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

A Gentleman’s Farm, 1918

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

— National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

 
 
A Gentleman’s Farm, 1918 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2015
1. A Gentleman’s Farm, 1918 Marker
Inscription.
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 ideas of what the farm should look like and cleared about 47 acres, including pastures. With a garden, fields, orchard, pigs, cows, horses, and chickens the farm required a full-time farm manager and several full and part-time farm hands. Even the Roosevelt family had chores to do. Edith kept the farm books; the children tended their sections of the gardens, pulled weeds, and brought in the milk; while Roosevelt loved to roll up his sleeves at haying time.
 
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #26 Theodore Roosevelt series list.
 
Location. 40° 53.161′ N, 73° 30.03′ W. Marker is in Oyster Bay, New York, in Nassau County. Marker can be reached from Sagamore Hill Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oyster Bay NY 11771, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Stable and Grooms’ Quarters (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Building (within shouting distance of this marker); A Thoroughly Modern House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Windmill (within shouting distance of this marker); A Garden for Food and Color (within shouting distance of this marker); The Ice House (within shouting distance of this marker); Helping Feed the Family (within shouting distance of this marker); Farm Tools (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oyster Bay.
 
More about this marker. The background of the marker contains an aerial view of Roosevelt’s farm at Sagamore Hill. The upper right of the marker features a “Sketch made by Theodore Roosevelt about 1880, showing the layout of the property.”
 
Also see . . .  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.) 
 
A Gentleman’s Farm, 1918 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2015
2. A Gentleman’s Farm, 1918 Marker
The Roosevelt Home can be seen beyond the marker.
Marker at Sagamore Hill image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2015
3. Marker at Sagamore Hill
Theodore Roosevelt Home image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 6, 2015
4. Theodore Roosevelt Home
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 274 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 8, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.

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