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Washington Kill Von Kull Plaque

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Dedicated:	November 5, 1932
Location:	Richmond Terrace between Faber and Sharpe Avenues
Description:	Tablet on boulder
Materials:	Bronze, natural boulder
Dimensions:	H: 14" W: 20"
Donor:	staten island chptr, d.a.r.

Inscription

IN HONOR OF/ GEORGE WASHINGTON/WHO SAILED THROUGH THE KILL VAN KULL/PAST THIS SPOT ON THE WAY FROM/ ELIZABETHTOWN TO NEW YORK CITY/ APRIL 23, 1789/ FOR HIS INAUGURATION AS/ PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES/ ERECTED BY THE/ STATEN ISLAND CHAPTER/ DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION/ IN RECOGNITION OF THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE BIRTH OF/ GEORGE WASHINGTON/ NOVEMBER 6, 1932

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