
Hell on the Water: The Prison Ships of Wallabout Bay
August 31, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Park Seasonal Historian Julie Power will discuss the conditions and stories of the soldiers who were held on the prison ships in Wallabout Bay, Long Island, NY. Due to a combination of neglect, poor conditions on the ships and disease, more than 11,500 American prisoners of war died in captivity aboard these British prison ships — more than in all the engagements of the American Revolutionary War combined.