Castle Garden (Clinton) today
Located in the Battery Park, the southern tip of Manhattan Island, it is where Kossuth was officially received.
Plaque near the main entrance of Castle Garden (Clinton) mentioning Kossuth.
This place was originally a fort, bearing the name of Governor DeWitt Clinton, later renamed Castle Garden was a place of entertainment, and then served as an immigrant processing center until the opening of Ellis Island. When Kossuth was there, it was called Castle Garden. (Photos by Stephen Beszedits)
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