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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Staten Island, New York
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| | Men who joined the 102nd Observation Squadron during WWII 1941 to 1945
177 names on Plaque 1
80 names on Plaque 2 — — Map (db m160090) HM WM |
| | 1917 - In Commemoration – 1918
of the boys of Saint Peter’s Parish who gave their lives and services in the World War that Liberty might live
Most Rev. P.J. Hayes, D.D.
Chaplin Bishop
Monsignor Charles A. Cassidy, LL.D.
Chaplin . . . — — Map (db m137072) WM |
| | This Greek Revival frame house was erected in 1840 by an unknown builder. The house is situated on one of Staten Island’s oldest thoroughfares which was laid out in 1709 as the major stagecoach road between Philadelphia and New York. The central . . . — — Map (db m155103) HM |
| | This park on the northeastern shore of Staten Island occupies the site of the former estate of Arthur Von Briesen (1843-1920).
A native of Germany, Von Briesen immigrated to the United States in 1858 at the age of 15. After enduring some . . . — — Map (db m154037) HM |
| | This fire control tower was built for officers to observe the accuracy of shells fired from nearby batteries. If the rounds missed their targets, the officers telephoned the change of firing coordinates to adjust the big guns’ aim.
Battery . . . — — Map (db m154228) HM |
| | Crumbling over time, these concrete platforms mark where large guns once guarded New York Harbor. In the late 1800s, a Glacis Mortar Battery – once located just beyond these ruins – could lob projectiles onto enemy ships entering the . . . — — Map (db m149658) HM |
| | Begun in 1847, this granite structure was finally completed during the Civil War. Its four-tier design allowed up to 116 guns to skip cannonballs across the Narrows. However, by the mid-1860s bigger, more-accurate guns could destroy a stone fort . . . — — Map (db m21627) HM |
| | Begun 1n 1847, this granite structure was finally completed during the Civil War. Its four-tier design allowed up to 116 guns to skip cannonballs across the Narrows. However, by the mid-1860s bigger, more-accurate guns could destroy a stone fort . . . — — Map (db m154675) HM |
| | World War II:
Battle of the Bulge
Belgium and Luxembourg, Dec. 16, 1944-Jan. 25, 1945
At dawn on Dec. 16, 1944, three powerful German armies plunged headlong into the rugged hills and dense forests of the Ardennes region of Belgium and . . . — — Map (db m154945) WM |
| | Designed in the Greek Revival style, this house was built about 1850 by Henry H. Biddle, a prominent landowner. A nearby grove, favored as a site for temperance and revival meetings, bore his family name. A large, square, glass-enclosed cupola . . . — — Map (db m156449) HM |
| | Built by and for Christopher Billopp about 1680, this house was long a center of colonial hospitality. It is known also as “Conference House” because Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Edward Rutledge met here with Lord Howe at his . . . — — Map (db m7891) HM |
| | Commemorating the first sermon preached by
Bishop Francis Asbury
in the state of New York
June 9, 1771
near this site at the home of Peter van Pelt on Woodrow Road
From such auspicious beginnings the Methodist Church at Woodrow became . . . — — Map (db m156657) HM |
| | of the Dutch settlers of the North Shore until 1696 around which Port Richmond was built. — — Map (db m42601) HM |
| | E pluribus unum
Dedicated to the men and women of the community of Charleston who devotedly served their country in time of war
1957 — — Map (db m156572) WM |
| | A simple 18th century farmhouse, built on Governor Thomas Dongan’s Staten Island manor, the original owner-builder is unknown. During the American Revolution, the house was the residence of Joseph Christopher, a member of the Richmond County . . . — — Map (db m42621) HM |
| | Reminiscent of English Norman Parish Churches built in the 12th century, this structure was created in 1872 by architect William M. Mersereau. It was constructed using stone walls of the first church building on the site which was erected between . . . — — Map (db m30820) HM |
| | The Church of St. Andrew was founded in 1708, and the first church building was completed in 1712 on land given in 1711 by William Tillier. In 1713 Queen Anne granted the church a charter and presented valued gifts including a chalice and paten. . . . — — Map (db m30813) HM |
| | For those civil servants who died in the line of duty
P.O. Thomas Schimenti, Jr.
1943-1979 — — Map (db m160636) |
| | To the memory of Commodore John Barry
Father of the American Navy
Born County Wexford Ireland 1739
Died in Philadelphia 1803
Erected by the John Barry Council
AARIR*
Staten Island New York
October 29 1939
*American Association for the . . . — — Map (db m83182) HM |
| | In September 1776, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Edward Rutledge met here with British Lord Howe in an unsuccessful negotiation for peace. Revolutionary War Heritage Trail — — Map (db m8727) HM |
| | Christopher Billop’s c. 1680 grand stone manor is named in memory of the 1776 conference convened at the House in an attempt to end the Revolutionary War. It is a National Historic Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is . . . — — Map (db m42669) HM |
| | If the heart is not cultivated all is lost…”
- Fr. John C Drumgoole 1876
The Father Drumgoole CYO summer day camp began July 1, 1996 dedicated to the memory of this gentle priest.
Today August 2, 1996, as we plant this tree to . . . — — Map (db m155611) HM |
| | Governor of the State of New York 1807 – 1817 Vice-President of the United States 1817-1825 and a resident of Staten Island. Among many meritorious acts he aided the passage of the law abolishing slavery within the state, added to the . . . — — Map (db m42616) HM |
| | “ . . . [the Narrows are] the place pointed out by nature for the defense of the harbor . . . ” Prussian General Friedrich von Steuben, Aide to General George Washington during the Revolutionary War How do you protect . . . — — Map (db m21624) HM |
| | In honor of the men and women of Dongan Hills who answered their country’s call in World War II
and
in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice
Donated by Mr. & Mrs. Frank Gallano
in loving memory of their daughter
H. Bianco . . . — — Map (db m160909) WM |
| | From 1859 to 1876, army engineers built these 30-foot-high granite walls to form this corridor. In military terms, Fort Tompkin’s scarp (wall to your right) now faced a counterscarp (wall to your left), creating a 30-foot-wide dry moat. . . . — — Map (db m21648) HM |
| | This structure was built in 1889 as a municipal and city magistrate’s courthouse. Originally serving the village of Edgewater, this Romanesque Revival hall is a superb example of Victorian architecture that has admirably fulfilled the civic need of . . . — — Map (db m159250) HM |
| | For God and Country
Egbert Square named in honor of Arthur Stanley Egbert
Sea 2C USNRF who died in the sinking of the USS President Lincoln on May 31, 1918, and dedicated to the men and women of Port Richmond and Graniteville who devotedly . . . — — Map (db m149701) WM |
| | Approaching port, a skipper has to contend with rocks, tides, shoals and vessels suddenly looming out of the fog Land seems to crowd in on either side.
An immense elm tree stood at the foot of New Dorp Lane, according to a 1797 map. Ships . . . — — Map (db m159842) HM |
| | Faber Park and Pool is located on what was once the north shore home of the Faber family. Their lead pencil manufacturing company was begun by Caspar Faber in Stein, Germany in 1761. A century later, his descendant Eberhard Faber (d.1879) came to . . . — — Map (db m42655) HM |
| | In memory
of
Father Vincent
Capodanno
Medal of Honor
Viet Nam, 1967
Erected by S.I. Marine Corps League
and its benefactors
1977
Reverse side:
Father Capodanno born on Staten Island Feb. 13 1929
For his actions on a . . . — — Map (db m149150) WM |
| | In honor of Five Brothers from Staten Island who served in the Revolutionary War Joshua Mersereau, 3rd Quarter Master General Col. Jacob Mersereau Cornelius Mersereau, soldier Capt. John Mersereau Paul Mersereau, sailor Erected by the Staten . . . — — Map (db m42604) HM |
| | Two forts, both named Fort Tompkins, have occupied this hill. In 1814 the state of New York started the first Fort Tompkins – a pentagon-shaped stone structure with round bastions at each of the five angles. Never fully completed, the first . . . — — Map (db m21630) HM |
| | This strategic coastal location at the Narrows was used as the staging ground for the massive British invasion of Brooklyn in August 1776. Revolutionary War Heritage Trail — — Map (db m21608) HM |
| | Fort Wadsworth side:
Point, counterpoint. As one nation improves its offensive weapons, another revamps its defenses. It’s the story of military history, and Fort Wadsworth tells it as well as any place in America. British soldiers built the . . . — — Map (db m21694) HM |
| | In 1665, a small group of the first Dutch settlers to come to the shores of this island banded together for the worship of Almighty God. Through three centuries faithful men and women have continued this ministry to the community, the
nation, and . . . — — Map (db m42609) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m113132) WM |
| | This house was the home of the Italian liberator, Giuseppe Garibaldi, who fled to America after the collapse of the republic in Italy in 1849. He came to Staten Island in 1850 and lived here with his friend, Antonio Meucci, who worked on the . . . — — Map (db m139580) HM |
| | Giovanni Verrazzano
Native of Florence Italy
Discovered Staten Island
April 17 1524
Staten Island Italian Historical Society
1956 — — Map (db m83219) HM |
| | Gretta Moulton Was a Heroine of the Environmental Movement That Saved High Rock Park in 1965. An Inspired Leader of Early Efforts to Preserve the Greenbelt, She was also a Trustee of the Staten Island Institute of the Arts and Sciences and the . . . — — Map (db m106345) HM |
| | As its discoverer in 1574, Verrazzano observed the surrounding terrain and called it Agoleme. Upon this high ground Lenape Indians gazed down on Hudson’s Half Moon as it sailed through the Narrows in 1609. In 1636, the Dutch erected . . . — — Map (db m149692) HM |
| | The village of Richmond was occupied by the British from 1776-1783. Prior to 1776, the Committee of Safety met at the Christopher House to keep order and support the Continental Army. — — Map (db m30773) HM |
| | South Beach Civic Association
Hurricane Sandy Memorial Garden
October 29, 2012
Always in our hearts and prayers
Pres. Joseph McAllister Jr.
Vice Pres. Rose Ann McAllister
Donated by the LL Hifgenaar Co. Inc.
In Memory Of
Beatrice . . . — — Map (db m160249) HM |
| | In honor of all men and women who served in the Armed Forces of our country
and in memory of those who gave their lives in its defense.
Dedicated by
Huttner-Pasqualini Post No. 1367
American Legion — — Map (db m161011) HM |
| | This tablet is erected by the girls of St. Joseph’s Home for the Blind
Mount Loretto, New York.
Assisted by their friend Mr. George L. Duval, she founded this home, gave it her fortune and dedicated her life to its care.
She lavished her love . . . — — Map (db m155546) HM |
| | who gallantly gave his life in the cause of freedom although his only weapon was faith
Lieutenant Capodanno, a Catholic chaplain, was born in Staten Island on February 13, 1929. He was posthumously presented this nation’s highest award for . . . — — Map (db m158062) WM |
| | This pond is named after Jerome X. O’Donovan (1944 – 2014), more commonly known as “Jay” O’Donovan, a lifelong Staten Island resident and decorated Marine Corps Veteran who earned two bronze stars and a promotion to Captain during . . . — — Map (db m160769) HM |
| | Served 1777 and 1778 in Col. Moses Jaque’s New Jersey Regiment. In March 1779 he entered the Navy. He was wounded by a musket ball in the right leg from which he suffered until death in 1851. — — Map (db m42613) HM |
| | Marker 1:
Veterans of the Korean War
25 June 1950 – July 27 1953
We honor Staten Islanders who served
Marker 2:
1950 – Freedom is not free – 1953
24 deceased members of the U.S. Army
10 deceased members of the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m156813) HM WM |
| | In honor of the Men and Women of Livingston who served our country in World War II and in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice Adams, Harold H. • Adams, James B. • Adams, Kenneth H. • Anderson, George A. • Anderson, James W. • Barbes, . . . — — Map (db m149702) HM |
| | The National Lighthouse Center and Museum is located on-shore of the greatest harbor in America. The harbor and its adjacent tributaries contain one of the best collection (sic) of lighthouses and historic sites.
Illustations:
15 individual . . . — — Map (db m157688) HM |
| | To honor the memory of
Cpl. Michael J. Leonard
U.S. Army
Killed in Action
France July 16, 1918
and all deceased members of Grasmere Post No.119
American Legion
May 30, 1968 — — Map (db m158357) WM |
| | Dedicated to those who served and died
World War I
Charles C. Kreider
World War II
Joseph Aloi
John J. Kohm
James J. Malloy
Andrew T. Ott
Charles E. Steiniger
Korea
John J. Craig
Paul E. Pakidis, Jr.
Vietnam
Louis W. . . . — — Map (db m159688) WM |
| | This open space was an airfield. In 1919 the Army purchased the Vanderbilt Farm, removed trees, fences and shrubbery, and laid one sod runway diagonally across the cleared pasture.
The base became part of the New York harbor defense system. Out . . . — — Map (db m159992) HM |
| | The bluffs are a fragile part of the Mount Loretto Unique Area. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is working to preserve this feature. From here, you see magnificent views of Raritan Bay. The bluffs consist of soils found . . . — — Map (db m155238) HM |
| | From this point, you are looking out on the 200-acre Mount Loretto Unique Area. St. Elizabeth’s hospital (sic) stood at this location for 103 years. In burned down in 1999. Other buildings, including schools, an orphanage and a villa were also on . . . — — Map (db m155326) HM |
| | This impressive country residence, built about 1770 by Captain John Neville, a retired naval officer, is one of the few large Pre-Revolutionary houses still standing in New York City. The enframed doorway with its handsome moldings and the molded . . . — — Map (db m103183) HM |
| | This tablet has been erected to honor the men and women of New Brighton who answered their country’s call in World War II 1941 – 1945 * * * * * Dedicated by Donegan – McGinley – Landy Post No. 1366 The American Legion . . . — — Map (db m42630) HM |
| | In honor of the men and women of New Dorp Beach who served their country in World War II especially those who made the supreme sacrifice — — Map (db m105719) WM |
| | New Dorp
honors
its men and women
who have served
in the Armed
Forces during the
Second World War
1941-1945 — — Map (db m160388) HM |
| | To commemorate the patriotism and perpetuate the names of those who served with honor in the World War 1917-18, this tablet is erected by the citizens of New Dorp S.I. Honor Roll James M. Beauchamp • John Bolice • Thomas Brown • Arthur Britcher . . . — — Map (db m30967) HM |
| | Nicholas De Matti Playground is one of nine playgrounds that Parks built through a war memorial fund. They opened simultaneously on July 15, 1934. Nicholas De Matti was a Private, First Class, in Company K, 310th Infantry, 78th Division, and a . . . — — Map (db m158616) HM WM |
| | Lontra canadensis
Habitat: Shores of rivers, marshes and bays
Range: North America
Status: Threatened
Slip Slidin’ Away
The streamlines form and webbed feet combined with the thick, tapered and muscular tail lends for speedy . . . — — Map (db m106343) HM |
| | Built as the first Moravian church of Staten Island in 1763, this structure of Dutch Colonial style served as combined church and parsonage until 1845 when the new church was constructed. It has been used as a church school and a cemetery office. . . . — — Map (db m160468) HM |
| | World Renowned Civil Engineer
Othmar Hermann Ammann
1879-1965
This memorial has been placed by his colleagues at this site
His last and greatest work
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
American Society of Civil Engineers and Metropolitan . . . — — Map (db m158465) HM |
| | In memory of the Patriots who under General Hugh Mercer crossing from Perth Amboy [N.J.] surprised and overcame the enemy on this spot on October 16, 1776, taking twenty prisoners besides arms and ammunition. Two of the Americans were killed and . . . — — Map (db m30808) HM |
| | In Memoriam
To the soldiers and sailors of the Fifth Ward who made the supreme sacrifice.
Heroic Dead
George C. Androvette – Philip P. Glismann
Walton U. Beauvais – Alonzo Herbstreet
Martin O. Brown – Clarence Klinger . . . — — Map (db m155700) HM |
| | Preventing Infectious Disease
For many years, this boarding station helped to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in the United States. From 1783 to 1971, officers working at this station boarded and inspected thousands of ships coming . . . — — Map (db m103809) HM |
| | Built in 1845 in Greek Revival style, this is the third church on the site. The first, a hexagonal wooden building erected in 1714, was destroyed by the British during the Revolution. The original license to the Dutch congregation signed by . . . — — Map (db m42602) HM |
| | In Memory of the Relatives of Elizabeth Bayley Seton who are buried in this churchyard Reverend Richard Charlon, D.D. her grandfather, Rector of St. Andrew’s Church from 1747 until is death in 1777. Mary Bayeux Charlton, her grandmother, Wife of . . . — — Map (db m35915) HM |
| | Born in Ireland 1820 Ordained Priest 1869.
Appointed spiritual director of St. Vincent’s Home for Boys, Warren St., N.Y. 1871.
Founded 1877 The Mission of the Immaculate Virgin.
Died March 28, 1888.
Requiescat In Pace. — — Map (db m155560) HM |
| | A rare surviving 18th century private graveyard, this cemetery was used by the Rezeau and descendent Van Pelt and Wheatley families. The earliest grave is Jacob Rezeau, 1789. The large center gravestone commemorates Susanna Van Pelt and John A. Van . . . — — Map (db m30852) HM |
| | Erected in Honor
of
Captain Roald Amundsen
Discovered of the Northwest passage, June 1903 – August 29, 1905 and discovered of the South Pole Dec.14, 1911. He crossed the North Pole May 12, 1928 in the airship NORGE.
He was born in . . . — — Map (db m156970) HM |
| | Tablet marking the site of the
Rose and Crown Tavern
Erected by The Huguenots in 1665
Demolished in 1854
This Inn was occupied
during the Revolution by
General William Howe
as his Headquarters and here the
Declaration of . . . — — Map (db m37245) HM |
| | September 11, 2001
Peggy Jezycki-Alario - F.F. James Michael Gray
Walter Barab - Kristen Montanaro
F.F. Robert Cutatolo – Alan N. Palumbo
Louis Joseph Minervino
For all who were lost and will never be forgotten — — Map (db m159134) HM |
| | Veterans of World War II
God be with our defenders
Hundreds of names, mostly alphabetized, with no differentiations. — — Map (db m159012) WM |
| | Rev. Edward J. Tierney – Corp. Michael J. Leonard
Lieut. William J. Hever – Pvt. Frederick Staats
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends”
St. John XV – 13
Erected by . . . — — Map (db m158739) WM |
| | A stately Greek Revival structure, the Seguine House faces Prince’s Bay on the southern shore of Staten Island. Built in 1838 by Joseph H. Seguine (1801-1856), the house is a physical reminder of the classical architecture and thriving commerce of . . . — — Map (db m155032) 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 contemplations.
This is one of the five Living Memorial Groves, one in each borough, with clear views of . . . — — Map (db m154102) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m30851) HM |
| | These platforms are all that remain of gun batteries from the late 1800s and early 1900s. The oldest layer, made mostly of granite, supported the South Cliff battery here during and after the Civil War. Nine 15-inch-diameter Rodmans – the . . . — — Map (db m154823) HM |
| | Located in the old village of Eltingville, this mid-nineteenth century rural church is constructed of board-and-batten siding according to the precepts of the prominent landscape architect, Andrew Jackson Downing, who advocated the versatility of . . . — — Map (db m157290) HM |
| | Welcome to this historic parish church founded in 1708 and chartered by Queen Anne in 1713, British headquarters during the Revolutionary War, family parish of Saint Elizabeth Bayley Seton and Mother Episcopal Church of Staten Island. Despite our . . . — — Map (db m42624) HM |
| | As you look past the statue of Father Drumgoole and let your gaze drift down to the bay, you will see the property that comprised the “Girls’ Side” of the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin. The building pictured here, St. Elizabeth’s, . . . — — Map (db m155936) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m42600) HM |
| | Plaque 1:
1917-1919
Erected by the Holy Name Society, Branch 159,
in honor of the men of St. Mary’s Parish Rosebank Staten Island
New York City
who fought in the World War
Plaque 2:
1941-1945
In honor of our brothers who served our . . . — — Map (db m158883) WM |
| | Sacred to the memory of our Defenders the noble and gallant men who died in the late Civil War. [ Lower Marker: ] In memory of the gallant men who died in the Civil War Presented by Beauvais – Hudson Post 126 American Legion . . . — — Map (db m155561) HM |
| | “They protected and watched over us at home and on the field of battle. We are forever grateful for their undying loyalty, devotion, and faithful service.
They are not forgotten
A tribute and honor in recognition and dedication to all . . . — — Map (db m154312) WM |
| | America over the top
Reverse: Erected by the residents of Public School Dist. 26 in honor of the 75 men who left to fight in the great World War. We lovingly inscribe the names of those who paid the supreme sacrifice.
Edward . . . — — Map (db m19261) HM |
| | In proud memory of Staten Island men who died in the service of our country in the war with Germany 1914-1919
A list of 150 names follows. — — Map (db m126383) WM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m30748) HM |
| | The 1907 lamp shop will be the first building renovated and opened as the National Lighthouse Center & Museum.
High ceilings on the first floor will allow for the installation of a 100 seat auditorium/theater. The building will also contain the . . . — — Map (db m157831) HM |
| | The Administration Building was built in 1869-71 and the wings were added in 1901. The 1869 building was designed by Alfred B. Mullet (1834 -1890) who was supervising architect for the U.S. Treasury Department. Other notable buildings by Mullet . . . — — Map (db m157606) HM |
| | Constructed as a warehouse, this building is not only the oldest on the site, it may predate the Lighthouse Depot. It has a gable roof with simple cornice, a symmetrical and unadorned façade punctuated by plain six over six double-hung windows. The . . . — — Map (db m157937) HM |
| | Cast in 1892, these bells hung in the steeple of the Church of Mount Loretto still standing opposite them today. For many years, the children, sisters, priests and staff of the Mission of the Immaculate Virgin answered their call to prayer every . . . — — Map (db m155750) HM |
| | The Mission of the Immaculate Conception acknowledges with prayerful gratitude the Staten Island Advance for initiating an appeal for funds, the residents of Staten Island, and all the friends of Mount Loretto for contributing to this appeal to . . . — — Map (db m155204) HM |
| | < Lower Plaque: >
Long known as “The Billopp House” built before 1700 In this house on September 11, 1776 after the Battle of Long Island a Peace Conference was held between Lord Howe, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Edward . . . — — Map (db m7889) HM |
| | It was here at the former Army Port of Embarkation, Pier 11, in Stapleton, Staten Island, that the USAT Dorchester loaded with a contingent of officers and men left port on the morning of January 22nd, 1943 for a destination unknown to meet a . . . — — Map (db m154393) HM WM |
| | Dedicated to the men and women who served their country with honor — — Map (db m157155) WM |
| | Hiker Monument erected in commemoration of the heroes of all wars in which our beloved country was engaged for the principles of democracy and a lasting civilization Joseph S. Decker Camp No 20, Dept. N.Y. – United Spanish War veterans [ . . . — — Map (db m42618) HM |
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