CHP History — Friends of City Hall Park

• HISTORY GALLERY •

1910

1912

1940s

Revolutionary War begins in City Hall Park!

After Declaration of Independence is read in the town commons (later CHP), Gen Washington and townspeople march to Bowling Green, knock over King Geo III, and make the statue into bullets. The NY Continental Army is formed and the revolution begins in earnest!

Land where CHP is at botttom. Lenape village in upper left. — Land where CHP is now is at bottom. Lenape village is top left.