Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument

Fort Greene, Brooklyn

Credit: NYC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR)

View the interior of the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument, a war memorial at Fort Greene Park that commemorates the more than 11,500 American prisoners of war who died in captivity aboard British prison ships during the American Revolutionary War. The remains of a small fraction of those who died on the ships are interred in a crypt beneath its base. Rangers will lead tours of the monument, which is not generally open to the public, and also discuss Fort Greene Park’s long history from its Revolutionary War roots to becoming an essential downtown green space today for the Fort Greene Community.

View the interior of the Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument, a war memorial at Fort Greene Park that commemorates the more than 11,500 American prisoners of war who died in captivity aboard British prison ships during the American Revolutionary War. The remains of a small fraction of those who died on the ships are interred in a crypt beneath its base. Rangers will lead tours of the monument, which is not generally open to the public, and also discuss Fort Greene Park’s long history from its Revolutionary War roots to becoming an essential downtown green space today for the Fort Greene Community.

Persons with disability can access the plaza around the monument and learn its history, but entrance to the monument interior requires stair access with just a few steps to enter the monument. The park is hilly but has paved paths for wheelchairs, and the visitor center is also ADA-compliant and accessible.

Willoughby Avenue and Washington Park
Brooklyn, NY 11205