Castle Clinton

Castle Clinton, and Castle Garden, is a monument at the tip of Manhattan, now known as Castle Clinton National Monument.

The 1811 ninety yards from the shoreline of Manhattan Island Castle Clinton created with an area of ​​4000 m² was once an offshore artillery position in New York City, which was connected by a causeway to the Battery Park. It was used together with the nearby forts on Governors Iceland Fort Jay and Castle Williams the military protection of strategically important waterways around New York City as well as the city itself lies through siltation and embankment Castle Clinton in Battery Park today on the mainland.

1824 Castle Clinton was then converted into a theater Castle Garden, 1840, the former courtyard was roofed over and used the house for theater performances and exhibitions. 1850 was the Swedish singer Jenny Lind - one of the first superstars - here their first appearance in the United States.

1855, the former fortress was leased to the State of New York, who used it until 1890 as a receiving station for seven million immigrants to the United States before 1892, the new facilities were opened on the nearby island of Ellis Iceland. There, a database of immigrants is performed, which also contains 10 million records from the period 1835 to 1892 with the data of Castle Garden.

In a further modification, the building served from 1896 to 1941 as a show aquarium. 1946 was designated as a memorial of the type of National Monuments and so saved from demolition. It was built back in the original condition as a fortress and is now a museum. Also located in the building of ticket sales for the ferries to Ellis Iceland and the Statue of Liberty.