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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 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. 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 National Monument: August 12, 1946: New York: New York: Circular sandstone fort in Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan, New York City * Statue of Liberty National Monument: October 15, 1924: Liberty Island: New York: Monument presented to the United States by the people of France in 1886 * Saratoga National Historical ...
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:
This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places on Manhattan Island below 14th Street, which is a significant portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan. In turn, the borough of Manhattan is coterminous with New York County, New York.