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Fort Hamilton Parkway at 100th Street
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View of construction on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge from the Fort Hamilton Parkway, at 100th Street; June 16, 1963.

St. John's Episcopal Church
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St. John's Episcopal Church ca. 1939 9818 Fort Hamilton Parkway Church: 1890 Rectory: 1910 St. John’s Episcopal Church, originally Church of the Generals, was founded in 1834 and built by soldiers from Fort Hamilton. Numerous military leaders worshipped here, including Robert E. Lee, a vestryman from 1842 to 1844, and Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, a parishioner from 1848 to 1850 after he fought in the Mexican War. This small country church has a frame structure with details painted red, white and gold, and features a rustic stone base and a slate roof.

10001 Fourth Avenue
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Narrows Coffee Shop (right), June 23, 1963. In 2017, the coffee shop is still operating at the same location.

John Paul Jones Park
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John Paul Jones Park ca. 1963 Dover Patrol Monument: Sir Aston Webb, 1931 This site is steeped in military history, beginning in 1776 when it served as the launching point for the British when they mounted their Battle of Brooklyn campaign, which is commemorated on a plaque in the park. A few decades later, Fort Lewis was constructed here to protect the city during the War of 1812. In 1825–31, Fort Lewis was replaced with Fort Hamilton, which played a significant role in quelling the Civil War draft riots of 1863 and was a major embarkation point for troops going to fight in both World Wars. Fort Hamilton still exists today, and though this park was once part of the fort, its boundaries are just east of here. Today the site is named for Revolutionary War hero John Paul Jones, but is also referred to as Cannonball Park after the Rodman gun displayed here. The Rodman gun, a 116,000-pound cannon designed for Civil War use, was tested at Fort Hamilton but proved unsuitable and has remained a fixture here ever since. Also in the park is the Dover Patrol Monument, a granite obelisk commemorating U.S. Navy service in World War I.

Church of St. Patrick
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Roman Catholic Church of St. Patrick and the associated parish school, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn; June 16, 1963.

9901 Shore Road
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Johnson House/Shell Mansion/Fontbonne Hall ca. 1914 Designed by the Road McNally Brothers, ca. 1890. Originally the home of Tom L. Johnson, a three term mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, the property is rumored to have belonged to actress Lillian Russell and “Diamond Jim” Brady in the 1920s. During Prohibition, the house was also rumored to have been used as a casino and speakeasy. Purchased by the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1937, it became Fontbonne Hall Academy, a private girls’ Catholic school.

St. John's Episcopal Church
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Robert E. Lee plaque, July 13, 1958. Brooklyn does not seem the likeliest place for a Confederate plaque, but yet they did exist. According to a neighborhood legend, Robert E. Lee, while stationed at Fort Hamilton in the 1840s, planted a Norway maple in the churchyard at St. John's Episcopal Church. The parish (established in 1834) was given the nickname of "Church of the Generals" because its proximity to the fort meant many military men worshiped there. (Stonewall Jackson was supposedly baptized there.) The current church building dates to 1890s. In 1912 the rotting condition of the tree was mentioned by the rector to a group that he was speaking in front of; that group was the Daughters of the Confederacy. The group, made aware of the connection to Lee, petitioned the Parks Department to save the tree. Once it was stabilized the Daughter's installed a plague honoring Lee. In 1935 the original tree, by then dead or fallen, was replaced with a new tree and new plaque. In 2017 following the protests and violence surrounding the removal of Confederate statues in Virginia, the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island (which had closed the church in in 2015) removed the plaques.

9424 4 Avenue
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Fort Hamilton Branch, BPL ca. 1939 9424 4th Avenue Designed by Lord & Hewlett, 1906 The Fort Hamilton Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library began as a small book collection donated by Mrs. Gelston of Shore Road in the 1890s. Thanks to a gift from steel magnate Andrew Carnegie in 1901, the library was expanded and this modest the building was constructed. Recently restored, the building is clad in red brick with horizontal black brick courses and features a dentilled cornice and limestone window sills and doorway surrounds.

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New St. John's Church Vine-covered facade of St. John's Episcopal Church, 99th Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway, with street lamp, fire hydrant, and large tree in foreground, residential (?) building on far left, and residential building on far right.

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\[View of bridge construction.] View of bridge construction taken corner of Ft. Hamilton Pkwy. + 100th Street, looking south.

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Church of the generals Facade (stone) of church with sign at right of door, low hedge along front, and trees in right foreground and background. Caption: "Church of the generals--St. John's \[Episcopal] Church at 99th St. and Fort Hamilton Ave. \[Parkway] stands as a reminder of older Bay Ridge days."

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\[St. John's Episcopal Church] Door and doorway of St. John's Episcopal Church, 99th Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway. Large plants in octagonal tubs on each side of door. Above door: inscription, "Come unto Me;" above inscription: statues of Jesus and two smaller figures. Street lamp on far right and residential buildings on far left.

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9818 Fort Hamilton Parkway

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St. John's Episcopal Church Portion of facade (stone) of St. John's Episcopal Church, 99th Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway, with cross over doorway, church sign and fire hydrant in right foreground, large tree on far right, and blacked out oval for missing insert in upper left.

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\[Plaque says: This tree was planted by General Robert E. Lee while stationed at Fort Hamilton from 1842-1847.] Plaque says: This tree was planted by General Robert E. Lee while stationed at Fort Hamilton from 1842-1847. The tree has been restored and this tablet placed upon it by the New York Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy, April, 1912. The plaque above says: This tree replaced the old one on this dite New York Division, U.D.C., 1935. At southeast corner of Fort Hamilton Parkway and 99th St., in lawn of St. Johns Episcopal Church - Church of the Generals.

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Dedication Three men standing outside church. Man on left (bishop) wears large ring on right hand and holds staff in left hand; man in center wears military attire; man on right wears clerical attire and carries book (Bible?) in left hand. Several other men stand in background. Caption: "Dedcation--Bishop James P. DeWolfe offers his blessings at new Jackson and Lee Parish House of St. John's Episcopal Church \[99th Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway]. With him are Col. James C. Ruddell, commander of Fort Hamilton, and the Rev. Theodore H. Winkert, newly instituted rector of St. John's."

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Historic font Interior: woman wearing hat, right, kneels beside white baptismal front, left; inscription on font: "Gen 'Stonewall' Jackson baptised in this font, April 28, 1849. United Daughters of the Confederacy." Portion of stained glass window above font. Caption: "Historic font--Famous baptismal font at St. John's Episcopal Church, 99th St. and Fort Hamilton Parkway, at which Stonewall Jackson was baptised while stationed at Fort Hamilton."

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The Rev. Robert Y. Condit Two men in clerical attire standing in church room look at plaque. Flag draped over plaque, two flags on poles, left and three men in military attire in background. Caption: "The Rev. Robert Y. Conditt (left) pastor of St. John's Church, Fort Hamilton Parkway and 99th St., watches the Rev. Ernest M. Stires, Bishop of Long Island, unveiling a tablet in memory of General 'Stonewall' Jackson at the church yesterday."

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Brooklyn: 99th Street - Fort Hamilton Parkway (1) 419-433 99th Street, north side, between Fort Hamilton Parkway and Fourth Ave. The buildings concerned are frame homes. May 1O, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a different angle, showing a close-up of the frame house at No. 431-99th Street. June 9, 1932. P. L. Sperr.

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Brooklyn: 99th Street - Fort Hamilton Parkway (1) 419-433 99th Street, north side, between Fort Hamilton Parkway and Fourth Ave. The buildings concerned are frame homes. May 1O, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a different angle, showing a close-up of the frame house at No. 431-99th Street. June 9, 1932. P. L. Sperr.

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\[View of north side of 100th Street.] View of north side of 100th Street between Fourth Avenue Ft. Hamilton Parkway looking east.

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