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Fort Greene Park

Fort Greene Park is a city-owned and -operated in , . The 30.2-acre park was originally named after the fort formerly located there, Fort Putnam, itself was named for Rufus Putnam, George Washington's chief of engineers in the Revolutionary War.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: park in New York, United States of America, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Washington Park”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument and The Brooklyn Hospital Center.

Monument
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The Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument is a at Fort Greene Park, in the borough of . It commemorates more than 11,500 American prisoners of war who died in captivity aboard sixteen British prison ships during the American Revolutionary War.

Hospital
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is a 464-licensed-bed, full-service community teaching hospital located in , . The hospital was founded in 1845.

Park
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is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Historic District.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the northwestern part of the borough of . The neighborhood is bounded by Flushing Avenue and the to the north, Flatbush Avenue Extension and to the west, Atlantic Avenue and to the south, and Vanderbilt Avenue and to the east.

Locality
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is a national historic district in , in New York City. It consists of 1,063 largely residential contributing buildings built between the 1840s and 1930 in popular contemporary and revival styles.

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is in . In addition to the downtown area proper, it includes Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and the Navy Yard.

Fort Greene Park

Latitude
40.69152° or 40° 41′ 30″ north
Longitude
-73.97548° or 73° 58′ 32″ west
Elevation
102 feet (31 metres)
Operator
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
Open location code
87G8M2RF+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 20512138
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
5117662
Wiki­data ID
Q5471253
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Fort Greene Park” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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