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Governors Island National MonumentCastle Williams continues to overlook the Upper Bay of New York Harbor
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Governors Island National Monument
Map of the Governors Island ferry terminal at the Battery Maritime Building
Map of the Governors Island Ferry Terminal at the Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan
Governors Island Ferry leaves from Slip 7 at the Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan.
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Did You Know?
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.

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