Brooklyn Heights Promenade

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Genevieve Beavers Earle Flagstaff

Genevieve Beavers Earle, 2013, NYC Parks

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Dedicated:	1956
Location:	Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Montague St. and Montague Terrace
Description:	Plaque on flagstaff base
Materials:	Bronze, granite
Dimensions:	Plaque H: 17" W: 34 ½"; Base H: 47 ½" W: 48"
Foundry:	Forman Company, Brooklyn, New York

Inscription

IN MEMORY OF / GENEVIEVE BEAVERS EARLE / 1883-1956 / LONGTIME RESIDENT OF BROOKLYN HEIGHTS / CIVIC LEADER AND GOOD NEIGHBOR / MEMBER AND MINORITY LEADER OF THE CITY COUNCIL / DEVOTED TO THE WELFARE OF BROOKLYN AND / THE CITY OF NEW YORK / THIS PLAQUE IS THE GIFT OF HER MANY FRIENDS /

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