Battle Hill (Brooklyn)

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Coordinates: 40°39′28.15″N 73°59′16.74″W / 40.6578194°N 73.9879833°W / 40.6578194; -73.9879833
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'View from Battle Hill' by James Smillie.

Battle Hill is the highest natural point in

last glacial period
. Battle Hill, located in what is today
James Grant
.

The fighting occurred on August 27, 1776 during the

40th Regiment of Foot: When the Americans viewed his name, which was sewn into his headgear, they erroneously believed they had killed General Grant.[2]

Battle Hill is also known as Gowan's Heights,[1] and was historically part of the Heights of Guan.

Several monuments are sited on the hill, most prominent being the bronze statue Altar to Liberty: Minerva by sculptor Frederick Ruckstull, sponsored by local businessman Charles M. Higgins in 1920. Minerva faces the Statue of Liberty across the harbor, and there has been a community effort to make this a protected view, a distinction so far only held in New York City by the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.[3]

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References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-0-8232-1679-6
    . Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  2. ISBN 1846032857
    .
  3. ^ Starita, Angela (2010-09-13). "Minerva Casts Curse on Brooklyn Development". Archpaper.com. Retrieved 2020-01-11.

40°39′28.15″N 73°59′16.74″W / 40.6578194°N 73.9879833°W / 40.6578194; -73.9879833


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