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Plaque denoting Castle Clinton as a National Monument, at the entrance of the monument. Albert S. Bard, Walter D. Binger, and other civic reformers continued to advocate in favor of preserving the fort. In July 1946, U.S. representative Sol Bloom introduced a bill to designate Castle Garden as a U.S. national monument.
Castle Clinton National Monument. Castle Clinton was originally called the West Battery, it was built as a fort just prior to the War of 1812. [4]: 91 [11] [27] It was renamed Castle Clinton in 1815 after the war, in honor of mayor DeWitt Clinton, and became property of the city in 1823. [1]
Castle Clinton. New York. Located in New York City's Battery, this national monument is a huge part of American history. It was constructed between 1808-1811, and its original purpose was to ...
There are nine National Monuments, National Memorials or National Historic Sites in New York City (all but the Statue of Liberty and Castle Clinton are also National Historic Landmarks): African Burial Ground National Monument, declared February 27, 2006; Governors Island National Monument, declared January 19, 2001
Castle Clinton or Fort Clinton, once known as Castle Garden, is a circular sandstone fort now located in Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, New York City, in the United States. It is perhaps best remembered as America's first immigration station (predating Ellis Island), where more than 8 million people arrived in the U.S ...
Castle Clinton National Monument, declared August 12, 1946 (also an NHL) Fort Stanwix National Monument, declared August 21, 1935 (also an NHL) Governors Island National Monument, declared January 19, 2001 (also an NHL) Statue of Liberty National Monument, declared October 15, 1924 (shared with New Jersey) There are two National Historical Parks:
The proclamation authority was not used again anywhere until 1996, when President Bill Clinton proclaimed the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument in Utah, after many years of unsuccessful advocacy by conservationists to protect parts of the area. This was the first national monument managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
The monument within the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge includes the site of the 19-day battle to reclaim Attu, artifacts of the occupation at Kiska, and the crash site of a U.S. B-24D Liberator on Atka Island. Originally designated as part of World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, which was divided and renamed March 12 ...