IN HONOR OF
PETER CAESAR ALBERTI
FIRST ITALIAN TO ARRIVE IN NEW AMSTERDAM
JUNE 2, 1635
ALBERTI, A NATIVE OF VENICE, SETTLED NEAR THE WALL STREET AREA OF MANHATTAN AND LATER IN THE FORT GREENE SECTION OF BROOKLYN.
PRESENTED BY
THE ITALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
THE COLUMBUS CITIZENS FOUNDATION
THE CITY OF VENICE
THE ORIGINAL MARKER WAS PLACED IN THE BATTERY
JUNE 2, 1958 AS PART OF THE COMMEMORATION
OF NEW YORK STATE'S YEAR OF HISTORY.
Submitted by @lampbane