PS 110 - The Monitor School

THE GREENPOINT MONITOR MUSEUM
"ROAD SHOW"
April 2, 2004

Presented At:

P.S. 110 - "THE MONITOR SCHOOL"

Principal: Cynthia Bednarz
Assistant Principal: Anna Cano Amato
Teacher: Antoinette LoCascio

124 Monitor Street
Greenpoint
Brooklyn, New York 11222

Neighbors of PS 110 "The Monitor School" on Monitor Street.

Monsignor McGolrick Park
and
The USS Monitor Monument (erected in 1938 to commemorate the
Battle of the Monitor and Merrimac, March 9, 1862, and
in memory of the men of the Monitor and its designer, John Ericsson.)
It is the work of the Sculptor, Antonio De Felippo.
The monument represents a bronze figure of a sailor straining at a hawser.

The USS Barry, a DDG-52 (Guided Missile Destroyer), visited New York
during Fleet Week 2004.
The proud crew of the USS Barry participated in
Greenpoint's Memorial Day Parade on Sunday May 30, 2004.
The Parade was sponsored by St. Stanislaus Post #1771 American Legion
and Lexington Council #293 Knights of Columbus.
The Crew of the USS Barry visited the Monument after the parade.
The USS Barry was named after
Commodore John Barry "Father of the American Navy".

http://www.barry.navy.mil/

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