Bath Beach Park

Shore Pkwy. bet. Bay 14 St. and Bay 16 St.

Brooklyn, 11214

This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park.

The neighborhood of Bath Beach is named for the town of Bath, England, home to an impressive complex of Roman baths. The Romans founded the town in the 1st century AD, and named it Aquae Sulfis – “Hot Springs” – because they found hot springs naturally occurring there. The Romans ascribed medicinal effects to the springs and built baths around them; the complex – with a cooling system and lead-lined pools – was discovered, largely intact, in 1755.