Gravesend Veterans Memorial

In honor of those who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America to preserve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Marker is at the intersection of Avenue U and Lake Street on Avenue U.

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Denyse’s Ferry – Gravesend Bay

Revolutionary War Heritage Trail

At the time of the American Revolution, travelers from Long Island boarded a ferry that took them across the Narrows to Staten Island near this point. In the summer of 1776, a British fleet commanded by Admiral ...

Gravesend Cemetery

Revolutionary War Heritage Trail

On the morning of August 22, 1776, the British invasion force, approximately 20,000 troops, began landing on the shores of Gravesend Bay, supported by naval forces under the command of Admiral Lord Richard Howe. The invaders ...

Gravesend

Settled in 1643 by English

Quakers under Lady Deborah

Moody on land granted to

them by the Dutch

Governor of New Amsterdam

Marker is on Gravesend Neck Road, on the left when traveling west.

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