Marion & Hopkinson Playground
MARION & HOPKINSON PLAYGROUND 0.768 ACRE This playground honors two American patriots, Francis Marion (1732-1795) and Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791). Born in the colony of South Carolina, Francis...
- new york
- brooklyn
- bushwick
- playground
- 1780
- south carolina
- 1774
- 1776
- 1935
- 1938
- 2006
Howard Playground
HOWARD PLAYGROUND 1 ACRE William Howard (1725-1777) owned the Rising Sun Tavern, also known as the Howard Halfway House because of its location between Brooklyn Village and the town of Jamaica at...
- new york
- brooklyn
- brownsville
- east new york
- william howard
- 1776
- battle of brooklyn
- 1839
- 1908
- 1987
- 1956
Brower Park
BROWER PARK 7.047 ACRES Located in the heart of Crown Heights, Brower Park has been an outstanding educational and recreational resource for children for over a century. The City of Brooklyn...
- new york
- brooklyn
- crown heights
- 1892
- 1894
- 1899
- 1905
- 1919. 1923
- 1936
- 1947
- 1958
- 1977
- 2008
Brower Park
BROWER PARK What was here before? This park is part of northern Crown Heights, which was originally inhabited by the Lenape. Dutch settlers arrived in the late 1600s, followed by the English. The...
- new york
- brooklyn
- brower park
- crown heights
- lenape
- 1854
- 1892
- 1905
- 1919
- 1923
- 1892