• Get away to Gateway, where you can camp and stay healthy with heart-smart activities. Photo by Sebastiano Privitera; used by permission.

    Gateway

    National Recreation Area NY,NJ

Places

Fort Hancock's 9 gun battery firing, 1941.

Fort Hancock's 9 gun battery being test fired, 1941.

NPS/Gateway NRA Museum Collection

National Parks are special places. These are places that tell the fascinating stories of our country and its vast and diverse natural and historical heritage. At Gateway, these places tell the stories of our nation's defense, the golden age of aviation and the evolution of aviation technology, maritime safety, public recreation, natural resource protection, and the history of New York.

Our nation's defenses are a dominating feature of Gateway NRA's places. These locations defended New York City from attack in the War of 1812 (2nd system), Civil War (3rd system), Spanish-American War (Endicott system), World War I, World War II (New York Harbor Defenses 1907-1945) and the Cold War (Nike Missiles). Click on the links below to view a place of interest.

 
 
WPA poster for New York City airports, circa 1939.
Poster produced by the WPA Federal Arts Project for New York City's airports.
Library of Congress - Prints and Photographs Division
  • Jacob Riis Park Bathhouse Jacob Riis Park Bathhouse

    The Jacob Riis Park Bathhouse was opened in 1932, and remodeled in 1937 under Robert Moses. Read More

Did You Know?

Dimmed and camoflagued Sandy Hook lighthouse at night in World War II.

Did you know that the Sandy Hook Light was dimmed in World War II and painted in camoflague? Homes and businesses within five miles of the ocean were required to use blackout curtains in order to protect ships from attacks by German U-Boats. More...