Governors Island explorer's guide : adventure & history in New York Harbor /

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-f...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fitzpatrick, Kevin C., 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Guilford, Connecticut : Globe Pequot, [2016]
Temas:
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Governors Island (New York County, N.Y.) > Guidebooks.
New York (State) > Governors Island (New York County)
Guidebooks
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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