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	Governors Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Governors Island is a 172 acre (696,000 mÂ²) 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.
		Towards that end, two fortifications were placed on Governors Island in the years preceding the War of 1812 as part of an extensive coastal defense system including Castle Clinton (or Fort Clinton) at the southern tip of Manhattan.
		In 2001, the two historic fortifications and their surroundings became a national monument.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Governors_Island_National_Monument

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		Castle Williams and Fort Jay, the dominant features of the Governors Island National Monument, are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, are New York City Landmarks, and are contributing features within the larger Governors Island National Historic Landmark District.
		First, Section 4 clarifies the status of a 20-acre portion of the Island, which has been designated a national monument, by transferring permanent administrative jurisdiction of this parcel to the Secretary of the Interior and by stating it is not subject to the sale requirements of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
		S. 689 would provide the National Park Service the authority and resources to properly administer the national monument and to work with the State and City of New York to ensure that the island remains a treasure for all the American people.
	www.doi.gov /ocl/2001/s689.htm

	Dictionary of Australian Biography We-Wy
		He became a member of the national board of education, in 1850 was elected to represent Melbourne in the legislative council of New South Wales, and he took an important part in the separation movement.
		In June 1917 he attempted to form a national ministry, but disagreeing as to methods withdrew from the meetings, and when the Lefroy ministry was formed sat as a private member until the general election in October 1917, when he lost his seat by four votes.
		There is a monument in memory of Wilmot at Hobart, erected by public subscription.
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	Governors Island
		Fort Jay and Castle Williams are the major elements of the 22 acre Governors Island National Monument.
		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.
	www.nycvisit.com /content/index.cfm?pagepkey=1310

	Manhattan Chamber of Commerce - New York City, New York Chamber of Commerce
		The National Park Service’s Rangers will lead one hour tours of the 90-acre Governors Island Landmark District, which includes some 68 acres of the GIPEC property and 22 acres of the Governors Island National Monument, which is owned and managed by NPS.
		The Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation is responsible for the planning, redevelopment and ongoing operations for 150 acres of Governors Island.
		One of the most historic locations in New York, Governors Island was one of the first settlements of the Dutch West India Company back in 1624 and became a strategic coastal fortification in the early 1800s for the new American military.
	www.manhattancc.org /News/detail.cfm?QID=2126

	Preservation Online: Today's News Archives
		The 20-acre national monument, established by President Clinton in 2001, encompasses the island’s two historic forts, Castle Williams and Fort Jay.
		Rob Pirani, an environmental planner who is also chair of the Governors Island Alliance, says new uses for the island and its 60 historic buildings should be part of an "overall strategy for lower Manhattan." He says the alliance supports the City University of New York's plan to locate a campus on the island.
		A 400-boat flotilla converged on Governors Island in New York City’s harbor yesterday morning to celebrate the upcoming transfer of the 172-acre island from the U.S. General Services Administration to the city and state of New York.
	www.nationaltrust.org /magazine/archives/arc_news/060302.htm

	Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents: Proclamation 7647—Establishment of the Governors Island National Monument
		A Governors Island National Monument was established by Proclamation 7402 of January 19, 2001, in order to protect the two fortifications.
		Whereas the portion of Governors Island described on the accompanying land description was sold to the National Trust for Historic Preservation (National Trust), on January 31,2003, and the remainder of Governors Island was sold to the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC) of the State and City of New York, on January 31,2003; and
		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.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2889/is_6_39/ai_98464711

	Governors Island: NYC Renewed Treasure
		Today, Governors Island is both a historical and recreational attraction, as nearly half of the island has been designated as both a National Historic Land-mark District and a New York City Historic District; and, is home to one of the newest units of the National Park System, the Governors Island National Monument.
		Governors Island is interwoven throughout the fabric of American history, ever since becoming a strategic military location in the American Revolution.
		Governors Island will be a place where residents and visitors alike can relax, enjoy spec-tacular views of the Statue of Liberty and lower Manhattan, discover the importance of this extraordinary State treasure in our nation’s history and learn about the historical and ecological significance of New York Har-bor."
	www.canarsiecourier.com /News/2004/0708/Travel

	Saturdays on the Island, Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation
		Today, visitors can explore the Governors Island National Historic Landmark District, featuring fortifications, arsenal buildings and residences dating back to the early 1800s.
		Her photographic exhibition, along with excerpts from oral histories of Governors Island residents, is designed to capture the memories and the history of a community and culture that once flourished on the island, now mostly abandoned.
		Until recently, Governors Island, the last of three small islands that lie south of Manhattan, was the largest Coast Guard installation in the world, housing some 5,000 service personnel and their families.
	www.govisland.com /Visit_the_Island/saturdays.asp

	PRESIDENT BUSH RETURNS GOVERNORS ISLAND TO NEW YORK
		The National Parks Service will gain title to and administer 22 acres of land, which will include Fort Jay and Castle Williams, and will be designated by Presidential proclamation as the Governors Island National Monument.
		Governor George E. Pataki and Mayor Michael Bloomberg today joined President George W. Bush in the Oval Office to announce the return of Governors Island to New York, for use as an educational, recreational, and cultural center that will offer a broad range of public uses on the 172-acre island in New York harbor.
		The north half of the Island was designated a National Historic Landmark District by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1985, and as a Historic District by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1996.
	www.nystar.state.ny.us /pr/03/press04-03.htm

	Press Releases
		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.
		The Governors Island National Monument Ratification Act will ensure that Castle Williams and Fort Jay, both designated National Monuments are protected and opened to the public.
		After intense lobbying by Reps. Nadler and Maloney, President Clinton designated two of the most historic parts of the Island, Fort Jay and Castle Williams, as national monuments before the end of his administration.
	www.house.gov /nadler/archive107/May14_GovernorsIsland.htm

	National Parks and Monuments on Encyclopedia.com
		Proclaimed a national monument in 1961, a national historical park in 1971.
		Ruins of a fort built by James Oglethorpe on one of the Sea Islands.
		Deep, narrow canyon of the Gunnison River, named for its dark-colored walls, which are always in shadow; designated a national park in 1999.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/NatlP1kT1A1B1L1E1.asp

	Governors Island
		Alternative C capitalizes on Governors Island National Monument being the most centrally located of the National Parks of New York Harbor, and the symbolic centerpiece of all the natural and cultural resources arrayed around the harbor.
		Develop preservation treatments for the most significant National Monument resources (Fort Jay, Castle Williams, and the glacis) that comply with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, the Preservation and Design Manual for the Governors Island NHL District, and other relevant preservation guidelines.
		NPS would interpret the island's history from locations throughout the island: within the National Monument boundary, at island arrival points, and at other key historical points of interest.
	www.governorsislandnationalmonument.org /altern.html

	The S.S. United States Foundation - News - Governor's Island
		The National Park Service has not yet initiated the planning process for the National Monument, and idea of additional park space on the Island appears to be a peripheral part of the State and City's current thinking.
		Last year a National Monument was established on 20 acres of the Island -- an important new tourist destination for lower Manhattan as it rebuilds.
		But last year, 20 acres of the Island, including its two historic forts, were designated a National Monument.
	www.ssunitedstates.org /govisland.htm

	The Many Faces of Governors Island
		But Governors Island is actually one of the city and nation's most important plots -- and with 22 of its 172 acres recently designated the Governors Island National Monument, it's finally getting some well-deserved recognition.
		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).
		And it is the Governors Island military remnants that distinguish the place as a sort of living time capsule.
	www.lowermanhattan.info /news/the_many_faces_of_63432.asp

	Encyclopedia: Governors Island National Monument
		Governors Island National Monument is a facility operated by the National Park Service of the United States on Governors Island in Upper New York Bay in New York City.
		The National Park Service acquired the island in 2003.
		Updated 171 days 8 hours 52 minutes ago.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Governors-Island-National-Monument

	Governor's Island Letter
		The park ranger who gave the 11:21AM tour described Cornbury as an unpopular governor, and gave several reasons: that Cornbury misappropriated funds and disregarded the wishes of the colonists, and that he was a cross-dresser.
		The history of Cornbury's term as governor is disputed, but it is possible that he was, in fact, unpopular because he cross-dressed.
		What upset me was that the ranger seemed to agree with the colonists that a man who cross-dresses is not fit to govern a colony, and he assumed that the visitors would feel the same way.
	www.panix.com /~grvsmth/personal/cornbury.html

	AllRefer.com - New York, New York (NY) (Queens County) - (city) - Facts and Information
		Washington Square Park, Riverside Park, and Fort Tryon Park (with the Cloisters) in Manhattan; the N.Y. Zoological Park (with the Bronx Zoo), the N.Y. Botanical Garden, and Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx; and Coney Island (with boardwalks, beaches, and an aquarium) and Prospect Park in Brooklyn.
		governors was one of the causes of an insurrection that broke out in 1689.
		The need for regional planning resulted in the nation's 1st zoning legislation of 1916 and the formation of such bodies as the Port of N.Y. Authority (1921; now the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey,), the Regional Plan Assn. (1929), the Municipal Housing Authority (1934), and the City Planning Commission (1938).
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	Governors Island Tour
		Governors Island was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985.
		At the confluence of the Hudson and East Rivers, in New York Harbor, sits Governors Island.
		means, “Island of Nuts.” The nuts were from oak, hickory and chestnut trees.
	members.aol.com /christy623/govisletour.html

	The New York Times > New York Region > Out in the Harbor, Still Waiting
		(The National Park Service owns and administers an additional 22 acres of the island, designated as the Governors Island National Monument.)
		Governors Island has been touted as a potential "international marketplace of leaders and innovators in education, commerce and arts" in its marketing materials.
		It was presented last summer to the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation, a subsidiary of the Empire State Development Corporation that is responsible for the planning, redevelopment and operations for 150 acres of Governors Island.
	www.nytimes.com /2005/04/25/nyregion/25governors.html?ex=1272081600&en=47530fa19509d2f3&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

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		Lineages of the National Society of the Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, Volume II, 1929-1952.
		Lineages of Members of the National Society of the Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, to January 1, 1929.
		Descendants of New England Protestant Missionaries to the Sandwich Islands (Hawaiian Islands) 1820-1900.
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	Evolving Presidential Policy toward Livestock Grazing in National Monuments
		The reservation made by this proclamation is not intended to prevent the use of the lands for forest purposes under the proclamation establishing the Pinnacles National Forest, but the two reservations shall both be effective on the land withdrawn, but the National Monument hereby established shall be the dominant reservation.
		Historically, livestock grazing was not an issue on lands designated as national monuments. In those cases where grazing did occur, the proclamation was usually silent on the matter.
		Franke ruled that Franklin D. Roosevelt’s designation of Jackson Hole National Monument was proper in spite of arguments by the state of Wyoming that the area lacked sufficient scientific and historic value to be a national monument.
	www.publiclandsranching.org /htmlres/plr_national_monuments.htm

	Governors Island Preservation Act of 2001
		(5) MONUMENT- The term `Monument' means the Governors Island National Monument established by Presidential Proclamation 7402 of January 19, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg.
		This Act may be cited as the `Governors Island Preservation Act of 2001'.
		(3) CORPORATION- The term `Corporation' means Governors Island Redevelopment Corporation, a subsidiary of the Empire State Development Corporation governed by a board to be appointed by the State and the City (or any successor entity).
	www.theorator.com /bills107/hr1334.html

	Governors Island
		GIPEC property and 22 acres of the Governors Island National Monument, which is owned and managed by NPS.
		On June 22, 2004, the Governors Island National Landmark District Tours, co-sponsored by GIPEC and the National Park Service will begin.
		National Park Service's Rangers will lead one hour tours of the 90-acre Governors Island Landmark District, which includes some 68 acres of the
	www.governorsislandnationalmonument.org /wassup2.html

	George Glazer Gallery - Governors Island Panorama
		Panoramic photo of Upper New York Harbor at the mouth of the East River, with Governors Island in the foreground at left, and the southern tip of Manhattan, which is about a half mile way, on the right.
		Governors Island is the site of two early 19th-century fortifications: Fort Jay and Castle Williams.
		Beyond the building in the foreground on Governors Island is the open space surrounding Fort Jay.
	www.georgeglazer.com /maps/newyorkmaps/goveisle.html

	Shakespeare on the island?
		The agency has plans to issue a request for expression and interest for Governors Island, which will include Castle Williams-related projects, according to Linda Neal, superintendent of the Governors Island National Monument for the Park Service.
		Still in the early schematic phase, the London architectural firm Foster and Partners, which designed the Millennium Bridge in London and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, is preparing a design for Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation.
		A replica of Shakespeare’s Globe Theater would be built in Governors Island’s Castle Williams under a new proposal.
	www.downtownexpress.com /de_91/shakespeareontheisland.html

	Governors Island National Monument - Wikipedia
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	United Press International: Bush returns Governors Island to N.Y.
		"Also, I am reaffirming our support for the Governors Island National Monument, which now will encompass approximately 22 of the Island's 172 acres, including historic Castle Williams and Fort Jay."
		Published 1/31/2003 11:03 AM WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Historic Governors Island in New York Harbor was returned to the people of New York Friday after more than 200 years of federal control, the White House announced.
		The White House said the island, located between the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan Island, would be used mainly for educational purposes, and for recreational and cultural pursuits.
	www.upi.com /view.cfm?StoryID=20030131-103316-9856r

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		Under the transfer announced today, Governors Island National Monument will encompass approximately 22 acres, including historic Castle Williams and Fort Jay.
		Jan.19, 2001, the island was designated a National Monument.
		"The history of Governors Island belongs to the entire nation, but the land is an integral part of New York in its spectacular position in the heart of New York Harbor," Norton said.
	www.doi.gov /news/030131.htm

	Timeline 600CE to 999CE
		He was beleaguered by rodents and took refuge on his island in the Rhine where legend has it that mice devoured him.
		The 40,000-square-mile island situated 500 miles northwest of Scotland was first settled by Norwegians.
		Monuments to this event are at the Quirigua Maya site in Guatemala.
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