Andre Parmentier
IN MEMORY OF
ANDRE PARMENTIER
FOUNDER OF THE FIRST BOTANIC GARDEN IN BROOKLYN,
BORN AT ENGHIEN, BELGIUM.
FOUNDER OF THE FIRST BOTANIC GARDEN IN BROOKLYN,
BORN AT ENGHIEN, BELGIUM.
JULY 3, 1780.
HIS BOTANIC GARDEN OF TWENTY FIVE ACRES LOCATED CARLTON AVENUE, SOUTH OF ATLANTIC AVENUE, WAS
INAUGURATED IN 1825. HORTICULTURIST ARTIST PHILANTHROPIST HIS LIFE WORK AND DEEDS OF CHARITY LIVE AFTER HIM.
DIED AT BROOKLYN, NY. NOVEMBER 26, 1830.
Submitted by @lampbane