[VIDEO] There are 11,500 People Buried Under Downtown Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park

Dating back nearly 250 years, the remains of 11,500 revolutionary war soldiers and others are buried directly underneath Fort Greene Park in Downtown Brooklyn, yet most New Yorkers don't know anything about it. In this 2012 video from AOL, learn the fate of these soldiers, and how they ended up buried underneath one of the busiest neighborhoods in Brooklyn.

This episode of What Remains explores Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park; home to a memorial, and mass grave for over 8,000 POW's of the American Revolution.

via AOL Video

Matt Coneybeare

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Matt enjoys exploring the City's with his partner and son. He is an avid marathon runner, and spends most of his time eating, running, and working on cool stuff.

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