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 on-going 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 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 that will accurately depict the Gatling Gun’s original paint color. 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.