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Sunday, September 14th, 2008
Oyster Bay, NY
Haunted Raynham Hall
Sunday, September 14th, 2008
I’ve yet to see a ghost or encounter anything paranormal or supernatural inside or outside of this house. Is there any truth to the rumors?
Oyster Bay, NY
Raynham Hall
Saturday, September 13th, 2008
A 20-room house museum that transports you back into the life and times of the Townsends, one of the founding families of the Town of Oyster Bay, Raynham Hall was used as British headquarters during the American Revolution. The main house was built ca. 1740 with a Victorian wing added in 1851. The museum, which is owned by the Town of Oyster Bay and operated by the Friends of Raynham Hall, features period furnishings and special exhibits. Tours and educational programs are available by appointment.
Oyster Bay, NY
Fortified Hill
Monday, September 8th, 2008
Oyster Bay, NY
Lt. Col. John G. Simcoe, commander of the Queen’s Rangers, fortified this hill while occupying Oyster Bay during the American Revolution. It gave the British an excellent vantage point from which to keep a lookout for any patriot ships that might slip into Oyster Bay Harbor. The fort was never attacked by the Americans.
Fortified Hill Today
Monday, September 8th, 2008
Oyster Bay, NY
Turret
Saturday, September 6th, 2008
Snouder’s Corner Drug Store, Oyster Bay, NY
The oldest continuously operated business in Oyster Bay. Here in 1887 Andrew Snouder installed the very first telephone in Oyster Bay. Even Sagamore Hill did not have a phone, so messages would be sent up the hill to then Governor and later President Roosevelt. Installation of a soda fountain in 1889 helped make this a center of social life for several decades. Sensitive restoration in the 1990s returned the building to its original colors.
Derby-Hall Bandstand
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
Oyster Bay, NY
The Derby-Hall Bandstand, built in 1980, is an exact replica of one built in 1909 that served as the focal point for concerts and community events until it was taken down in the 1930’s and was used by Theodore Roosevelt to deliver a July 4th speech in 1916. It was named for one of Theodore Roosevelt’s daughters, Ethel Carow Roosevelt Derby, and Leonard W. Hall, a former Congressman and Mrs. Derby’s godson, who conceived the idea of reconstructing the bandstand.
Old Westbury House
Monday, June 16th, 2008
Old Westbury Gardens, Old Westbury, NY
House At Old Westbury Gardens
Monday, June 9th, 2008
Old Westbury, NY
Old Westbury House
Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Old Westbury Gardens, Old Westbury, NY
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