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Jewish-American Tercentenary Flagstaff
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| Artist: | Abram Belskie |
| Dedicated: | May 20, 1955 |
| Location: | Peter Minuit Plaza, State and Whitehall Streets |
| Description: | Flagstaff on base, plaque |
| Materials: | Milford pink granite, bronze |
| Dimensions: | Base H: 6'10" W: 4'7" D: 4'7"; Plaque H: 4'7" W: 2'8" |
| Foundry: | Roman Bronze Works |
| Donor: | State of New York, under auspices of The New York Legislative Committee for the American Jewish Tercentenary |
| Cast: | May 20, 1955 |
Inscription
ERECTED / BY / THE STATE OF NEW YORK / TO HONOR THE MEMORY / OF THE TWENTY THREE / MEN WOMEN & CHILDREN / WHO LANDED / IN SEPTEMBER 1654 / AND / FOUNDED THE FIRST / JEWISH COMMUNITY / IN / NORTH AMERICA /---/ AMERICAN JEWISH TERCENTENARY / 1654-1954Please note, the NAME field includes a primary designation as well as alternate namingsoften in common or popular usage. The DEDICATED field refers to the most recent dedication, most often, butnot necessarily the original dedication date. If the monument did not have a formal dedication, the yearlisted reflects the date of installation.
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