Garibaldi Playground
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Garibaldi Marker
Dedicated: | October 3, 1990 |
Location: | 82nd Street and 18th Avenue, Bensonhurst |
Description: | Honed granite plinth, incised inscription |
Materials: | Granite |
Dimensions: | H: 4'3" W: 2' D: 11" |
Fabricator: | A. Ottavino Corp. |
Donor: | Italian Historical Society of America and A. Ottavino Corp. |
Inscription
GUISEPPE / GARIBALDI / LEADER OF / ITALIAN UNIFICATION / 1807-1882 / ORGANIZED THE RED SHIRTS / TO UNIFY ITALY, 1861 / FOUGHT FOR REPUBLICAN IDEALS / IN URAGUAY AND FRANCE. / ELECTED TO THE ITALIAN / PARLIAMENT, 1874 / ITALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY / OF AMERICA / BETTER WORLD JL INSTITUTE / JOHN LACORTE, FOUNDER / A. OTTAVINO CORP, DONOR / OCTOBER 3, 1990 /Please 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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