- 7 State St.
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40.702463, -74.013643 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)
- Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary, cross between basement and first floor windows
- Letters on the cross
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IHS
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Historical background
Battery Park is the oldest place in New York, this is where the city started from. The park got its name for the artillery batteries that were positioned there in the city's early years to protect the settlement behind them. Since the 17th century this was the location of Fort Amsterdam built by the Dutch. Under protection of its walls in 1625 the whites bought Manhattan Island from the Indians for 60 guilders (around 24 modern-day US dollars). The island’s name of Manhattan originates from “manna-hata”, which means “hilly island” or “small island” in one of the Algonquin languages. A reminder of that event is the flagpole rising above the granite pedestal with an Indian chief in feathers and a European in a camisole making a deal carved in it. Castle Clinton built in 1811 just prior to the American-British war became the fort’s heir. The new fort got its name after DeWitt Clinton, the 6th mayor of New York. Since the time of mass European immigration Castle Clinton served as a processing point for people coming to the New World. Millions of migrants passed through it until the immigration terminal was moved to Ellis Island. A pier for free ferry regularly departing for Staten Island is adjacent to the park. From the park, also by ferry, you can get to Liberty Island with the famous Statue of Liberty towering over it.
Present in routes of categories Atlas
Passed by: 12/15 (80%).
By categories:
- Atlas: 12/15 (80%)