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Historic New York: Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument

Sunday, April 20, 2025

12:00 p.m.1:30 p.m.

. Join the Urban Park Rangers inside the Prison Ship Martyr’s Monument for Revolutionary War history you didn’t learn in school. The monument is dedicated to the 11,500 Americans who died in prison ships while the British occupied New York. You’ll hear first hand documents from survivors who recalled the ghastly conditions they endured while imprisoned.

Location

Fort Greene Park Visitor Center in Fort Greene Park 
Accessible
Brooklyn
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Cost

Free  

Registration

Registration not required.

Event Organizer

NYC Parks Urban Park Rangers

Contact Number

(646) 398-1479

Categories

History, Urban Park Rangers

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Partner Organization

Fort Greene Park Conservancy

Contacts

Director of Fort Greene Park: (718) 722-3218