Lefferts Historic House, Prospect Park Alliance

Black people played important and varied roles in the Battle of Brooklyn in August 1776 - the first and largest battle of the American War for Independence. They served as soldiers and spies on both sides, built the American forts in downtown Brooklyn, and serviced the British ships in the Narrows. They fought to win ... Read more

Join Prospect Park Alliance to learn more about the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Brooklyn, the first and largest battle of the American War for Independence, on its 250th anniversary with this replica of the famous Battle Pass. In August 1776, American troops established a defensive position on this site, in the hills separating Flatbush from ... Read more

Join Prospect Park Alliance for a virtual tour of the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre in Shelburne, Nova Scotia at Lefferts Historic House. Many Black Brooklynites worked for the British army during the American Revolution. Some gained freedom from enslavement by doing so. When the Americans won the war, these Black Loyalists feared the new nation ... Read more

Join Prospect Park Alliance for a free tour of the park to learn about the Battle of Brooklyn. This one-hour tour begins and ends at Lefferts Historic House, taking visitors to Battle Pass to see the replica fortifications where in 1776, thousands of Pennsylvania and New England soldiers fought their British and Hessian counterparts. Learn ... Read more