THE
GREENPOINT MONITOR MUSEUM
2003 ROAD SHOW PARTY SUNDAY, JUNE
29, 2002
AT THE CHURCH
OF THE ASCENSION
127 KENT STREET, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11222
The Church of the Ascension was the Church of Thomas Fitch Rowland,
the owner
of Continental Iron Works who built the USS Monitor. Funds Mr. Rowland
obtained from the construction of the USS Monitor and other Monitor
Class vessels
were used to build this Church.
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PS 161 Manhattan Winners with Teacher Mr. Fred Weitz and Assistant Principal
Mr. Angelo Vargas.
Arthur Kirmss presents gift to The Greenpoint Monitor Museum
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Lithograph of the original statue of John Ericsson - replaced by the present
John Ericsson statue located in Battery Park in Lower Manhattan.
William Parry, Secretary of Sons of Union Veterans of the
Civil War, Oliver Tilden Camp No. 26,
and "Old Abe" the Eagle join Arthur and George in thanking all for
joining us on this day.
Still hoping some day to establish our waterfront home in Greenpoint, the birthplace
of the USS Monitor.
SEE
YOU IN "2004"
WHEN WE RESUME OUR
"ROAD SHOW"
ONCE MORE.
