A landmark history of New York; also the origin of street names and a bibliography . et, BowlingGreen, and the lower end of Broadway. A reminis-cence of those days is that old-fashioned but still ele-gant house over yonder on State Street, which bears,as you see, the sign of a Poman Catholic many years Battery Park was a fashionablepromenade, and presented a gay scene on pleasantafternoons. But here we are at the Aquarium, originallycalled Castle Clinton, in honor of Mayor De WittClinton. It was one of the fortifications erected in1812, and still shows, as you perceive, the old por
A landmark history of New York; also the origin of street names and a bibliography . et, BowlingGreen, and the lower end of Broadway. A reminis-cence of those days is that old-fashioned but still ele-gant house over yonder on State Street, which bears,as you see, the sign of a Poman Catholic many years Battery Park was a fashionablepromenade, and presented a gay scene on pleasantafternoons. But here we are at the Aquarium, originallycalled Castle Clinton, in honor of Mayor De WittClinton. It was one of the fortifications erected in1812, and still shows, as you perceive, the old portholes, where once fierce cannons peered out. Aftera time it was changed to a place of amusement, andthen became known as Castle CJarden. Here Lafa-yette was tendered an enthusiastic reception in years later, when news came of his death, a me-morial service was held in the same place. HerePresident Jackson was received in 1832, here Web- 236 A LANDMARK HISTORY OP NEW YORK ster delivered some of his great speeches, .and herein 1845 President Tyler was entertained. In 1851. .^- Old maiisidii in State Street. Ilicitn-raiilieil ()(». a great demonstration took place within its walls,when Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot, visited A LANDMARK HISTORY OF NEW YORK 237 these shores. Later an Italian opera was heard here,and Jenny Lind, the Swedish Xightingale/ madeher first American appearance under its roof. In1855 all was changed, and it Lccame a United Statesimmigrant depot, which purpose it served until 1891,when it was turned over to the city, and w^as gradu-ally made ready for its present purpose. We spent a pleasant half hour within its wallsand then paused near the waters edge to admire Bar-tholdis Statue of Liberty. Of course, said the professor, you know thatyonder remarkable emblem was the gift of theFrench Republic, and was intended to express thecordial feeling existing between itself and our ownrepublic. LIow this symbol of freedom and friend-ship would gla
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