Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Up to the Roosevelts
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
1. Up to the Roosevelts Marker
Visiting the Presidents family could mean a ride up the winding carriage road. First, your horse puffed up narrow switchbacks under an arch of oak and maple. Then the road broke free of the woods, the grand house came in view, and you could trot across a sunny, level clearing to the front door.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles.
Location. 40° 53.111′ N, 73° 30.043′ W. Marker is in Oyster Bay, New York, in Nassau County. It can be reached from Sagamore Hill Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, near the entrance to the Roosevelt Home. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oyster Bay NY 11771, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: On the Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Sagamore Hill in the Presidential Years (within shouting distance of this marker); Atop Sagamore Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); Copper Beech (within shouting distance of this marker); The Ice House (within shouting distance of this marker); The House (within shouting distance of this marker); Mounting Platform
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More about this marker. The right side of the marker features an 1895 photograph of Theodore Roosevelts children Ethel, and Kermit with their Nurse Mame on the carriage road.
A map of the Sagamore Hill site showing President Roosevelts Home, the carriage road and the location of the marker appears on the left side of the marker. It has a caption of To stroll the old carriage road, take the modern roadbed to your left. After 500 feet, follow a dirt path on the right side of the roadbed down the carriage roads switchbacks. From the tennis court hollow follow the trail back to the roadbed. (Ό mile loop, climbing 60 feet on the return trip. Allow 20 minutes.)
Also see . . .
1. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. National Park Service website. (Submitted on May 31, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on March 28, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
2. Marker at the Roosevelt Home
The front door of the Roosevelt Home is seen here beyond the marker.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
3. Sagamore Hill Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
4. Looking Down the Old Carriage Road
This view of the carriage road is from where it emerges from the woods into the clearing just south of the house.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
5. President Roosevelt's Home
A view similar to this would have greeted visitors traveling up the old carriage road.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 532 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 31, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
