Talk:Battery Park

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Various authoritative sources seem to disagree on whether Castle Clinton was named after DeWitt Clinton (Mayor of New York City 1803-1815, Governor of New York State 1817-1823), or George Clinton (Governor of New York State 1777-1795 and 1801-1804, Vice President of the United States 1805-1809).

-- Dominus 19:46, 18 May 2004 (UTC)

I would tend to agree with the National Park Service[1] that it was renamed for DeWitt Clinton in 1817. He was already famous and admired for his work in promoting the Erie Canal, which opened the west to the Port of New York. The timing of the renaming (two years after leaving Mayoralty) is just about right for such an honor. George Clinton was no slouch, either, but considering the timing, I would go for DeWitt. -- Cecropia | Talk 20:12, 18 May 2004 (UTC)

I would suggest that the New York version is much better known than the Charleston version, and that this article should contain the New York Battery article, with a reference to the Charleston one. Plus the fact the The Battery refers to the New York version as well as the Charleston one. DJ Clayworth 16:05, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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