This location, which was called "Battle Pass" during the Battle of Brooklyn, is where Americans cut down a huge oak tree to slow down British attackers.
This is where General William Howe of the British Army stationed hi 32,000 men, along with 5,000 German Mercenaries (Hessians).
A Maryland regiment of 400 men was reduced to 9 survivors while continually attacked by the vastly superior British army outposted at THIS location.
This is where Continental spy Nathan Hale was hung by the British, after he reportedly said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
The British would have to move here in order to cut off communication between continental armies on Manhattan and Brooklyn.
In honor of the Maryland soldiers that lost their lives in the Battle of Brooklyn, this neighborhood is named after the Maryland signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Prospect Park
East Broadway and Market Street
East River
Carroll Gardens
Staten Island
Old Stone House.