View of Freedom Tower and Ground Zero monument from the front gate of St. Paul's Chapel in lower Manhattan, New York City.
Welcome to Historic St. Paul's Chapel
Established in 1766
Manhattan's Oldest Public Building in Continuous Use
Witness to the Great Fire of 1776
Host to George Washington on Inauguration Day
Survivor of the Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001
A Parish of Trinity Church in the City of New York
View of monument under construction at the site of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.
Old above-ground graves at St. Paul's Chapel in New York City.
Another view of construction along Church Street.
Most of the tombstones at St. Paul's Chapel are illegible due to age.
View of public benches at St. Paul's Chapel.
Gravestone (in French) of Etienne Marie Bechet, Sir (Sieur) de Rochefontaine.
Etienne, born on 20 February 1755 in the canton of Ay en Champagne, in the department of Marne, France, later Anglicized his name to Stephen Rochefontaine. Stephen Rochefontaine served as a military engineer under George Washington in the Continental Army. Following the American Revolution, Rochefontaine served as the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Rochefontaine died in New York City on January 30, 1814.
This bell commemorates the bond between New York City (U.S.A.) and London (U.K.), reaffirmed by the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
View of Freedom Tower, WTC, from St. Paul's.
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