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Students hit their target in the program Sentinels of Our Shores

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Students use air-powered cannon to hit their mark in "Sentinels of Our Shores"

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Sentinels of Our Shores

Grades 4-5: Students read historic maps and fire our unique air-powered cannons to learn how forts defended New York Harbor in the 1800s.

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Costumed interpretation is one of many special programs offered by the Rangers of the National Parks of New York Harbor

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Rangers in New York City? General Grant Memorial, popularly known as Grant's Tomb, commands a Manhattan bluff above the Hudson River. General Grant Memorial is one of 23 unique destinations within the National Parks of New York Harbor.
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Last Updated: February 09, 2012 at 10:22 MST