, Whitman, not yet 30 but a seasoned journalist, served as its editor. For his stand against slavery in newly admitted states, . . . — — Map (db m31145) HM |
| On Court Street near Montague Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Builder of the Brooklyn Bridge
1870-1883
The engineering miracle of its day:
the longest suspension bridge in the world
Society of Old Brooklynites
1973 — — Map (db m133579) HM |
| |
A redoubt is part of a fort or defensive position, usually temporary, made from soil and usually reinforced with timber or stone.
Other Defensive Engineering Terms
Abatis - Any temporary construction; In a fort or redoubt, . . . — — Map (db m126755) HM |
| On Montague Street at Court Street on Montague Street. |
| | Once upon a time (1890-1957), there was a major league baseball team in Brooklyn—the Dodgers. They played their games at Ebbets Field (1913-1957) in Flatbush, where the fans and players dodged the trolley cars to get to the ballpark. But it . . . — — Map (db m33742) HM |
| On Cadman Plaza West near Middagh Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | William Jay Gaynor
Lawyer-Jurist-Executive
Defender of Civil Liberties
Born Oriskany NY February 23 1851 - Died September 10 1913 - Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York 1894 to 1909 – Mayor of the City of New York 1910 . . . — — Map (db m135174) HM |
| | Company A. 71st Reg
N.Y.S.M.
Who fell mortally wounded
at the first battle
of Bull Run
July 21, 1861.
Died at Richmond, VA
Aug 1, 1861
Aged 22 years — — Map (db m149407) HM |
| | Wonder Wheel
Construction began in 1918.
Opened Memorial Day in 1920.
Built right here in Coney Island by Herman Garms & Bethlehem Steel.
Weight: 400,000 pounds.
Height: 150 feet, tallest in the world.
Capacity: 144 people.
The . . . — — Map (db m106163) HM |
| On E. 22nd Street at Avenue P, on the right when traveling north on E. 22nd Street. |
| | This Dutch-American farmhouse is a quiet reminder that the Battle of Brooklyn, one of the biggest conflicts of the Revolutionary War, took place when Kings County was still mostly farm country. The country boasted fewer than 4,000 inhabitants, one . . . — — Map (db m30082) HM |
| On E. 22nd Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The best preserved, and considered by many the most beautiful example of Dutch Colonial architecture in Brooklyn, this dwelling is believed to have been built by Henry and Abraham Wyckoff, descendants of Pieter Wyckoff who came to this country in . . . — — Map (db m30180) HM |
| On Flatbush Avenue at Aviation Road, on the left when traveling north on Flatbush Avenue. |
| | Lituanica
1923 - 2013
80th Anniversary Flight across the Atlantic
Lithuanian Pilots
Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas — — Map (db m77711) HM |
| On Clermont Avenue at DeKalb Avenue on Clermont Avenue. |
| | Fort Greene is a neighborhood with unusually consistent 19th century domestic architecture developed principally in the short span between 1855 and 1875. Fort Greene Park was created in 1848 at the instigation of poet Walt Whitman who was then the . . . — — Map (db m35110) HM |
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