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AccessibilityRose and Crown Tavern
Staten Island
Location:
Richmond Rd., New Dorp Lane
Description:
Tablet on boulder
Materials:
Bronze, natural boulder
Dimensions:
Tablet H: 18" W: 22"; Boulder H: 4' W: 3' D: 3'
Dedicated:
c. 1921
Foundry:
Eagle-Heath Bronze Corp., Mt. Vernon, NY
Donor:
Richmond County D.A.R.
Inscription:
RICHMOND COUNTY D.A.R.
TABLET MARKING THE SITE OF THE
ROSE AND CROWN TAVERN
ERECTED BY THE HUGUENOTS IN 1665
DEMOLISHED IN 1854
THIS INN WAS OCCUPIED
DURING THE REVOLUTION BY
GENERAL WILLIAM HOWE
AS HIS HEADQUARTERS AND HERE THE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
WAS READ TO THE BRITISH OFFICERS
JULY 9, 1776
Richmond Rd., New Dorp Lane
Description:
Tablet on boulder
Materials:
Bronze, natural boulder
Dimensions:
Tablet H: 18" W: 22"; Boulder H: 4' W: 3' D: 3'
Dedicated:
c. 1921
Foundry:
Eagle-Heath Bronze Corp., Mt. Vernon, NY
Donor:
Richmond County D.A.R.
Inscription:
RICHMOND COUNTY D.A.R.
TABLET MARKING THE SITE OF THE
ROSE AND CROWN TAVERN
ERECTED BY THE HUGUENOTS IN 1665
DEMOLISHED IN 1854
THIS INN WAS OCCUPIED
DURING THE REVOLUTION BY
GENERAL WILLIAM HOWE
AS HIS HEADQUARTERS AND HERE THE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
WAS READ TO THE BRITISH OFFICERS
JULY 9, 1776
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