This local island was where the first eight European settlers lived in 1624 before following their dreams and moving to Manhattan the following year. In the early 1700's the city used the island to quarantine thousands of German Protestants expelled by Louis XIV. In 1755, during the French and Indian War, it served to quarter the 51st Regiment of the British Colonial Militia. Until 1997, it was the oldest continually active military base in the United States.
Name that island.
Answer after the jump.
GOVERNOR'S ISLAND
Fort Jay was built here in 1797 and rebuilt in 1813. Castle Williams was built in 1811. The U.S. Army used it as a base until 1966 when it was turned over to the Coast Guard, which left in 1997. By 1900, the 160 acres had eroded to a measly 70. It now sits in the harbor at 172 acres.
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