Sagamore Hill -- 4/26/16 Weekly Newsletter Challenge
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Recently I visited the home of our 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill, in Oyster Bay New York. President Roosevelt was also Governor of New York, Police Chief of New York and received the Medal of Honor (103 years after the battle of San Juan Hill) for his acts of bravery during the Spanish American War. He and his son – Theodore Roosevelt Jr. who received the same award for his brave acts on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944 – became the second set of fathers and sons to receive the award. The top photo is of the main house, the bottom left photo is the grave of President Roosevelt and his wife Edith and the bottom right photo is of the windmill. President Roosevelt is not buried on the grounds of the estate. He and his wife are buried at Young's Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, NY. Here is some background information:
Theodore Roosevelt built his home in 1885 with all the modern technology available of that day. However, there was no electricity power here, so the windmill was used to pump water from the well to a holding tank on the third floor of the home in order to provide running water for the kitchen and bathrooms in the house. Windmills used to dot the landscape, but whether built of metal or wood they have been removed in our area as they deteriorated and became unsafe.
The current windmill at Sagamore Hill was reconstructed in 1971 according to the National Park Service specifications based on the written and photographic documentation of the circa 1905 windmill at Sagamore Hill. The sixty-foot high wooden structure holds a twelve-foot metal wheel and tail. Time, weather and the salt air have taken their toll on the wooden tower and it is beyond repair. The structure and windmill mechanicals will be replaced according to the Historic Structure Report held by the NPS.
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JZI Flights Of Fancy -- Paper-Dots, Paper-Yellow at 70% Opacity, Butterflies, Berry Branches, Leaves, Flowers, Alphas
JZI Out Of Bounds Frames -- Frame #2
JZI Ungroken Collection -- Butterfly
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