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Bookmark or Share- The Grisly History of Brooklyn’s Revolutionary War MartyrsIn November 1908, President William Howard Taft officially dedicated the monument that exists today. Many of the names of the thousands who died on the prison ships are known. But no one can...
- The Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument - New York Landmarks ConservancyDedicated in 1908, this soaring Doric column honors the 11,500 patriots who died on British prison ships in nearby Wallabout Bay during America’s fight for independence. The monument stands as a vivid reminder of their sacrifice.
- Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument - WikipediaThe Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument is a war memorial at Fort Greene Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It commemorates more than 11,500 American prisoners of war who died in captivity aboard sixteen British prison ships during the American Revolutionary War. [1]
- Fort Greene Park - WikipediaFort Greene Park contains the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument, which includes a crypt designed by Olmsted and Vaux, holding the remains of Patriot prisoners of war who died while being held on British prison ships in Wallabout Bay during the American Revolutionary War.
- Prison Ship Martyrs Monument and Vault | Daughters of the American ...The Prison Ship Martyrs Monument is located in Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, New York. Below the monument lay the remains of over 11,500 American Prisoners of War, the largest single Revolutionary War grave in the country.
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