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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVRD_polo-on-governors-island_New-York-NY.html
One of the most popular pastimes for officers stationed on Governors Island was polo. It provided officers stationed here a unique recreational opportunity and provided a way to hone their riding skills. Polo was first introduced to the United Sta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVRA_mckim-meade-white-architects-of-governors-island_New-York-NY.html
The design and layout of Governors Island National Historic District owes much of its development to changing times and roles. From early Dutch settlement to its incarnations as a military base to the US Army and the Coast Guard, Governors Island …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVQZ_governors-island-history-in-brief_New-York-NY.html
Governors Island boasts a long military history and has played an important role in every major American military engagement since the Revolutionary War, including the War of 1812, the Civil War, World War I, World War II and the Gulf War. First s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVQY_andes-road_New-York-NY.html
Named in memory of2nd Lieutenant James C. Andes, D.S.C.H Co., 16th InfantryKilled in action in FranceJuly 19, 1918
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVQX_st-cornelius-chapel_New-York-NY.html
During the first seven decades of American military use of Governors Island, there was no post chapel. In 1844, a Columbia College Episcopal Reverend, John M. McVickar, was commissioned post chaplain. His tireless efforts, combined with the sponso…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVQ6_the-dutch-and-governors-island_New-York-NY.html
The Dutch East India Company commissioned Henry Hudson to identify a northwest passage to the Indies. As a part of that effort, Hudson entered New York Bay on September 11, 1609 in his vessel The Half Moon and sailed up the river that now bears hi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVQ5_the-governors-house_New-York-NY.html
The Governor's House was constructed in 1813 as a guardhouse for the Island. Its location on a bluff overlooking Buttermilk Channel and the primary Island dock was ideally suited for this purpose. By 1824, it was used as the residence for the comm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVQ4_commanding-officers-quarters_New-York-NY.html
This imposing residence is the Commanding Officer's Quarters, also known as the Admiral's House (after the most recent Coast Guard residents.) Built in the Greek revival style, it was completed in 1843. The house was designed by prominent New York…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVQ3_wheeler-avenue_New-York-NY.html
Named in memory of1st Lieutenant David E. WheelerMedical Detachment, 16th InfantryKilled in action in FranceJuly 18, 1918
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVPZ_the-buttermilk-channel-and-brooklyn-waterfront_New-York-NY.html
This view looks over the Buttermilk Channel to the Brooklyn waterfront, located only 400 yards away. Many theories surround the naming of this narrow waterway. In years past, the channel was much wider and shallower than it is today - before the p…
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