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

Mounting Platform

 
 
Mounting Platform Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
1. Mounting Platform Marker
Inscription. This section of porch with no railing served as a convenient platform for mounting horses and entering carriages.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
 
Location. 40° 53.128′ N, 73° 30.066′ 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, at 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.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The House (here, next to this marker); Copper Beech (a few steps from this marker); Atop Sagamore Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); A Place in History (within shouting distance of this marker); The Ice House (within shouting distance of this marker); Theodore Roosevelt (within shouting distance of this marker); Quentin Roosevelt (within shouting distance of this marker); Up to the Roosevelts (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oyster Bay.
 
More about this marker. The right side of the marker features a photograph of Mrs. Roosevelt on her horse Yagenka. The mounting platform can be
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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. Theodore Roosevelt horseback riding at Sagamore Hill, 1912. Library of Congress. (Submitted on July 1, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Mounting Platform Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
2. Mounting Platform Marker
Mounting Platform at Roosevelt Home image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
3. Mounting Platform at Roosevelt Home
The front door of Roosevelt's Home at Sagamore Hill can be seen behind the mounting platform.
Closeup of Picture of Mrs. Roosevelt on Yagenka image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
4. Closeup of Picture of Mrs. Roosevelt on Yagenka
Roosevelt Home at Sagamore Hill image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, May 28, 2011
5. Roosevelt Home at Sagamore Hill
The mounting platform can be seen on the right side of the house.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 440 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 31, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.

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