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Friday, May 29, 2009

DAYLIGHT: Governors Island Kicks off the Summer Season

Today the National Parks Service showed Governors Island to members of the media including Peachy Deegan! Tomorrow starts the beginning of the season...

Peachy participated in the National Park Service Ranger-led walking tour of the historic district on Governors Island prior to the island’s official opening on May 30. The 1.5-mile tour lasted approximately 90 minutes and visited all the significant sites on the island ranging from the historic fortifications Castle Williams and Fort Jay to the much later barracks building Liggett Hall to houses of worship and the officers housing among others.

About Governors Island National Monument

Governors Island National Monument was established to preserve the island’s historically significant military fortifications, Castle Williams and Fort Jay. Governors Island is a 172-acre island, of which the National Park Service administers the 22-acre Governors Island National Monument. The remaining150 acres are administered by the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation whose goal is to redevelop the island as one of New York City’s great destinations. The island is open to the public during the summer and early fall, providing opportunities to experience the visual and performing arts as well as to learn about the island’s role in national and international events and its place as part of New York Harbor’s rich history and ecology. To learn more about Governors Island National Monument, visit www.nps.gov/gois

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