Governors-Island

Governors-Island

Governors-Island (spr. Gowernors Eiländ), kleine Insel im Hafen von New York (Nordamerika), 70 Acres (gegen 44 preuß. Morgen) Flächenraum, 3200 Fuß von der sogenannten Battery entfernt, stark befestigt, auf der Ostseite Fort Columbus, auf der Westseite Castle Williams, ein runder Thurm, 600 Fuß im Umfang, 60 Fuß hoch, mit drei Reihen Kanonen; beide Forts haben fortwährend Besatzung von Truppen der Vereinigten Staaten.


Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.

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