Parks & Gardens
Parks & GardensPrison Ship Martyrs Monument
Fort Greene
Climb 100 steps to a 150-foot Doric column honoring nearly 12,000 American POWs who died on British prison ships during the Revolutionary War. Their remains rest in a crypt beneath this solemn monument, set in Brooklyn's oldest park designed by the creators of Central Park.
Revolutionary War memorial
Doric column landmark
Historic crypt remains
Panoramic city views
Tips
✨summer evenings bring fireflies to the grass
🌳same designers as Central Park
🔭catch skyline views from the hilltop
Prison Ship Martyrs Monument
Fort Greene
Parks & GardensParks & GardensClimb 100 steps to a 150-foot Doric column honoring nearly 12,000 American POWs who died on British prison ships during the Revolutionary War. Their remains rest in a crypt beneath this solemn monument, set in Brooklyn's oldest park designed by the creators of Central Park.
Revolutionary War memorial
Doric column landmark
Historic crypt remains
Panoramic city views
Tips
✨summer evenings bring fireflies to the grass
🌳same designers as Central Park
🔭catch skyline views from the hilltop