Fundraising to support the restoration is now underway with Bricks and Minifigs
Donors will receive a Lego kit to build their own Gatling Gun replica
The Inc. Village of Lindenhurst and the Lindenhurst Historical Society are pleased to announce their ongoing effort to preserve and protect all things Lindenhurst with the restoration of a well-recognized and iconic community historic object –our WWI Gatling Gun- gifted in 1921 to Lindenhurst by the War Department.
In 1922, the monument containing the Gatling Gun was completed, standing at the intersection of South Wellwood Avenue and Montauk Highway – marking the southern “gateway” into Lindenhurst and its downtown ever since. The Gatling Gun was part of a larger volunteer community project conceived in 1919 and dedicated to recognizing Lindenhurst WWI servicemen. The Gatling Gun’s complementary Monument Plaza, featuring a 7’ granite obelisk topped with an eagle and bearing a bronze plaque inscribed with the Honor Roll – the names of 101 servicemen and 4 Merchant Marines is located at Monument Plaza in the center of Lindenhurst’s downtown, South Wellwood and Hoffman Avenues.
A restoration plan has been developed and will include much-needed rust remediation, metal reconditioning, and repainting to depict the Gatling Gun’s original paint color accurately. Discussion continues with a Pennsylvania wheelwright to provide period-appropriate wooden wheels that will replicate the carriage’s original wheels.
A fundraising campaign to support the restoration has partnered the committee with Bricks and Minifigs – West Babylon. Bricks and Minifigs’ creative Brick Specialists have designed a Lego model of the Gatling Gun that was on display during the Village’s Liberty Day festivities. Donors who contribute $100.00 to the restoration effort will receive their own kit to build a smaller Lego replica of the Gatling Gun. For more information on how to donate or participate, please email info@villageoflindenhurstny.gov or Lindenhursthistoricalsociety@gmail.com.
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