Over the past four centuries, the Battery at the tip of Manhattan has evolved, from a fortification to immigration station to park to National Monument. On this virtual walking tour, we will take advantage of the sweeping views of the harbor, share the history of Castle Clinton and the park, and explore some of its many monuments. The Battery is in many ways New York City’s World War II memorial, housing the Eastern Sea Frontier Memorial, the Norwegian Veterans Memorial, the haunting American Merchant Mariners’ Memorial, and the Museum of Jewish Heritage, a living memorial to the Holocaust.
- The Photo that Inspired NYC’s Merchant Mariners’ Memorial
- Titanic, Wireless Radio, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Immigrants Who Made the Brooklyn Navy Yard Great: John Ericsson
- Pentagon Investigates Missing Sailors from the USS Turner (Smithsonian)
- WATCH: Breuckelen: Stories of Brooklyn’s Dutch History and Heritage
