Castle Clinton

Castle Clinton is a fort surrounded by Battery Park, in Manhattan, New York City. It is a circular sandstone fort completed in 1811. It was built after the Americans realised they needed a fort to defend the southern tip of Manhattan. This was after they had demolished Fort Amsterdam that had stood a short distance away.

It is intended to complement Castle Williams on Governors Island. It was called West Battery while Castle Williams was called East Battery. Castle Clinton was built as tension mounted with the British forces that led to the War of 1812. But it never saw any action in that or any war.

Castle Clinton, Battery Park
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Castleclinton.jpg
Author: Jim.henderson


Castle Clinton was named after Dewitt Clinton, the mayor of New York City in 1815. It has taken on many other names, depending on what it was used for, during its long history, including Castle Garden and Emigrant Landing Depot. It was designated a national monument on 12 August, 1946. The Castle Clinton National Monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on 15 October, 1966.

Getting there

Take the 4 or 5 train to the Bowling Green Subway Station.

 Latest updates on Penang Travel Tips

Songs about Penang

About this website

Hello and thanks for reading this page. My name is Timothy and my hobby is in describing places so that I can share the information with the general public. My website has become the go to site for a lot of people including students, teachers, journalists, etc. whenever they seek information on places, particularly those in Malaysia and Singapore. I have been doing this since 5 January 2003, for over twenty years already. You can read about me at Discover Timothy. By now I have compiled information on thousands of places, mostly in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, and I continue to add more almost every day. My goal is to describe every street in every town in Malaysia and Singapore.