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	Governors Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Governors Island is a 217.65 acre (880,806 m²) island in Upper New York Bay, approximately one half mile from the southern tip of Manhattan, of which it is legally a part, in New York City.
		In 1624, Governors Island became the locus for the transformation of the New Netherland territory to a North American province of the Dutch Republic from having been a place for private commercial interests through patents issued by the States General since 1614.
		Governor's Island was prominently featured in the IO Interactive game Freedom Fighters, in which it was used as the seat of power for the Soviet Armed Forces, which had invaded the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Governors_Island (2029 words)

	Hexapedia - Governors Island (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Governors Island is an island in Upper New York Bay, approximately one half mile from the southern tip of Manhattan, in New York City.
		The 150 acre (607,000 m²) portion of the island that is not included in the National Monument is administered by the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC), a public corporation of the State of New York.
		On June 12, 2004 the island was reopened to the public for the summer.
	www.hexafind.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/Governors_Island (196 words)

	Andrew Cusack: Governors Island
		The fact that this island in New York Harbor has been the property of the government for the preponderance of its existence has shielded it from the destructive forces of commerce which have savaged so much of what is beautiful and historic in the remainder of the city.
		Governors Island sits in Upper New York Bay at the mouth of the East River (which is not actually a river, but instead a tidal strait) between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
		From 1843 to 1878 this was the post commander, from 1878 to 1939 the commander of the army command on the island, from 1939 to 1966 the Commander of the First Army, and afterwards until 1996 the Third Coast Guard District commander (Governors Island was the largest USCG station until its close).
	www.andrewcusack.com /blog/2005/12/governors_islan.php (1489 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Rhode Island (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		It includes the Island of Rhode Island, Block Island, and the lands adjacent to Narragansett Bay, bounded on the north and east by Massachusetts, on the south by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by Connecticut.
		The population of Rhode Island in 1708 was 7181.
		Rhode Island is bordered by Massachusetts on the north and east, and Connecticut on the west.
	www.nationmaster.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/Rhode-Island (1537 words)

	Tribute to Governors Island
		Governors Island with the New York Skyline in the Background.
		Its Indian name, "Pagganck," and the Dutch name "Nooten Eylandt" or "Nutten Island," referred to the groves of New Netherlands, bought the island from the Manahatas Indians in June 1637 for what is believed to have been two as heads and a string of beads and a few nails.
		It was built in 1708 as the residence for the British governor of the New York colony.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/1196/governor.html (1212 words)

	Governors Island, Liberty Island and Ellis Island compose an island triad of fundamental American symbols: Tolerance, ...
		Governors Island—on which the historic message of toleration was placed by the Tri-State’s first settlers of the Dutch Republic in 1624—would be transformed to the symbol of America’s ultimate virtue through the tolerance park and living museum Historic New Amsterdam with, as centerpiece, the Tolerance Monument.
		Governors Island supersedes the other two island symbols in historical priority and national meaning, in particular, because “Liberty” and “Welcome” derive from “Tolerance” — there planted first in North America by the settlers in 1624.
		The 1624 Governors Island settlement became the foundation of a highly relevant and important piece of American history whose principles have withstood the test of times and were indispensable in the further development of the United States.
	tolerancepark.org /_wsn/page3.html (1038 words)

	Brief History, Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation
		The Island, however, switched hands between the British and the Dutch over the next 10 years until the British regained exclusive control of the Island for the “benefit and accommodation of His Majesty's Governors.” Although it was not officially named until 1784, it thus came to be called Governors Island.
		This was the Coast Guard’s largest installation, serving both as a self-contained residential community, with an on-Island population of approximately 3,500, and as a base of operations for the Atlantic Area Command and Maintenance and Logistics Command as well as the Captain of the Port of New York.
		The Island was transferred to the people of New York on January 31, 2003, through the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation.
	www.govisland.com /History/default.asp (737 words)

	Rhode Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Rhode Island covers an area of approximately 1,214 square miles (3,144 km²) and is bordered on the north and east by Massachusetts, on the west by Connecticut, and on the south by Rhode Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean.
		Rhode Island is an example of a warm summer humid continental climate with hot rainy summers and cold snowy winters.
		Rhode Island has the highest percentage of Catholics in the nation mainly due to large Irish, Italian and French Canadian immigration and to a lesser extent Portuguese, Puerto Rican, and Cape Verdean communities in the state.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Rhode_Island (4663 words)

	Public Art Fund: Governors Island: Lisa Kereszi and Andrew Moore
		Governors Island, organized by Public Art Fund and the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation and presented by Target, features photographs by Lisa Kereszi and Andrew Moore.
		Governors Island was organized by Public Art Fund and the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation, in collaboration with the Municipal Art Society, and presented by Target.
		The Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC) (www.govisland.com) is responsible for the planning, redevelopment and ongoing operations of 150 acres of Governors Island.
	www.publicartfund.org /pafweb/projects/04/govern_island_04.html (656 words)

	Beyond Manhattan \| Governors Island \| History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1698, the island was set aside for Gov. Edward Hyde, Lord Cornbury, and subsequently took up the name Governors Island, which was made official in 1784.
		Governors Island remained vital to the city's defense throughout every war in the 19th and 20th centuries.
		Brooklyn looked a stone's throw away from the eastern side of the island — although many of the officers' young sons of who lived on base proved that it was not.
	nyc24.jrn.columbia.edu /2003/islands/zone5/governorshistory.html (1222 words)

	Governors Island (Gotham Gazette. September 26, 2005)
		"Governor's Island should be designated the new home of the United Nations," Peter Fleischer wrote in 2001.
		Ever since the Coast Guard announced it was leaving the island in 1996, the 172 acres off the Battery have been a fantasy island for New Yorkers.
		Bloomberg and Pataki have sung the praises of Governors Island.
	www.gothamgazette.com /article/fea/20050926/202/1599 (1860 words)

	Establishment of the Governors Island National Monument
		On the north tip of Governors Island, at the confluence of the Hudson and East Rivers, stand two fortifications that served as an outpost to protect New York City from sea attack.
		Governors Island was managed by the United States Army and the United States Coast Guard for nearly 200 years, but is no longer required for defense or Coast Guard purposes.
		A Governors Island National Monument was established by Proclamation 7402 of January 19, 2001, in order to protect the two fortifications.
	www.whitehouse.gov /news/releases/2003/02/20030207-4.html (738 words)

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		Returning Governors Island to New York gives us remarkable new opportunities to develop a world-class college campus on the island, while simultaneously filling the desperate need for classroom space for public high school students in our city.
		Governor Pataki and I agree that the best use of Governors Island is as the site of a "flagship" campus for the City University of New York.
		And many of the existing facilities on Governors Island could be readily adapted for use by this new City University campus, which will hold down the cost of developing the new Governors Island school.
	www.nyc.gov /html/om/html/2002a/weekly/weekly_040802.html (466 words)

	Governors Island
		Governors Island is a small island located off the southern tip of Manhattan that recently opened to the general public.
		The fort and the castle were not the most remarkable things about the island, despite the fact that they are some of the oldest and most well-preserved ones in the States.
		I can't help but think that it would have be so much cooler to visit the island back in the Coast Guard days in the company of someone who actually lived there.
	www.figure-ground.com /travel/image.php?govisland (295 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Governors Island open for tours
		Governors Island in New York Harbor is two miles around and is the site of historic homes and other structures.
		Governors Island, a former Coast Guard facility located in New York Harbor, was opened for public tours last summer.
		The northern part of the island, which tourists see, is a 90-acre National Historic Landmark District, a former military post of 19th century buildings in a bucolic setting of towering trees, against the dramatic backdrop of Manhattan skyscrapers.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595073943,00.html (867 words)

	VAI: Governors Island: Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Governors Island, located off the southern tip of Manhattan and west of Brooklyn, has been functionally separated from the remainder of New York City since it was garrisoned by the United States Army in 1794.
		Access to the Island is provided by ferry which shuttles passengers on an 8-minute ride between Manhattan and the northern tip of the island.
		On the east side of the island, along Buttermilk Channel, the waterways are sufficiently deep for large vessels to dock at the existing piers.
	www.vanalen.org /competitions/governors_island/site.htm (376 words)

	Governors Island Alliance
		The Governors Island Alliance has created a set of illustrated guidelines for the parks and public spaces on the 172 acre Island.
		Governors Island is located in Inner New York Harbor just a short ferry ride from Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan.
		The Governors Island Alliance will be working to ensure that public use is central to plans for its reuse.
	www.governorsislandalliance.org (551 words)

	Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Governors Island was given over to Federal control by New York and served as a military base for over 200 years until it was vacated by the Coast Guard in 1996.
		Governors Island has hosted historical events such as the U.S. summit between President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev and, as legend goes, it is the place where Walt Disney was briefly jailed for mistakenly being considered AWOL during World War I.
		The Governors Island National Monument Ratification Act would codify, into law, the monument designations made by President Clinton so that no development could occur on the two sites when Federal control of the island is relinquished.
	www.house.gov /nadler/archive107/May14_GovernorsIsland.htm (475 words)

	Governors Island National Monument - Governors Island National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
		For more than two centuries, the military communities on Governors Island were woven into the intricate social, political and economic tapestry that is New York City.
		From 1776-1996, Governors Island stood as a silent sentinel in New York Harbor, and provided protection of the ideals represented by the Statue of Liberty across the Bay.
		We invite you to explore the Island's history as it evolved from colonial outpost to regional administrative center for the U.S. Army and Coast Guard.
	www.nps.gov /gois/index.htm (237 words)

	Lower Manhattan : News \| The Many Faces of Governors Island
		Governors Island is as much a core element in New York's history as any part of Lower Manhattan, having been incorporated into the New Netherland settlement around 1626, when Peter Minuit bought Manhattan from the Lenape Indians.
		What onlookers see of the island from passing ferries and downtown piers are its northernmost 22 acres, which contain the greatest historical assets: barracks, officers' mansions, and three forts, Fort Jay, the South Battery Fort, and Castle Williams, each guarded by some of their original iron cannons.
		The conservancy is part of the Governors Island Alliance, a collective of several civic and state associations headed up by the Regional Plan Association, which maintains the island together with the National Parks Service (NPS) and the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC).
	www.lowermanhattan.info /news/the_many_faces_of_63432.asp (1135 words)

	Governors Island
		Governors Island is a historic 172-acre island in New York Harbor.
		The northern half of the island, consisting of approximately 92 acres, is the area open for tours.
		Fort Jay and Castle Williams are the major elements of the 22 acre Governors Island National Monument.
	www.nycvisit.com /content/index.cfm?pagepkey=1310 (327 words)

	Governors Island - 1999 (WhatISee)
		Governor's Island is one of those places right in the middle of the city that very few people have been able to get to.
		Supposedly later this year, it's going to be turned into a multiuse island, including a national monument.
		Apparently, they've been able to keep the island squirrel free by exiling them to Brooklyn which really cuts down on the damage to the buildings.
	whatisee.org /mt/archives/entries/000103.html (443 words)

	Governors Island - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Governors Island, island, and national momument, south-eastern New York State.
		Sighted in 1503 by Christopher Columbus, who named them Las Tortugas (Spanish, “the turtles”), the Cayman Islands were colonized in about 1734 by...
		A governor, appointed by the British monarch, is responsible for...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Governors_Island.html (117 words)

	CCE on Governors Island
		Governors Island Preservation and Education Corp. (GIPEC) was then charged in spring 2004 with redeveloping the 150 acres that surround the national monument (which is highlighted by two early 19th-century fortifications, Fort Jay and Castle Williams).
		Governors Island has continued to serve as a backdrop to history -- in 1909 Wilbur Wright departed from here on the first flight over American waters, and in December 1988 Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met here for one of the summits that helped end the Cold War.
		The name "Governors Island" dates back to when New York was a British colony and the island was reserved for the exclusive use of New York's royal governors.
	www.news.cornell.edu /stories/Aug05/CU_in_City_8-25.html (656 words)

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