Green-Wood Cemetery commemorates Battle of Brooklyn
Two hundred and thirty six years ago, the Battle of Brooklyn was fought on the land that is now a part of the Green-wood Cemetery.
As a way to celebrate the anniversary, the Green-Wood Historic Fund marked the battle on Sunday, August 26, at Green-Wood Cemetery, located at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street, with Revolutionary War re-enactors demonstrating riflery techniques and firing cannons, a parade and a commemorative ceremony at the top of Battle Hill in the shadow of the historic statue of Minerva.
The day began with a “trolley tour of historically significant sites,” that started at 10 a.m., and which was led by Green-Wood historian, Jeff Richman, and also by Barnet Schecter, author of the widely-praised book The Battle for New York: The City at the Heart of the American Revolution.