• 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.
  • 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...
  • The official Twitter account of Castle Clinton National Monument, making history at the bottom of Manhattan Island since 1811.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Now, if you’ve been to either of these locations you know you have to go into Castle Clinton to redeem or purchase your ticket to the Statue of Liberty.
  • Castle Clinton was decommissioned in 1821. Fort Gibson remained in operation until 1861, Fort Wood until 1937, and Castle Williams and Fort Jay until 1966.
  • If you took the paved path nearer to the street, you’ll be able to enter the front gates between the signs that say, “Castle Clinton National Monument”.
  • 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 1815, after the fighting had ceased, Southwest Battery was renamed Castle Clinton in honor of Mayor DeWitt Clinton, later Governor of New York.