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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WBC_cedarmere_Roslyn-NY.html
The home from 1843 - 1878 of William Cullen Bryant (1794 - 1878) prominent American poet, newspaper editor and civic leader.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VN3_westbury-world-war-ii-memorial-a-war-memorial_Westbury-NY.html
In memory of
the men of Westbury Community
who gave their lives for their country
in the Second World War
1941 - 1945
Edward S. Apcenski · George Baisley · Frank M. Brown · Thomas M. Brown · Michael J. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VM5_westbury-world-war-i-memorial-a-war-memorial_Westbury-NY.html
In Honor
of the
Three Hundred and Ten Men
of Westbury
who served in the World War
1917 - 1919
and to perpetuate the memory
of the following men
who gave their lives
to their country
John Peter Adnet
Hector Glenn
William H. Madden
…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P62_a-respite-for-mrs-roosevelt_Oyster-Bay-NY.html
Six Roosevelt children and nearly a dozen neighboring cousins could be a rambunctious group. Sometimes Edith Roosevelt needed a place for solitude. The Arbor was not too far from the house. She could enjoy the sun and scented roses, yet still be c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P5W_valued-family-friends_Oyster-Bay-NY.html
While most families have a pet or two, the Roosevelt family nearly had a zoo. At various times they had dogs, cats, horses, guinea pigs, snakes, flying squirrels, kangaroo rats, birds, a bear cub, and a badger.The death of a pet meant a funeral th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P5U_a-gentlemans-farm-1918_Oyster-Bay-NY.html
This land around you had always been a working farm. When Theodore Roosevelt bought the property in 1880 it already included an orchard, fields of corn, asparagus, and buckwheat as well as an old barn. After the purchase, Roosevelt had his own ide…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P5P_end-of-an-era_Oyster-Bay-NY.html
The Hamlet changed drastically and quickly in the early 20th century, but things began to slow after Theodore Roosevelt's presidency came to an end in 1909. His impact, however, would continue to shape Oyster Bay for years to come, even after his …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P5I_a-thoroughly-modern-house_Oyster-Bay-NY.html
The windmill to your left is a re-creation of two previous windmills Theodore Roosevelt had built. The first was constructed when the house was built. A second windmill, and a supplemental gas-powered pump, replaced that one in 1905. The mills pum…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P58_old-orchard_Oyster-Bay-NY.html
"Tired of living here and there in rented houses," wrote Eleanor Roosevelt, in 1937 she and her husband Ted Jr. purchased four acres of Sagamore Hill from his mother. The Georgian-style home, built in 1938, sat at the south end of the ol…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1P55_helping-feed-the-family_Oyster-Bay-NY.html
Mealtimes were family times for the Roosevelt family. Breakfast might include peaches and cream, fried liver and bacon, grits, waffles, cereal, milk, and for Theodore Roosevelt, lots of coffee. Dinners often featured fried chicken covered with whi…