Staten Island People

Gateway's Staten Island unit includes military sites as well as an important natural site. The following are just some of the notable figures who contributed to our nation's heritage.

 

Staten Island People

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  James Samuel Wadsworth

  Fort Wadsworth is named after James Samuel Wadsworth

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  Stephen Hinsdale Weed

  Fort Wadsworth's Battery Weed is named after Stephen Hinsdale Weed.

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  James Ely Miller

  Miller Field is named for James Ely Miller, recipient of the first Distinguished Flying Cross

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  John J Crooke

  Crooke's Point is named after Staten Island naturalist John Jeremy Crooke. Photo from Staten Island Museum collection, used with permission.