New York City Fireboat celebrating the Unveiling of NOAA's
USS MONITOR TRAIL MARKER on the
Greenpoint Monitor Museum's land at the Bushwick Inlet, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY. (Photo by NOAA)
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UNVEILING OF USS MONITOR TRAIL MARKER
AND HISTORY FAIR
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Unveiling Ceremony: 10:30 AMÂ (assembly at 10:00 AM)
56 Quay St. at Bushwick Inlet and East River
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(Two block walk between Unveiling Ceremony and History Fair)
History Fair:Â 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Brooklyn Expo Center
72 Noble St.
Brooklyn, NY 11222
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Information:
Contact:Â Janice Lauletta-Weinmann
or George J. Weinmann
The Greenpoint Monitor Museum
P.O. Box 220378, Bklyn, NY 11222 (718-383-2637)
The Museum is not-for-profit with 501(c)(3) status.
Janice Lauletta-Weinmann, President, Webmaster
George J. Weinmann, Webmaster
http://greenpointmonitormuseum.org
Organizers
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s USS Monitor National Marine Sanctuary (NOAA), The Greenpoint Monitor Museum (Museum), Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Oliver Tilden Camp No. 26 (Oliver Tilden Camp No. 26) and Co. I, 83rd New York Vol. Inf. (9th NYSM) Sons of Veterans Reserve (The 83rd New York).
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NOAA, the Museum and Oliver Tilden Camp #26 have been working together since 1997 to keep alive the memory of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York where the USS Monitor was built. The Museum received its New York State Charter from the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York in 1996. In 2003 land was donated to the Museum by Motiva Enterprises at the launch site of the USS Monitor in Greenpoint, Brooklyn at 56 Quay St., the Bushwick Inlet and the East River. As no remnants of the original Continental Iron Works remain, the Museum is working toward establishing a Museum building on this site.  At this time the Museum has a classroom in PS110 the Monitor School where school children visit and learn about the Civil War, the USS Monitor and Greenpoint's history.
Purpose
Unveiling of a USS Monitor Trail Marker by NOAA at launch site of the Civil War Ironclad USS Monitor on the Museum’s land.  History Fair with displays, music, presentations at the Brooklyn Expo Center.Â
 At this time NOAA is establishing a USS Monitor Trail marking the locations of historic importance to the USS Monitor.  On May 29, 2015, NOAA will be unveiling a USS Monitor Trail Marker on the Museum's land along the launch site of the USS Monitor. This is a historic waterfront event for Greenpoint, Brooklyn and New York in that NOAA is creating a trail linking the historic sites of the USS Monitor in New York, Virginia, North Carolina. The first marker has already been placed in Beaufort, North Carolina at the North Carolina Maritime Museum. This location is near Duke University's Marine Lab. John G. Newton of the Duke University Marine Laboratory proposed testing the application of geological survey equipment for underwater archaeological survey and assessment. The purpose of the project was to map and study a specific area of the continental shelf off the North Carolina coast. To assess the applicability of the equipment to underwater archaeology, the scientists proposed to locate and identify a specific shipwreck. The only easily identifiable vessel believed to have been lost in the survey area was the USS Monitor. It was Duke University's research team that discovered the USS Monitor in 1973. Cathryn Newton, a member of this team and John G. Newton’s daughter is a professor at Syracuse University. She will be one of the Exhibitors at the event.
Click Here for the
USS Monitor Trail Marker
and History Fair
Program
May 29, 2015,
10:30 AM
Sponsors
Assembelyman Joseph Lentol
Councilman Stephen Levin
Venue Sponsor
Brooklyn Expo Center
Copyright © 2003-15 Janice & George J. Weinmann
All Rights Reserved.
The Greenpoint Monitor Museum is bringingÂ
Civil War and Greenpoint history alive!
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Launching of the USS Monitor, January 30, 1862, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY.
Continental Iron Works
First USS Monitor Trial Marker, Beaufort, North Carolina at the North Carolina Maritime Museum