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Sagamore Hill was the Cove Neck, Long Island, home of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, from 1886 until his death in 1919.
Sagamore Hill was the Cove Neck, Long Island, home of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, from 1886 until his death in 1919.
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Presidential exhibits for inaugural fun on LI
sylvia.king-cohen@newsday.comSo what if you couldn't even get through to the hotline to get seats to the inauguration? Who wants to make small talk in a Porta Potti line? And, on any of CNN's lead-up coverage, did anyone see a place to wash your hands? Who needs that sort of stress?...Tags: Richard Nixon, Michael Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, Dogs, Restaurants
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The front porch is face of a home
Paula Ganzi Licata lives in Bellmore.As summer segues to fall, the porch takes center stage with harvest scenes and, before you know it, Halloween. The focus shifts from busy barbecues out back to the autumnal serenity of the front porch with its rocking chair-ready appeal. The pool and deck...Tags: Theodore Roosevelt, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Barack Obama, Melville, Long Island
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150 years after his birth, Teddy Roosevelt still admired
bill.bleyer@newsday.comA century and a half after Theodore Roosevelt's birth, other politicians still want to be him. The enduring fascination with the charismatic president from Oyster Bay cuts across party lines. John McCain quoted TR in a presidential debate this year. Bill...Tags: Theodore Roosevelt, The White House, National Government, Nassau County, Wildlife
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John McCain, looking to Teddy Roosevelt
The Swampby Jill Zuckman At his Hidden Valley ranch near Sedona, Ariz., Sen. John McCain takes his guests for long hikes across the creek and up the hill, pointing out species of birds, plants and wildlife, and occasionally serving as medic......Tags: Theodore Roosevelt, Hampton Roads, National Government, Academic Progress, New Hampshire
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Jackson Main School students' top LI picks
Kidsday asked Leigh Hendrick's students from Jackson Main School in Hempstead to tell us the places they love to visit over and over again. Here's what they wrote. Sagamore Hill Oyster Bay Sagamore Hill was Teddy Roosevelt's home on Long Island. If you...Tags: Long Island, Dance, IMAX, Thomas Jones, Vehicles
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Glenwood Landing School students' top LI picks
Kidsday asked Lynn Leslie's students from Glenwood Landing School in Glen Head to tell us the places they love to visit over and over again. Here's what they wrote. Build-A-Bear Workshop (Reviewed at Garden City location) Build-A-Bear Workshop is a great...Tags: Theodore Roosevelt, Games, Space Programs, Baby Products, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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Oyster Bay residents speak out on Roosevelt museum
bill.bleyer@newsday.comThe first public meeting on the proposed Theodore Roosevelt museum in Oyster Bay was far bigger and more contentious than expected. After a standing-room-only crowd forced the Theodore Roosevelt Association to shift the session to a larger setting, the...Tags: Theodore Roosevelt, Ohio, Tourism and Leisure, Oyster Bay (Nassau, New York), Roosevelt
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Powerful, gloomy Sagamore Hill
A haunting recollection from my childhood is my first visit to Sagamore Hill. Going through Theodore Roosevelt's old house with my elementary school class on a gray, rainy day, it felt as if every shingle and floorboard was aware of our trespassing....Tags: Theodore Roosevelt, Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, The White House, National Government
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Long Island's hidden gems
Newsday Staff WriterAbout 60,000 visitors a year gravitate to Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, the great majority to walk the halls of the Victorian mansion that barely contained the exuberant energy of President Theodore Roosevelt or to take in the exhibits on his life...Tags: Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Wang, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Holidays, Theme Park Vacations
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Museums
Heckscher Museum, Islip Art Museum, Nassau County Museum of Art...and more ARTS HECKSCHER MUSEUM Heckscher Park, 2 Prime Ave. Huntington 631-351-3250 www.heckscher.org ISLIP ART MUSEUM Brookwood Hall Park, 50 Irish La. East Islip 631-224-5402 www....Tags: Theodore Roosevelt, Southold (Suffolk, New York), Seafood and Fishing Industry, Riverhead (Suffolk, New York), State University of New York
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When LI place names don't reflect the map
STAFF WRITERLeonard's of Great Neck isn't in Great Neck. The Jericho Cider Mill isn't in Jericho. And the North Fork Theatre at Westbury isn't in Westbury. They're in University Gardens, Muttontown and Jericho, respectively. And Nassau County government doesn't...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, National Government, Nassau County, Suffolk County (New York), Hicksville
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List of Geographical Misnomers
STAFF WRITERCradle of Aviation and other Mitchel Field museums, Nassau County Community College, Nassau Veterans Coloseum, Roosevelt Field mall, the Hofstra University dorms and gym, and the Hempstead Town resource-recovery plant are in East Garden City, not Garden...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Riverhead (Suffolk, New York), Hofstra University, Long Island Rail Road, Long Island
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