British Soldier's Barracks

British Soldier's Barracks (HM8WR)

Location: New York, NY 10007 New York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 42.752', W 74° 0.453'

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The British Army maintained a military presence in New York from 1640 to 1783. During the American Revolution, the British built barracks in this vicinity and used the land now occupied by City Hall Park for military exercises and executions.
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HM NumberHM8WR
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Date Added Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 3:39am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 583828 N 4507319
Decimal Degrees40.71253333, -74.00755000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 42.752', W 74° 0.453'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 42' 45.12" N, 74° 0' 27.18" W
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Area Code(s)212, 917, 646, 718, 347
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 240 Broadway, New York NY 10007, US
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