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John Cashmore Marker
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| Dedicated: | 1965 |
| Location: | To the right of entrance to New York State Supreme Court Bldg., at Montague and Court Sts. |
| Description: | Ornamented stele with affixed ornaments on base |
| Materials: | Stele--black granite (polished); Base--limestone; Ornaments--bronze; Lettering--gilded |
| Dimensions: | H: 10' W: 6' D: 2' |
| Donor: | Citizens of Brooklyn |
| Cast: | ca. 1965 |
Inscription
1) front: "JOHN CASHMORE /---/ 1895-1961 /---/ PRESIDENT OF THE BOROUGH / OF BROOKLYN FROM 1940 / UNTIL HIS DEATH / IT WAS DURING HIS LONG & / FRUITFUL ADMINISTRATION / THAT THE IDEA OF THIS / BROOKLYN CIVIC CENTER / WAS PLANNED & ACHIEVED /---/ THIS SPOT IS DEDICATED TO HIS MEMORY / BY HIS FELLOW CITIZENS / OF BROOKLYN"2) rear: "JOHN CASHMORE / 1895-1961"
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