Castle
Castle Williams
🇺🇸 United States · 19th century
Castle Williams is a circular fortification of red sandstone on the northwest point of Governors Island, part of a system of forts designed and constructed in the early 19th century to protect New York City from naval attack. It is a prominent landmark in New York Harbor. Together with Fort Jay, it is managed by the National Park Service as part of Governors Island National Monument.
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Castle Williams ranks #2,010 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #46 of the 48 mapped in United States. Founded 1807, it is older than 13% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 221 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how United States compares in the castle statistics.
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