Pieter Claesen Wyckoff Tree
TO THE MEMORY ORPIETER CLAESEN WYCKOFF AND HIS DESCENDANTS EARLY MEMBERS OF THIS CHURCH THIS TREE IS DEDICATED MAY 22, 1933 THE WYCKOFF ASSOCIATION IN AMERICA Submitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- flatlands
- flatlands re...
- pieter claes...
- 1933
- tree
Dutch Reformed Church of Flatlands
LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH OF FLATLANDS CONSTRUCTED IN 1848 IN LATE FEDERAL STYLE, THIS EDIFICE OCCUPIES THE SITE OF THE ORIGINAL OCTAGONAL SHINGLED CHURCH BUILT IN 1663 AND...
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- flatlands
- flatlands re...
- federal style
- 1848
- 1663
- 1794
- 1654
- johannes meg...
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Gravesend
GRAVESEND SETTLED IN 1643 BY ENGLISH QUAKERS UNDER LADY DEBORAH MOODY ON LAND GRANTED TO THEM BY THE DUTCH GOVERNOR OF NEW AMSTERDAM STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 1938Submitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- gravesend
- deborah moody
- new amsterdam
- cemetery
- 1643
Mickey Kairey Garden
MICKEY KAIREY GARDEN What was here before? This garden was once the site of a house belonging to the Stillwell family, in what was once a very rural area. Having arrived in the 1600's,...
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- midwood
- gravesend
- meyer kairey
- mickey kairey
- park
- garden
- greenstreets
McDonald Playground
MCDONALD PLAYGROUND 3.485 ACRES This playground takes its name from the adjacent avenue, once called Gravesend after the historic town that existed here. In 1933, the City changed the...
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- gravesend
- john mcdonald
- gustav hartung
- mcdonald avenue
- deborah moody
- gravesend avenue
- 1933
- 1643
- 1949
- 1951
- 1981
- 1998
Lady Moody Square
LADY MOODY SQUARE What was here before? Prior to the arrival of European settlers, this area was inhabited by the Canarsee tribe. Gravesend was established in 1645, when Dutch Governor...
- brooklyn
- gravesend
- deborah moody
- new amsterdam
- 1645
- gravesend avenue
- mcdonald avenue
- gravesend neck road
- 1894
- 1898
- 1940
- 1928
- 1987
Sgt. Anthony Peronace
IN TRIBUTE TO SGT ANTHONY PERONACE OF GRAVESEND RECIPIENT CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR Submitted by @lampbane
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- gravesend
- anthony peronace
- tribute
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4658, World War II
IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE FROM THIS COMMUNITY WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN WORLD WAR II ERECTED BY THE CHARLES & FRANK TRAPANI TWINS POST No. 4658, V. F. W. Submitted by @lampbane
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- gravesend
- world war ii
- vfw
- veterans of ...
- lady moody square
A Tribute to the Rabbits of the World
A Tribute to the Rabbits of the World
World War II P.O.W. Camp
During World War II, over 50,000 German prisoners of war were interned in over 70 Texas P. O. W. camps. Base camps were established at military bases throughout the state. The base camps operated...
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- p.o.w.