Commissioner George Scott Railton, with seven women Salvationists, officially established the Salvation Army here in 1880. The party landed at the battery and immediately held an open air meeting in Battery Park, New York City.
Date Created
1980
Name Subject(s)
Religious News Service--Archives., Salvation Army., Castle Garden (New York, N.Y.), Railton, George S. (George Scott), 1849-1913.
Topical Subject(s)
Salvationists--New York (State)--New York.
Geographic subjects
New York (State), New York., New York (N.Y.), Battery Park (New York, N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York--New York