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National Parks of New York Harbor
National Parks of New York Harbor
is the name of an office of the
National Park Service
that coordinates administration of ten NPS sites that include 23 unique destinations located in the
New York metropolitan area
. National Parks of New York Harbor was formed in 2003 and administers properties ranging from the
Statue of Liberty National Monument
in
New York Harbor
to
Gateway National Recreation Area
in several locations and
Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site
in
Mount Vernon, New York
. Despite its name, technically the office does not oversee any
national parks
, but rather
national monuments
,
national memorials
,
national historic sites
, and a large
national recreation area
. Properties overseen by the office make up and attract more than 12 million visitors each year. They are served by a visitor's center at
Federal Hall National Memorial
.
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