Castle Williams Investigation PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION REPORT -------------------------------

Case No. 1959-0015 Date: 7-24-2003 Time Started: 2223 Time Ended: 0224

Equipment: 35 mm Camera loaded with 400 speed film, Thermometer, and Micro Recorder

Investigators: Mac, I had Kristi's name here as well, but that was a paste error and wrong.

Location: Governors Island, New York Harbor

Results from investigation: Cold spots only...Orb ?

------------------------------ History of the location: Governors Island lies a few hundred yards off the southern tip of Manhattan, at the confluence of the Hudson and East Rivers in New York Harbor. The island’s fortifications – Fort Jay and Castle Williams – served as an early outpost to protect New York City from enemy naval attack and were an integral part of a larger coastal defense network. Fort Jay and Castle Williams were erected between 1796 and 1811 as part of the First and Second American Systems of Fortification and are among the finest examples of defensive structures in use from the Renaissance to the American Civil War. They sit within a larger National Historic Landmark District and are surrounded by unparalleled views of the harbor and New York City skyline. Governors Island was the command headquarters and military post for the United States Army from 1794 until 1966. For the next 30 years, it was the U.S. Coast Guard’s largest and most complex installation. In 2003, the island was sold and transferred to two parties: 22 acres, designated as the Governors Island National Monument, to the Secretary of the Interior, and managed by the National Park Service; and 150 acres to the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation, a corporation formed jointly by the State and City of New York. Castle William was constructed in 1811 (named for its designer Johnathan Williams, a nephew of Benjamin Franklin), and used for Confederate prisoners 1862-1870. The South Battery was built in 1812. There was an Army Arsenal on the island 1833-1920. A Blockhouse was built in 1840. Used as Headquarters of 2 Corps Department of the East, then Headquarters First US Army. Later a USCG Regional Headquarters, until closure started in 1996, future disposition uncertain. Gov-Island Aerial 2000. If you believe that factual statements in a local history article are incorrect and can provide documentation, please contact the Webmaster. ------------------