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Governors Island National MonumentThe Civil War era Rodman gun cannon sits atop the parapet at Fort Jay.
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Governors Island National Monument
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In 1860, nearly half of the enlisted men stationed on Governors Island had immigrated to New York from either Ireland or Germany. Immigrants also took their first jobs "off the boat" as maids and servants in the officers' homes on the island.

Last Updated: October 02, 2008 at 13:59 EST