You’re likely familiar with the gorgeous entrance to Green-Wood Cemetery across from the abandoned McGovern-Weir greenhouse, the lush rural landscape of the cemetery, and maybe even the catacombs inside the cemetery. But there’s a mostly forgotten, undeveloped little outcropping (highlighted in red above) that also holds some great Revolutionary War history: the beginning of the Battle of Brooklyn (also known as the Battle of Long Island or the Battle of Brooklyn Heights).
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