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Although Castle Garden was designated a national monument on August 12, 1946, the law did not take effect until July 18, 1950, when the legislature and the governor of New York ( Thomas Dewey ) formally ceded ownership of the property to the Federal Government.

A major rehabilitation took place in the 1970s.

Today it is administered by the National Park Service and is a departure point for visitors to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.

It appears much as it did in its earliest days, contains a museum, and is again called Castle Clinton.