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Genevieve Beavers Earle Flagstaff map_it

  • Description: Plaque on flagstaff base
  • Materials: Bronze, granite
  • Dimensions: Plaque H: 17" W: 34 ½"; Base H: 47 ½" W: 48"
  • Dedicated: 1956
  • 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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