National Park Service

U.S. Department of the Interior

www.nps.gov/sapa

Saint Paul’s Church 

National Historic Site

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Welcome to St. Paul’s Church

National Historic Site

did you know?

St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site is one of the many 

National Parks in the United States. 

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Park Rangers care for National Parks. 

Describe what else a Park Ranger 

does:

This book is your guide to becoming a Junior Park Ranger

at St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site. 

To earn your badge:

1 Explore the 

 site

2 Complete all of 

 the activities

3 Find an NPS 

 representative to 

 sign your certificate

Let the fun begin!

The National Park Service protects 

and preserves places that are special to 

the American people.

St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site is one of nearly 400 National 

Parks across the country and one of 23 special destinations in the 10 

parks that make up the National Parks of New York Harbor. 

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You can use this space to stamp 

your book with the offical 

St. Paul’s Church stamp.

Not everyone who works in a 

National Park is a Park Ranger. 

Some people belong to groups 

that help the NPS care for its 

sites.
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Spell It Out

1. The enslaved woman left behind by the family she worked for at Crawford’s Tavern.

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2. Last name of the author of the pamphelt Common Sense. 

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3. Hometown of the man who made the first public reading of the Declaration of 

 Independence in Westchester County 

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4. Name of the German principality that supplied most of the soldiers hired by the British 

 to help fight the colonists.

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5. Date of the paper in which there appeared an article about the Battle of Pell’s Point.

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6. Rank of the British officer who died from wounds received at the Battle of Pell’s Point

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7. Scene of the heaviest fighting at the Battle of Pell’s Point.

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8. What were Revolutionary War canteens made of?

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Look around The Storm of War exhibit inside the museum. Write down the answers to 

the questions in the space provided. Unscramble the letters the appear in the boxes to 

form a word that says something out this site. 

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The cemetery at St. Paul’s Church contains 8,000 burials. 

The earliest date from the beginning of the 18th Century. 

In addition, the cemetery is the final resting place of local soldiers 

from every war America participated in up through World War II.

Cemetery Scavenger Hunt

The answers to these questions can be found in the historic cemetery 

at St. Paul’s Church.

1. Walk into the cemetery by taking the path around the right 

 (western) side of the church. Look at the side of the church, just 

 over the door, for the cornerstone. What year do you see?

2. As you walk around toward the back of the church, look for 

a metal plaque that is titled, “In Memory of the Patriots of the 

American Revolution Who Lie Buried in this Churchyard.” 

How many soldiers are named on the plaque?

3. Walk around to the back of the church, 

 and look at the tall windows. How many 

 panes of glass go across a single row?

 

4. Walk a few rows back, and look for a sandstone 

 (brownish red) grave marker for an officer in 

 the American army during the Revolutionary 

 War who died in 1786 at the age of 32. The 

 design at the top is called the Trophy of Arms. 

 What is his last name?

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5. Look for another sandstone grave marker — 

 just one row behing the one in Question 4 — 

 with a skull and crossbones. What is the last 

 name of the woman buried there?

6. Walk to the right (west) about 30 yards and 

 locate a large underground burial vault. 

 What is the name of the family buried there?

7. Just to the left (facing the rear of the 

 cemetery) of the vault from Question 6 is a 

 granite stone marker for the Benson family. 

 How many people are buried there?

Visit the National Park Service Web site at www.nps.gov. Find the page try this later!

with the national map on it. See what other National Parks are in your 

home state. Do any of those parks relate to the Revolutionary War?

Now that you are becoming a Junior Park Ranger, why not also 

become a WebRanger? Visit www.nps.gov/webrangers to learn more. 

There is even an activity about the National Parks of New York Harbor.

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Exploring St. Paul’s Church

1. Name two kinds of materials that were used in the construction of the exterior of the 

 church? 

2. How was the church used during the Revolutionary War?

3. Why were the pew walls so high in 1787? 

4. Who sat in the gallery, or balcony? 

5. When was the pipe organ built? 

6. When was the church bell made? 

7. Where was the bell made? 

8. Name three Presidents who attended a service at St. Paul’s Church. 

9. In what year was the last regular Sunday service held at St. Paul’s Church? 

Try to answer these questions while you tour historic St. Paul’s Church. 

St. Paul’s Church served as a field hospital following a Revolutionary 

War battle. Hessian and American soldiers are buried in the 

churchyard. 

During the Revolutionary War, Hessian troops seized the original 

wooden church and tore it down for firewood. 

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Color in the arrowhead when 

you get home! 

The arrowhead is the 

symbol of the National 

Park Service. 

The sequoia tree and the 

bison represent nature, the 

mountains and water 

represent recreation, and 

the arrowhead represents 

history and archeology.

The emblem symbolizes the 

values of National Park Rangers.

Congratulations! You have completed the Junior Park Ranger guide for 

St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site. Present your completed booklet to a 

National Park Service representative to receive your badge.

The National Park Service began to care for St. Paul’s Church 

National Historic Site, in 1980. This site is now a place to reflect 

on the story of the development of colonial society and the road 

to the American Revolution.

The National Park Service cares for all National Parks, but it 

is a job we cannot do alone. The stewardship of the American 

people is vital to the well-being of our national treasures. 

What are some things YOU can do to help care for our National 

Parks? 

Stewardship is the careful 

and responsible management 

of something entrusted to a 

person or community’s care.

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I, ____________________________, 

promise to share what I have learned 

today with others. I will explore, 

preserve and protect America’s 

National Parks, so that through my 

stewardship, they will be preserved 

for future generations.

St. Paul’s Church

National Historic Site

Junior Ranger Certificate

Junior Ranger

Certifying NPS representative

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