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Identifier: homegeographyofn00stra (find matches)
Title: A home geography of New York city
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Straubenmuller, Gustave
Subjects: New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel New York (N.Y.) -- History
Publisher: Boston, New York (etc) Ginn & company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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time a fort ? It was builtfor the defense of the city,and stood on an island; adrawbridg;e connected the island with Manhattan. Later the fortwas changed to a place of amusement, and named Castle Garden.For thirty-five years Castle Garden was used as an opera houseand concert hall. Large public meetings and receptions were alsoheld there. THE SITE OF FORT AMSTERDAM BUILT IN 1626. WITHIN THE FORTIFICATIONS WAS ERECTED THE FIRST SUBSTANTIAL CHURCH EDIFICE ON THE ISLAND OF MANHATTAN IN 1787 THE FORT WAS DEMOLISHED AND THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE BUILT UPON THIS SITE. THIS TABLET IS PLACED HERE BY THE HOLLAND SOCIETY OF NEW YORK. SEPTEMBER, 1890. Tablet on a Building torn down to makeRoom for the New Custom House 190 HOME GEOGRAPHY OF NEW YOKK CITY When places of amusement were built farther uptown CastleGarden was used as the New York state immigrant depot. It wasthe landing place for the immigrants until the United States tookcharge of immigration and established the new depot on Ellis island.
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liATTKlvY AM) CaSTLE GaRDEN IN OlDEN TlMES The old historic Castle Garden, a fort, a place of amusement,a landing place for immigrants, was then remodeled. It is now oneof the finest aquariums in the world, where boys and girls can goand learn about the wonders of sea life. Bowling Green The southern part of the borough of Manhattan is the richestbusiness section of the world. Do you think a stranger, walkingaround that part of the city, admiring the tall and attractive l^uild-ings, would be apt to notice our smallest park ? I tliink not.Bowling Green is the most historic spot in New York to-day, and

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