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Erected during the War of 1812 to guard Buttermilk Channel. Used as a barracks for the fife and drum corps of the garrison from 1836 until the first officers' mess was established here June 20, 1879.Reorganized as the Officers' ClubFebruary 3, 188…
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[ Side 1 ]A Place Worth ProtectingThe same waterways that connected New York City to the world made it vulnerable to naval attack.
During the Revolutionary War, a British maritime force captured New York. In the early days of independence that …
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In keeping with the American tradition that men will defend freedom with both ideas and arms, this plaque is presented to Fort Jay by the Association of the Alumni of Columbia College to memorialize the fact that in 1794 students and faculty of Co…
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This important example of military architecture is a dramatic reminder of the early defenses erected in New York Harbor to protect the City from invasion by sea. Like so many other early fortifications in this country, its star-shaped plan was ins…
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Commemorating the heroic participationof the 16th U.S. Infantry Regimentfrom Governors Islandin its victorious attack againstGerman forces near Soissons, FranceJuly 18, 1918in which action the regiment suffered1,734 casualties, more than 57 percen…
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has been designated aNationalHistoric LandmarkThis site possesses national significancein commemorating the history of theUnited States of America
1985National Park ServiceUnited States Department of the Interior
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With walls forty feet high and eight feet thick, this red sandstone bastion bristled with over one hundred cannon when it was completed in 1811. Named after its designer, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Williams, it has also been nicknamed the "Cheese…
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To commorate the purchase three hundred years ago of Governors Island by Wouter van Twiller, Director General of New Netherlands, from Cakapeteyno and Pehiwas of the Manahatas Tribe.
Birthplace of American Military Tactics which won for England…
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Chairman Gorbachev made his final preparations here before participating in the historic luncheon at Quarters 1 with President Reagan and Vice President Bush on 7 December 1988. During that time, he also composed his first communique to the U.S.S.…
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The design of this classic and austere Greek Revival building of the early 1840s is attributed to architect Martin E. Thompson. It is called the "Block House" because it was used for a time as a military prison. This stone-trimmed brick structure …