Castle Garden & Upper Bay - 1897
View of Castle Garden at the Battery Park and the Upper New York Bay. Photo copyrighted by J.S. Johnston, 1897. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
From the first Dutch settlement on the southern tip of Manhattan, in the 17th century, to the early 19th century, this area was dedicated to defense. The Battery Park was created in 1823. In the second half of 19th century it became an immigration center.
The old fort in the area that is now the Battery.
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Castle Garden & Upper Bay - 1897
