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Governors Island

noun

  1. an island in New York Bay at the S end of the East River: U.S. military post. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).


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In 1856 he enlisted at the age of nineteen years in the army of his adopted land and was located on Governors island.

I found Carlisle barracks a very agreeable change from Governors Island.

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