Thursday, July 26, 2007

Trip 2: Castle Williams

Okay so you get on Governor's Island for free, so what do notice? Well it is very militaristic. There are forts, barracks, moats, and castles. They even had there own railroad system, the shortest in the world. Let's look around.

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Once off the boat you feel the family-friendly atmosphere.

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I believe these are offices, the barracks are not for the public.

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The library.

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The seldom used parking lot.(No cars are allowed)

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A castle let's charge.

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Took four years to complete, 1807-1811.

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Castle Williams, if I took a proper tour I'd tell you more history.


Next time I wonder the streets.
Posted by Lady In Pink at 8:06 PM
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  1. DaleSeptember 3, 2009 at 12:57 PM

    A nice visual supplement to the 8/31/09 New Yorker article on the island. Thanks!

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  2. Lady In PinkSeptember 3, 2009 at 10:56 PM

    Thanks maybe I'll pick up that issue.

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