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National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy

NPNH Conservancy

There are many ways to experience the National Parks of New York Harbor (NPNH). The NPNH Conservancy's website can give you many options to tour the area for an hour, a day or longer.

National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy

The National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy is a public-private partnership with the National Parks of New York Harbor and sanctioned as its primary partner under a U.S. Department of the Interior General Agreement. With nearly 27,000 acres, the National Park Service is one of the largest caretakers, public or private, on the waterfront, hosting approximately 20 million visitors annually -- four million of whom visit through Lower Manhattan to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

Their Mission: to create for the people an unrivaled vehicle to preserve the environment, promote economic development and create on New York Harbor, the finest urban waterfront recreation and educational park system in the world.

George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States on the site of Federal Hall National Memorial  

Did You Know?
Federal Hall National Memorial stands on the site of George Washington's inauguration. Located on Wall Street, across from the New York Stock Exchange, Federal Hall is one of 23 unique destinations included within the National Parks of New York Harbor.
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Last Updated: April 24, 2009 at 11:37 EST