John Paul Jones Park

Not to be confused with John Paul Jones Memorial Park in Kittery, Maine.

John Paul Jones Park is a public park located in Fort Hamilton, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The park borders Shore Road, Fourth Avenue, 101st Street, and Fort Hamilton Parkway. The park is currently managed by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, which was acquired from the city of Brooklyn in the year of 1897.

John Paul Jones Park is named after the American patriot and naval commander of the same name, who was known for his leadership in the American Revolution. He is often referred to as "the father of the Navy."

John Paul Jones Park is home to several memorials from various events in American history:

Rodman gun: a massive, black, twenty-inch bore that was created in 1864 by artilleryman Thomas Jackson Rodman. It was originally situated in Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania, but was presented to the park by the United States Military in 1900. Today it dominates the park along with cannon balls that surrounds the landscape and is part of the Civil War Memorial.
Revolutionary War Memorial: contains a bronze tablet that is inscribed into a granite boulder. This plaque was granted by the Long Island Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1916 to commemorate the first resistance made to British arms in New York in August 1776.
Dover Patrol Naval War Memorial: features a monument that was gifted by Sir Ashton Webb in 1931, from England after World War I. It serves as a dedication to the Dover Patrol for its service and comradeship in the American Naval Force in Europe during the first World War. The monument has a pyramid-shaped copper capstone at the top of the obelisk.^[1]
In addition to these memorials is a 70 foot tall flag pole that once belonged to a Navy destroyer. It was added to the park in 1980 alongside a plaque that reads "in honor of John Paul Jones, the father of the Navy."

Rodman gun
Revolutionary War Memorial
Dover Patrol Naval War Memorial
Plaque honoring John Paul Jones

References

↑ Scarpa, Peter (2001). Bay Ridge, New York (Images of America Series). Arcadia Publishing SC. pp. 72–74. ISBN 9780738508702.

"John Paul Jones Park". www.nycgovparks.org. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

Coordinates: 40°36′40″N 74°02′02″W / 40.611°N 74.034°W / 40.611; -74.034

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