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Multimedia Presentations

Civil War Weekend 2010
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Video of Civil War Weekend activities, Summer, 2010.

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Did You Know?

John Jay

Fort Jay was named after John Jay, who served as the second governor of New York, an office he held during construction of the fort.  Considered among the Founding Fathers of the United States, Jay also served as the first Secretary of Foreign Affairs and as the first Chief Justice of Supreme Court.