| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction: A Brief History of Governors Island; TOUR 1: CASTLE WILLIAMS AND ARMY GARRISON LIFE; TOUR 2: FORT JAY AND THE NEW YORK ARSENAL; TOUR 3: NOLAN PARK AND OFFICER HOMES; TOUR 4: THE SOUTH ISLAND AND THE HILLS; GETTING THERE AND VISITOR INFO; MORE PLACES TO SEE; Bibliography; Index; Acknowledgments; About the Author |
| Summary |
Governors Island is a 172-acre park just 800 yards from Manhattan. It was a military base for 200 years and only opened to the public in 2004. Today it draws 500,000 visitors a season. This insightful guidebook is for any visitor to the island: a bicyclist who just wants to enjoy five miles of car-free biking, the Civil War enthusiast that wants to visit Castle Williams and see where 1,000 Confederate soldiers were imprisoned, or families on a picnic. The author explores the history of the island, its place in New York and American government, and its long and distinguished military past. More |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
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| SUBJECT |
Governors Island (New York County, N.Y.) -- Guidebooks
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| Subject |
New York (State) -- Governors Island (New York County)
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| Genre/Form |
Guidebooks
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2015048578 |
| ISBN |
9781493019670 |
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1493019678 |
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