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Castle Clinton National Monument in Battery Park
s Statue of Liberty g Castle Clinton and a section of the original
See pp78–9. National “Battery Wall” can be viewed
Monument here as well. Tickets to Ellis
Island (see pp82–3) and the
d Ellis Island Battery Park. Map 1 B4. Tel (212) Statue of Liberty (see pp78–9)
344-7220. q Bowling Green,
are also available.
See pp82–3. South Ferry. Open 8am–5pm daily.
Closed Dec 25. 7 8 Concerts. =
∑ nps.gov/cacl h Schermerhorn
Row
Castle Clinton was built in 1811
as an artillery defense post some Fulton and South sts. Map 2 D3.
300 ft (91 m) offshore, connected q Fulton St.
to Battery Park by a causeway;
but landfill gradually linked it This is the South Street Seaport’s
to the mainland. None of its 28 architectural showpiece.
guns was ever used in battle. Constructed in 1811 by
The fort was enclosed in shipowner and chandler Peter
1824 to become a fashionable Schermerhorn on land reclaimed
Beaux Arts subway entrance at the corner theater, where Phineas T. from the river, the buildings
of Battery Park Barnum introduced “Swedish were originally warehouses
nightingale” Jenny Lind in 1850. and counting-houses. With the
f Battery Park In 1855 it preceded Ellis Island as opening of the Brooklyn Ferry
the city’s immigration point, and, terminus in 1814 and then of
Map 1 B4. q South Ferry, by 1890, it had processed over Fulton Market in 1822, the block
Bowling Green.
8 million newcomers. In 1896, it became desirable property.
Named for the British cannons became the New York Aquarium, The Row was restored as part
that once protected New York, which moved to Coney Island of the South Street develop-
the park is one of the best in 1941 (see p259). ment in the 2010s, and it now
places in the city for views of A small exhibit on the history houses museum galleries, as
the harbor. The park is rimmed of the site is open to visitors, well as shops, and restaurants.
with statues and monuments,
such as the Netherlands
Memorial Monument and
memorials to New York’s first
Jewish immigrants and the
Coast Guard. The newer
attractions include the Pier A
Harbor House, headquarters of
the New York Harbor Police in
1886, which now hosts bars
and restaurants; the SeaGlass
Carousel, an aquatic-themed
merry-go-round; and Battery
Farm, which contains plots for
fruits, vegetables, and herbs. Restored buildings on Schermerhorn Row

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