An old map of New York City , USA in 1767. Prominent is Governors Island which originally had the native Lenape inhabitants name of Paggank meaning nut island. The name was translated into the Dutch Noten Eylandt, then Anglicized into Nutten Island .It became a military island between 1776 and 1996, particularly in the the American Revolutionary War, when Continental Army troops raised defensive works on the island. It has also served as a United States Coast Guard installation/

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