Template:Did you know nominations/Governors Island
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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:25, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
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Governors Island
- ... that New York City's Governors Island, used by the U.S. military for two centuries, was sold to the public in 2003 for a "nominal sum", reported to be $1? Source: [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32043187/new_york_reclaims_governors_island/ Elmira Star-Gazette
- ALT1:... that New York City's Governors Island was the site of a Statue of Liberty celebration, a U.S.–Soviet summit, and the signing of a peace treaty between Haitian political leaders? Source: (1) NY Times 1986 (2) UPI (3) Los Angeles Times
- ALT2:... that Governors Island, in the middle of New York Harbor, was once considered for an airport? Source: NY Times 1927
Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 01:28, 20 December 2019 (UTC).
GA date and references verified. Copyvio check shows no issues IMO. I like ALT2 for its brevity but ALT1 could work too. Daniel Case (talk) 06:12, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
