Beginning on August 19th, Green-Wood Cemetery will display of 85 historical Revolutionary War flags. They will be on display until Sunday, August 27th. Join historian Barnet Schecter, author of The Battle for New York, and Green-Wood Historian Jeff Richman, for this annual trolley tour of Green-Wood’s Revolutionary War-related sites. On August 27, 1776, Green-Wood was […]
Discover NYC's storied past with our expert Urban Park Rangers as your guide to historical events, people, and communities that have shaped our city and Parks. Join the Urban Park Rangers on this hike as we commemorate the soldiers of the American Revolution on the anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn. Learn about Brooklyn’s role […]
Old Stone House & Washington Park in partnership with the Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland, Battle of Brooklyn Chapter SAR and the Michael A. Rawley American Legion Post present: reenactor regiments from the Battle of Brooklyn, battle strategies and daily life during the Revolutionary War. 336 Third Street, bet. 4th and 5th Avenues, Brooklyn This program is […]
The largest battle of the Revolutionary War was fought throughout what is now known as Brooklyn, including a significant engagement on land that is part of The Green-Wood Cemetery. What did this battle mean to the many different people in New York and Brooklyn at the time? Green-Wood shares the many perspectives of this revolutionary […]
