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Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Theodore Roosevelt

1858 - 1919

 
 
Theodore Roosevelt Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 5, 2013
1. Theodore Roosevelt Marker
Inscription.
Citizen of Oyster Bay
President of the United States
* * * * * * * * * *
“The way to be good citizens of this nation is to be good citizens of Oyster Bay”
*       July 4, 1906      *

 
Erected 1906.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #26 Theodore Roosevelt series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1919.
 
Location. 40° 52.417′ N, 73° 31.942′ W. Marker is in Oyster Bay, New York, in Nassau County. Marker is at the intersection of Audrey Avenue and Shore Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Audrey Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oyster Bay NY 11771, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Oyster Bay Honor Roll (here, next to this marker); Oyster Bay Veterans Monument (a few steps from this marker); End of An Era (a few steps from this marker); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Trophy Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); The great chain hoax . . . . (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Culper Spy Ring
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(about 500 feet away); Raynham Hall Museum (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oyster Bay.
 
More about this marker. The monument consists of a bust of Theodore Roosevelt atop a granite monument.
 
Also see . . .  Biography of Theodore Roosevelt. The White House website. (Submitted on May 6, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Theodore Roosevelt Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 5, 2013
2. Theodore Roosevelt Marker
Marker in Oyster Bay image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 5, 2013
3. Marker in Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 5, 2013
4. Theodore Roosevelt Marker
Closeup of Theodore Roosevelt Bust image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 5, 2013
5. Closeup of Theodore Roosevelt Bust
Theodore Roosevelt image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2015
6. Theodore Roosevelt
This 1967 portrait of Theodore Roosevelt by Adrian Lamb after Philip de Lászlo's 1908 original hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC.

“No one ever craved the presidency more than Theodore Roosevelt or used its powers more joyously. In early 1901, however, his rise toward that office was suddenly checked. Having gained national prominence as a civil service reformer, Spanish-American War hero, and reform-minded governor of New York, he was now relegated to being William McKinley's vice president. But McKinley's assassination several months later changed everything, and Roosevelt was soon rushing headlong into one of American history's most productive presidencies. By the time he left office in 1909, his accomplishments ranged from implementing landmark efforts to conserve the nation's disappearing natural heritage, to instituting some of the first significant curbs on the excesses of big business, to building the Panama Canal.

When Hungarian-born English artist Philip de Lászlo painted the original version of this portrait, he encouraged Roosevelt to have visitors chat with him during the sittings, apparently thinking that it made for a more animated likeness.” — National Portrait Gallery
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 438 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 6, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   6. submitted on October 24, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.

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