THE GREENPOINT MONITOR MUSEUM - John Ericsson JHS 126 - May 2003

THE GREENPOINT MONITOR MUSEUM
"ROAD SHOW"
May 2, 2003

Presented At:

J.H.S. 126 - "JOHN ERICSSON SCHOOL"

Principal: Dr. Sheldon G. Toback

424 Leonard Street
Greenpoint
Brooklyn, New York 11222

Class 7A, John, Arthur, George, Ms. Ann Kandratino and Ms Peggy Lee
say HI! and WELCOME TO OUR CLASS.

Class 7B with John, Arthur, Janice and Mr. Harold Kucine.
Our school was named after the Swedish immigrant
"John Ericsson" who designed the USS Monitor.

Ms. Kandratino, students, George and John thank CONSOLIDATED FREIGHTWAYS
for donating a reproduction plaque of the one placed on their former
truck terminal building located at 11 West Street in Greenpoint.

The plaque reads:

AT THESE WORKS
WAS BUILT BY
THOMAS F. ROWLAND
THE MONITOR
DESIGNED BY
CAPT. JOHN ERICSSON
KEEL LAID OCT. 25, 1861
LAUNCHED JAN. 30, 1862
FOUGHT THE BATTLE
OF HAMPTOM ROADS
MARCH 9, 1862

Consolidated Freightways filed for bankruptcy and its terminal site
is presently under new ownership. The Museum and students
hope that some day The Greenpoint Monitor Museum will establish its home
along the Bushwick Inlet/East River and Quay St. where the USS Monitor
was built and launched. For information on these sites see the

National Trust for Historic Preservation website's
Preservation Online Preservation 911 Archives
@ http://www.nthp.org/magazine/archives/arc_911/110502.htm

THE GREENPOINT MONITOR MUSEUM
THANKS
MS. ANN KANDRATINO AND THE STUDENTS FOR THEIR
LETTERS OF SUPPORT
TO SAVE THESE SITES FOR A MUSEUM HOME.

Click the "Greenpoint" to Page 2

Return to Road Show Main Page

THE GREENPOINT MONITOR MUSEUM
P.O. Box 220378
Brooklyn, New York 11222-0378
718-383-2637