Liberty Island - New York, NY
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bluesnote
N 40° 41.378 W 074° 02.614
18T E 580814 N 4504744
One of many plaques around Liberty Island.
Waymark Code: WMRX7A
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2016
Views: 4
The plaque says, "This twelve acre speck of land has had many names. In the pre-Columbian era it was known as Minnissais, or Lesser Island, by the native Canarise Indian tribe. To the later European colonists, it was known as Love, Kennedy, Great Oyster, Corporation, and Bedloe's Island.
The island has also had many varied uses over the years: prehistoric indian site, farm, summer house, quarantine station, Tory refuge, French Naval hospital, dump, gallows, military prison and eventually, a military fortification named Fort Wood.
In 1924, Fort Wood and the Statue of Liberty were proclaimed a national monument by President Calvin Coolidge. Since 1937, the entire island has been part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. In 1956, the island's name was changed one more time from Bedloe's Island to Liberty Island."
Group that erected the marker: NPS
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Liberty Island, NY, NY
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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