MacDonald Park

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Gerald MacDonald

History

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This bronze sculpture depicts Captain Gerald MacDonald (1882–1929), a Forest Hills resident who served in the 22nd and 12th Engineers in World War I. Captain MacDonald’s brother, Henry MacDonald, a member of American Forest Hills Post 630 and naval reservist in World War I, spearheaded the effort to rename the park in honor of MacDonald. The park was dedicated in 1933 and the statue was unveiled in 1934. Post 630 donated funds for the statue that was sculpted by Frederic de Henwood, who was also Henry MacDonald’s brother-in-law.

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Gerald MacDonald Details

Location: Queens Boulevard and 71st Street
Sculptor: Frederic De Henwood
Architect: Henry Deacy
Description: Standing figure (over life-size) on pedestal
Materials: Bronze, granite
Cast: 1934
Dedicated: 1934
Donor: Forest Hills Post, No. 630, American Legion
Inscription: CAPT. GERALD MACDONALD / MEMORIAL DEDICATED BY / FOREST HILLS
POST NO. 630 / THE AMERICAN LEGION / TO THOSE WHO SERVED / IN THE WORLD WAR / 1934/

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