• In 1824, the New York City government converted Fort Clinton into a 6,000-seat entertainment venue known as Castle Garden, which operated until 1855.
  • The official Twitter account of Castle Clinton National Monument, making history at the bottom of Manhattan Island since 1811.
  • Castle Clinton National Monument, New York, New York. 2,805 likes · 27 talking about this · 11,918 were here. Built as a fort for the War of 1812.
  • Located at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, Castle Clinton stands where New York City began, and represents not only the city’s growth, but the growth of a...
  • Clinton Castle is the only remaining fortress in Manhattan. It was built in 1808-1811 on an artificial island and was known as the West Battery.
  • 1957 - Aquarium moved to Coney Island after it had closed at Castle Garden in 1941. 1975 - Opened as Castle Clinton National Monument.
  • Castle Clinton seemed to have an interesting history and there is free information there describing its role in the shaping of lower Manhattan.
  • Castle Clinton was originally built in 1808 as a fortification for the New York Harbor. It has undergone various adaptive reuses throughout its history.
  • In 1817, the fort was renamed Castle Clinton in honor of DeWitt Clinton, Mayor and, later, Governor of New York.
  • Lower Manhattan's historic Castle Clinton has a storied history, from protecting New York City from a British siege to accepting over 8 million immigrants in the 19th...