Quiz: Which location was New York State's First Knight's Council
Plattsburg
Buffalo
Brooklyn
Queens
Rochester
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Survey says . . . Brooklyn Council 60 on September 23, 1891.
Maine Among First 100 Knights Councils
Maine's first Knights Council 101, was established in Portland on August 12 . . .
Maine's first Knights Council 101, was established in Portland on August 12, 1894. Maine was one of the first states to establish a council, the others being Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, and New Hampshire.
Sources: The History of Maine In the Knights of Columbus
Throwback Thursday: New York Council's WWI Honor Roll Tablet
In October 1919, one Queens council dedicated a memorial tablet with the names of council members who served in World War I.
In October 1919, Morris Park Council #566 dedicated a memorial tablet with the names of 70 council members who served in World War I. The event took place on Columbus Day in Queens. It was reported that 6,000 people attended the event and that 1,000 participated in the related parade.
Sources: The Brooklyn Daily Times and The Brooklyn Citizen