A Hero Fireman

By the 1850s, Green-Wood was the place for burials of New York City residents. The great heroes of that era were firemen–the Firemen’s Monument had been established at Green-Wood in 1848. 

We recently came across a full-page ad by American Antiques of Oxford, Maryland, in Maine Antique Digest, for a “Rare and Important New York City Fire Memorial Plaque.” It is a beauty, a great piece of Americana... Click here to read the rest of this post, with images, on the Green-Wood website.