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Queens Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument

While Queens is sometimes described as “the least Civil War monumented borough,” there are several memorials in this part of New York City.  One is…

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Captain Dermody Triangle in Queens Honoring an Immigrant Abolitionist

Captain William Dermody Triangle in Bayside, Queens honors an officer of the Army of the Potomac killed at Spotsylvania in 1864. Dermody was from Bayside…

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Flushing Queens Monument, Town Hall and Armory

I was recently in Flushing, Queens in the City of New York for a meeting. I spent many enjoyable evenings in Flushing over the years…

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