Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn, New York

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Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic urban park known for its Revolutionary War and Civil War memorials, including the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument, and for serving as a major neighborhood green space.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
public park
urban park
borough Brooklyn
category American Revolutionary War memorials
Civil War memorials in New York City
Parks in Brooklyn
commemorates Civil War history
Prison Ship Martyrs of the American Revolution
Revolutionary War prisoners of war
country United States
designer Calvert Vaux
Frederick Law Olmsted
hasFeature athletic fields
basketball courts
dog run
monument plaza
open lawns
playgrounds
sitting areas
tennis courts
walking paths
wooded areas
hasLandmark Fort Putnam earthworks site
Martyrs’ Monument Plaza
Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument
Visitors Center
monument steps and terrace
hasView Downtown Brooklyn skyline
Manhattan skyline
is historic urban park
major neighborhood green space
locatedIn Brooklyn
Fort Greene, Brooklyn
New York City
New York State
maintainedBy New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
namedAfter Fort Greene
namedFor Nathanael Greene
neighborhood Fort Greene
operator New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
originalUse Revolutionary War fortification site
site of Fort Putnam
partOf New York City Parks system
usedFor commemoration ceremonies
community events
cultural events
passive recreation
recreation

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Nathanael Greene
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