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Netherland Monument
Netherland Monument
Netherland Monument

Netherland Monument, Battery Park, N.Y.

Netherland Monument flagpole, northeast entrance of Battery Park, near intersection of State Street and Battery Place. Flagstaff pedestal sculpted by H.A. Van den Eyden, 1926.

IMAGE DATE2001
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Dedicated in 1926 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Dutch settlement of New York, the Netherland Monument flagpole was designed by H.A.van den Eijnde, a Dutch artist.

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