Battery Park, NYC by myrrhluz

Photography • Urban/Cityscape • posted on May 31, 2010

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On my third full day in New York, my sister Leslie had to work for 3 1/2 hours. She works near Battery Park so we rode in on the train and subway together and then I spent the hours while she worked in Battery Park where I took 498 pictures. This one shows Castle Clinton, the round building in the distance. It was one of a dozen forts built to help protect the New York Harbor, was built shortly before the War of 1812, and was originally called the Southwest Battery. Its history includes being the place where Jenny Lind made her American debut, having new inventions demonstrated there including the telegraph, Colt revolving rifles, steam-powered fire engines, and underwater electronic explosives, and being an immigration landing depot from 1855 to 1890. It also housed an aquarium from 1896 to 1941. (Information from nps.gov) Thanks for viewing and for previous comments and favs.