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The Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council

100th Annual Tribute to the Prison Ship Martyrs
Start Date: 
August 23, 2008 - 10:00am
Sponsored By: 
Society of Old Brooklynites
Location: 
Fort Greene Park
Fort Greene Park Martyrs' Monument
United States
Description: 

Come to the rededication of the Fort Greene Park Martyrs' Monument, designed by Stanford White and erected in 1908 in homage to the American soldiers and sailors who died in British captivity during the Revolutionary War. The month of the rededication marks the 232nd anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn.

Open to: 
General public