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Fire Island National Seashore National Memorial The National Parks of New York City are administered by A relatively wild and roadless area, 32 miles long and Originally built as the Customs House of New York the , U.S. Department of the Interior. one-half mile to less than 200 yards wide, stretching along Port and subsequently as the Sub-Treasury of the United The parks, as a group, are managed by a superintendent the south coast of some 50 miles east of New States, this building stands on the site of Federal Hall, first and staff whose address is 28 East 20th St., New York, York. capitol of the United States under the Constitution. Loca­ N.Y. 10003. Interpretive and informational folders for Notes: Camping, hiking, hunting, swimming, boating, fish­ tion: 15 Pine St. the individual parks may be obtained by writing directly ing, other water sports; lodging and food near the park. Notes: Guided tours; lodging and food near park. to the parks or to the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Address: Conklin Bldg., 8 West Main St., Patchogue, Address: c/o Fire Island National Seashore and New Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. N.Y. 11772. York City NPS Group, 28 East 20th St., New York, The Department-of the Interior—the Nation's principal N.Y. 10003. natural resource agency—has a special obligation to assure National Historic Site that our expendable resources are conserved, that our A rambling, solid 22-room Victorian structure built be­ General Grant National Memorial renewable resources are managed to produce optimum tween 1884 and 1885 by , who lived Here is entombed and memorialized a great soldier under benefits, and that all resources contribute to the progress here until his death in 1919. It was used as a "summer whose command the Union armies brought the Civil War and prosperity of the United States, now and in the future. White House" during his presidency from 1901-1908. to a victorious conclusion, thereby saving a young, but The furnishings throughout the house are original Roosevelt hopeful, democratic nation. Location: Riverside Drive pieces. Location: Long Island. and 122nd St. Notes: Guided tours; lodging and food near park. Notes: Lodging and food near park. Address: c/o Fire Island National Seashore and New Address: c/o Fire Island National Seashore and New York City NPS Group, 28 East 20th St., New York, York City NPS Group, 28 East 20th St., New York, U. S. DEPARTMENT of the INTERIOR N.Y. 10003. N.Y. 10003. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Hamilton Grange National Memorial Home of Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Sagamore Hill Natl. Historic Site Treasury, a man who fought both on the battlefield and in new york city the halls of government to aid in the creation of a strong new nation. Location: 287 Convent Ave., Washington Heights. Notes: Lodging and food near park. National Monument Address: c/o Fire Island National Seashore and New A military defense for New York City until 1821, then opened as Castle Garden. In 1855 it became an immi­ York City NPS Group, 28 East 20th St., New York, grant landing depot, and in 1896 the New York City N.Y. 10003. aquarium. Location: Battery Park. Notes: Lodging and food near park. National Monument Address: c/o Fire Island National Seashore and New This colossal sculpture, designed by Auguste Bartholdi, York City NPS Group, 28 East 20th St., New York, was given to the United States by France in commemmora- N.Y. 10003. tion of the alliance between the two countries during the American Revolution. Notes: Lodging and food near park. Address: c/o Fire Island National Seashore and New York City NPS Group, 28 East 20th St., New York, Fire Island Natl. Seashore Fire Island Natl. Seashore N.Y. 10003.

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site The reconstructed house where Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, was born on Octo­ ber 27, 1858. Location: 28 E. 20th St. Notes: Guided tours; lodging and food near park. Address: c/o Fire Island National Seashore and New York City NPS Group, 28 East 20th St., New York, N.Y. 10003.

Statue of Liberty Natl. Monument new york city When George Washington was inaugurated at Federal Hall on April 30, 1789, New York City was already more than 100 years old; its population, however, was less than 35,000. Much of Island was still farmland; but within sight of the grazing cattle stood the old City Hall, where momentous events that shaped American his­ tory had. happened: John Peter Zenger's trial, marking a victory in the struggle for freedom of the press; the Stamp Act Congress, the first organized opposition to British "taxation without representation"; the Second Continental Congress, which called the Federal Constitutional Conven­ tion; and later the First Congress under the Constitution which adopted the Bill of Rights. Nearly eight miles to the north of City Hall, on the brow of a hill in what is now called Harlem, Alexander Hamilton built the only home he ever owned. The Grange, now located on Convent Avenue near 141st St., was Hamilton's residence from 1802 to 1804, when the first Secretary of the Treasury fell mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr. Not far from Federal Hall, at the foot of Manhattan, is Castle Clinton, built on the eve of the War of 1812 to help protect the city against British attack. The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor rests on a star-shaped fort that was a part of the same defense system. By the time Theodore Roosevelt was born on East 20th St. in 1858, New York City was a metropolis of nearly a million people and even then the proverbial melting pot of nationalities, races, and religions. The city has consis­ tently played a major role in the development of the nation. Today, the National Park Service preserves some of the historic sites that mark this progress: Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace, Sagamore Hill, and General Grant National Memorial, in addition to the others mentioned. To the east of New York City, on Long Island, the National Park Service administers the last remaining coastal wilderness near the densely populated area—Fire Island National Seashore, 32 miles of nature-shaped beach.

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