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Site of the Dongan Oak

SITE OF THE DONGAN OAK 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...

SITE OF THE DONGAN OAK 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...

    Historic Marker of Battle Pass

    HISTORIC MARKER OF BATTLE PASS AT THIS POINT THE OLD PORTE ROAD OR VALLEY GROVE ROAD INTERSECTED THE LINE OF HILLS SEPARATING FLATBUSH FROM BROOKLYN AND GOWANUS. IN THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND,...

    HISTORIC MARKER OF BATTLE PASS AT THIS POINT THE OLD PORTE ROAD OR VALLEY GROVE ROAD INTERSECTED THE LINE OF HILLS SEPARATING FLATBUSH FROM BROOKLYN AND GOWANUS. IN THE BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND,...

    • revolutionary war
    • colonial
    • colonial era
    • battle of brooklyn
    • prospect park
    • flatbush

    Swamp Post Oak

    SWAMP POST OAK QUERCUS LYRATAPRESENTED IN HONOR OF THE STATE REGENT 1929-32 BY THE NEW YORK STATE ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION OCTOBER 29TH,...

    SWAMP POST OAK QUERCUS LYRATAPRESENTED IN HONOR OF THE STATE REGENT 1929-32 BY THE NEW YORK STATE ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION OCTOBER...

    • brooklyn
    • prospect park
    • brooklyn bot...
    • tree
    • oak
    • 1932

    Quercus x Hawkinsii Hybrid Oak

    QUERCUS X HAWKINSII   HYBRID OAK   DEDICATED IN HONOR   OF EARL D. WEINER   CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 1998-2007

    QUERCUS X HAWKINSII   HYBRID OAK   DEDICATED IN HONOR   OF EARL D. WEINER   CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 1998-2007

    • new york
    • brooklyn
    • brooklyn bot...
    • tree
    • trees
    • oak
    • oaks
    • 1998
    • 2007

    Triassic Sandstone

    BOULDER OF SANDSTONE, GEOLOGICAL AGE TRIASSIC TRANSPORTED BY CONTINENTAL GLACIER DURING THE ICE AGE FROM NEAR PATERSON, NJSubmitted by @lampbane

    BOULDER OF SANDSTONE, GEOLOGICAL AGE TRIASSIC TRANSPORTED BY CONTINENTAL GLACIER DURING THE ICE AGE FROM NEAR PATERSON, NJSubmitted by @lampbane

    • brooklyn
    • brooklyn bot...
    • rock
    • boulder
    • triassic
    • ice age

    Ancient Pueblo Metate

    THIS ANCIENT PUEBLO METATE FROM ARIZONA WAS PRESENTED FOR A BIRD BATH TO BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN BY ALICE A DRIGGS 1929Submitted by @lampbane

    THIS ANCIENT PUEBLO METATE FROM ARIZONA WAS PRESENTED FOR A BIRD BATH TO BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN BY ALICE A DRIGGS 1929Submitted by @lampbane

    • new york
    • brooklyn
    • brooklyn bot...
    • pueblo
    • arizona
    • bird bath
    • alice driggs
    • 1929

    Boulder of White Marble

    BOULDER OF WHITE MARBLE GEOL. AGE, CAMBRO-ORDOVICIAN (Z) TRANSPORTED BY CONTINENTAL CLACIER DURING THE ICE AGE FROM NORTHERN MANHATTAN OR SPUYTEN DUYVILSubmitted by @lampbane

    BOULDER OF WHITE MARBLE GEOL. AGE, CAMBRO- ORDOVICIAN (Z) TRANSPORTED BY CONTINENTAL CLACIER DURING THE ICE AGE FROM NORTHERN MANHATTAN OR SPUYTEN DUYVILSubmitted by @lampbane

    • brooklyn
    • brooklyn bot...
    • garden
    • rock
    • boulder
    • glacier
    • spuyten duyvil

    Roses of Yesterday

    ROSES OF YESTERDAYGIVEN IN 1937 BYMRS. WALTER V. CRANFORD Submitted by @lampbane

    ROSES OF YESTERDAYGIVEN IN 1937 BYMRS. WALTER V. CRANFORD Submitted by @lampbane

    • brooklyn
    • brooklyn bot...
    • garden
    • statue
    • art
    • 1937

    Liberty Oaks

    LIBERTY OAKS MAY 2002   THESE SCARLET OAKS ARE DEDICATED IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001AND TO THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES THAT DAY.   THE NORWAY MAPLES THAT GREW AS THE FIRST...

    LIBERTY OAKS MAY 2002   THESE SCARLET OAKS ARE DEDICATED IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001AND TO THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES THAT DAY.   THE NORWAY MAPLES THAT GREW AS THE FIRST...

    • new york
    • brooklyn
    • brooklyn bot...
    • tree
    • trees
    • oak
    • oaks
    • 2001
    • 9/11
    • 2002
    • 1918

    Brooklyn Botanic Garden Rose Garden

    THIS ROSE GARDENIS THE GIFT OF MRAND MRS WALTERV CRANFORD 1927 Submitted by @lampbane

    THIS ROSE GARDENIS THE GIFT OF MRAND MRS WALTERV CRANFORD 1927 Submitted by @lampbane

    • brooklyn
    • brooklyn bot...
    • garden
    • rose garden
    • 1927

    Clark Green and Richard Green

    THIS PATHWAY IS DEDICATED TO   CLARK GREEN AND RICHARD GREEN   IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT TO BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDENSubmitted by @lampbane

    THIS PATHWAY IS DEDICATED TO   CLARK GREEN AND RICHARD GREEN   IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT TO BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDENSubmitted by @lampbane

    • new york
    • brooklyn
    • brooklyn bot...
    • clark green
    • richard green

    Boulder Hill

    BOULDER HILL AND THE ENTIRE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE BOTANIC GARDEN ARE PART OF THE TERMINAL GLACIAL MORAINE EXTENDING FROM THE NARROWS TO MONTAUK POINT   THIS TABLET WAS GIVEN IN 1932 BY THE BOYS...

    BOULDER HILL AND THE ENTIRE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE BOTANIC GARDEN ARE PART OF THE TERMINAL GLACIAL MORAINE EXTENDING FROM THE NARROWS TO MONTAUK POINT   THIS TABLET WAS GIVEN IN 1932 BY THE BOYS...

    • new york
    • brooklyn
    • brooklyn bot...
    • boulder hill
    • glacial moraine

    Brooklyn - Flatbush Boundary Line

    THE BRASS LINE IN THE WALK SHOWS THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE OLD CITY OF BROOKLYN AND THE TOWNSHIP OF FLATBUSH   BROOKLYN (BREUCKELEN) FIRST SETTLED 1636 FLATBUSH 1621.   BROOKLYN INCORPORATED A CITY...

    THE BRASS LINE IN THE WALK SHOWS THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE OLD CITY OF BROOKLYN AND THE TOWNSHIP OF FLATBUSH   BROOKLYN (BREUCKELEN) FIRST SETTLED 1636 FLATBUSH 1621.   BROOKLYN INCORPORATED A...

    • new york
    • brooklyn
    • brooklyn bot...
    • flatbush
    • 1636
    • 1621
    • 1834
    • 1894
    • 1898
    • 1934

    Judith R. and Alan H. Fishman

    THIS PATHWAY IS DEDICATED TO   JUDITH R. AND ALAN H. FISHMAN   IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT TO BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN   Submitted by @lampbane

    THIS PATHWAY IS DEDICATED TO   JUDITH R. AND ALAN H. FISHMAN   IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT TO BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN   Submitted by @lampbane

    • new york
    • brooklyn
    • brooklyn bot...
    • judith fishman
    • alan fishman
    • pathway

    Bessie Workman

    BESSIE WORKMAN Forever Sitting Tall1877 - 1973Submitted by @lampbane

    BESSIE WORKMAN Forever Sitting Tall1877 - 1973Submitted by @lampbane

    • brooklyn
    • brooklyn bot...
    • garden
    • 1877
    • 1973

    Seth Oliver Hawkins

    GIFTS IN MEMORY OF SETH OLIVER HAWKINS 1965 - 1989   FROM HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS MADE POSSIBLE THE PLACEMENT OF THIS REPLICA OF A DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH BAS-RELIEF IN THIS, THE ORIGINAL...

    GIFTS IN MEMORY OF SETH OLIVER HAWKINS 1965 - 1989   FROM HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS MADE POSSIBLE THE PLACEMENT OF THIS REPLICA OF A DANIEL CHESTER FRENCH BAS-RELIEF IN THIS, THE...

    • new york
    • brooklyn
    • brooklyn bot...
    • 1965
    • 1989
    • daniel chester
    • 1990

    Martha Adams Rubin - Four Seasons Garden

    Martha Adams RubinFour Seasons GardenSubmitted by @lampbane

    Martha Adams RubinFour Seasons GardenSubmitted by @lampbane

    • new york
    • brooklyn
    • brooklyn bot...
    • martha adams rubin

    Epiphyte Tree, Pool, Medicinal Plant Collection

    EPIPHYTE TREE GIFT OF ELEANOR AND RENATO VALENTE POOL GIFT OF ANNE & JOHN WALSH   MEDICINAL PLANT COLLECTION GIFT OF MR. & MRS. PAUL MELLON   PHARMACEUTICAL PLANT COLLECTION GIFT OF THE PFIZER...

    EPIPHYTE TREE GIFT OF ELEANOR AND RENATO VALENTE POOL GIFT OF ANNE & JOHN WALSH   MEDICINAL PLANT COLLECTION GIFT OF MR. & MRS. PAUL MELLON   PHARMACEUTICAL PLANT COLLECTION GIFT OF THE...

    • new york
    • brooklyn
    • brooklyn bot...
    • plants
    • tree
    • pool
    • waterfall
    • bridge
    • pfizer

    Alfred W. Jenkins

    THIS BRIDGE IS THE GIFT OF ALFRED W. JENKINS1929Submitted by @lampbane

    THIS BRIDGE IS THE GIFT OF ALFRED W. JENKINS1929Submitted by @lampbane

    • new york
    • brooklyn
    • brooklyn bot...
    • alfred jenkins
    • bridge
    • 1929

    Belle's Brook

    BELLE'S BROOKSubmitted by @lampbane

    BELLE'S BROOKSubmitted by @lampbane

    • new york
    • brooklyn
    • brooklyn bot...
    • brook