Governors Island National Monument

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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 than 80 locations are featured that visitors can explore—from forts to officers housing and much more..

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Excerpt from Fort Jay, Historic Structure Report: Governors Island National Monument, National Parks of New York Harbor, New York This Historic Structure Report on Fort Jay, Governors Island National Monument, provides a chronology of its physical evolution, describes its architectural elements, and identifies its character defining features. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works..

Excerpt from Castle Williams: Historic Structure Report, Governors Island National Monument National Parks of New York Harbor, New York, New York Castle Williams and Fort Jay are both located on Governors Island. Fort Jay was constructed of mostly earthen materials in 1794, and was reconstructed in masonry 1806 09. At that time it was renamed Fort Columbus. Fort Columbus was also the name of the military post located on Governors Island, of which Castle Williams was a part. The name of both the post and the fortification officially reverted back to Fort Jay in 1904, which is still used today. Castle Williams was frequently found to be misspelled as Castle William in both published and unpublished, primary and secondary sources, throughout the years. This historical misspelling is preserved in the excerpts included in this report. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works..