Sagamore Hill

https://www.nps.gov/sahi/index.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagamore_Hill_(house) Sagamore Hill was the home of the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, from 1885 until his death in 1919. It is located in the Incorporated Village of Cove Neck, New York, near Oyster Bay in Nassau County on the North Shore of Long Island, 25 miles (40 km) east of Manhattan. It is now the Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, which includes the Theodore Roosevelt Museum in a later building on the grounds. Sagamore Hill was the home of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, from 1885 until his death in 1919. During Roosevelt's time in office, his "Summer White House" was the focus of international attention. Explore 83 acres of natural surroundings, historic buildings and trails to become inspired by the legacy of one of America's most popular presidents. Take Northern State Parkway to Exit 35N or the Long Island Expressway (I-495) to Exit 41N. At those exits, take Route 106 North for approximately 6 miles to downtown Oyster Bay. Turn right onto East Main Street and travel 2 miles on East Main Street/Cove Road. Turn left onto Cove Neck Road, drive 1.0 mile and turn right on Sagamore Hill Road, follow the brown signs up the hill and in 0.3 miles arrive at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Museum at Old Orchard The Old Orchard Museum and Visitor Center is open Friday - Sunday from 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM. Check alerts and the Current Conditions page for updates. Follow the white stone path approximately ¼ mile due east of the Visitor Center to the Old Orchard Museum. Vehicle accessibility is by the service road north of the park entrance sign. There is employee, delivery, and accessible parking only. Theodore Roosevelt Home A large house painted gray with green lawn and trees. Theodore Roosevelt Home at Sagamore Hill Rendering of Sagamore Hill Landscape Circa 1918 A digital rendering of the Roosevelt home and landscapes of Sagamore Hill circa 1918. A digital rendering of the Roosevelt home and landscapes of Sagamore Hill circa 1918. North Room The North Room of the Theodore Roosevelt Home The North Room of the Theodore Roosevelt Home Nature Trail A nature trail to Cold Spring Harbor passes through woods. Walk the grounds and explore the place the Roosevelt family called home. Library and Office A view of President Roosevelt's library and office at Sagamore Hill. A view of President Roosevelt's library and office at Sagamore Hill. Eel Creek A tidal creek with high grass on the banks, trees in the background and blue sky. Eel Creek is a tidal salt marsh near the Roosevelt family's beach. Bat Population Monitoring at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site White-nose syndrome has decimated bat populations across the Northeast, including populations of the federally threatened northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). Interesting, research to date indicates that coastal areas of Long Island, such as Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, may provide a refuge for this rare species. Biologists are using a variety of techniques to monitoring bat populations at Sagamore Hill and seven species have been documented. A biologist removing a bat that has been captured in a mist net. The Herd is Here: Roosevelt Elk Herd Installation Arrives at Sagamore Hill The herd is here. They have come to thank Theodore Roosevelt for leading the charge in the conservation movement and preserving their habitat.The elk herd has arrived at Sagamore Hill after a long journey from Olympic National Park, the home to the largest unmanaged herd of Roosevelt elk in the Pacific Northwest. Roosevelt Elk Herd Installation cutouts sit in the yard, in front of historic home. NPS Geodiversity Atlas—Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, New York Each park-specific page in the NPS Geodiversity Atlas provides basic information on the significant geologic features and processes occurring in the park. beach and harbor Origin of the Teddy Bear One of the world's most well-loved bears is part of the history surrounding President Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt. Teddy Bear The Bull Moose in Winter: Theodore Roosevelt and World War I Roosevelt believed America should prepare for war. President Wilson wanted to keep America out of it. Theodore Roosevelt, seated Archeological Investigations of the Sagamore Hill Firing Range And Stable and Lodge Site Between 1901 and 1909 Sagamore Hill served as the Summer White House to Theodore Roosevelt. Numerous outbuildings were required for the operation of the farm on the property. One of the first buildings that Roosevelt had constructed to maintain the farm was the stable and lodge. This project will focus on the archaeological resources related to these buildings and the Firing Range that Roosevelt built on the property during his tenure there. Follow this link to find our more! Theodore Roosevelt in front of SAHI in an 1907 exclusive on his vacation home. Fat Book Week You've heard of #FatBearWeek...now get ready for #FatBookWeek! In honor of the 10,000+ books in the Longfellow family collection, we called on other literary-minded sites to submit the fattest book in their museum collections for a tournament-style bracket of 10 heavyweight tomes. Check out the bracket, then visit @LONGNPS on Instagram each morning from October 6-12 to vote for your favorite bulky book! Graphic of a bear with a paw on a stack of books. Text reads "Fat Book Week October 6-12, 2021" Diane Harris Dayson Diane Harris was initially reluctant to pursue a Park Service career. However, she soon found that national parks were "in her blood". Her 26-year career saw her rise from clerk to superintendent at one of our most iconic national monuments. Diane Dayson wearing the NPS uniform with badge and ranger flat hat. Resilient Forests Initiative - Managing Deer Impacts A healthy forest needs to have enough tree seedlings and saplings to regenerate the forest canopy after a disturbance. Analysis of NPS I&M and other long-term datasets makes it clear that many eastern national parks lack adequate tree regeneration due to decades of over browsing by white-tailed deer. Deer impacts I&M Networks Support Resilient Forest Management NPS Inventory and Monitoring Networks have been tracking forest health in eastern national parks since 2006. This monitoring information can guide resilient forest management and support parks in adapting to changing conditions through the actions described below. Forest health monitoring Managing Resilient Forests. A Regional Initiative Forests cover tens of thousands of acres in eastern national parks and these critical resources face a range of interacting stressors: over-abundant white-tailed deer populations, invasive plant dominance, novel pests and pathogens, among other threats. The Resilient Forests Initiative will help parks address these issue collectively. Forest health monitoring Series: Managing Resilient Forests Initiative for Eastern National Parks Forests in the northeastern U.S. are in peril. Over-abundant deer, invasive plants, and insect pests are negatively impacting park forests, threatening to degrade the scenic vistas and forested landscapes that parks are renowned for. With regional collaboration, parks can manage these impacts and help forests be resilient. This article series explores tools available to park managers to achieve their goals. Healthy forests have many native seedlings and saplings. 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The NPS has selected forest ecosystems of high ecological and cultural value across multiple parks from Virginia to Maine that are at greatest risk of forest loss due to chronic and interacting stressors. Person gazes up at a tall tree

National Historic Site New York Sagamore Hill National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior "The house stands right on the top of the hill, separated by fields and belts of woodland from all other houses, and looks out over the bay and the Sound. We see the sun go down beyond long reaches of land and of water. ... We love all the seasons; the snows and bare woods of winter; the rush of growing things and the blossomspray of spring; the yellow grain, the ripening fruits and tasselled corn, and the deep, leafy shades that are heralded by 'the green dance of summer'; and the sharp fall winds that tear the brilliant banners with which the trees greet the dying year." AIL PHOTOS NPS Above: The Roosevelts (left to right): Ethel, TR, Theodore Jr., Archie, Alice, Kermit, Edith Roosevelt, and Quentin. Below: TR in his library. Left to right: Leading the family on a hike; keeping time as children race. Of his children he wrote: 'They often went barefoot... They swam, they tramped, they boated ... they coasted and skated in winter, they were ... friends with the cows, chickens, pigs, and other livestock." TR s Rough Rider hat and sword Refuge for a Public Man day in 1884. His wife died of Bright's disease less than 48 hours after their first child, named Alice after her, was born. Wanting a suitable home for his daughter, Roosevelt contracted with John A. Wood & Son, Lawrence, Long Island, to build for $16,975 the house he and his wife had planned. Roosevelt's sister Anna moved into it with baby Alice in 1885, while he divided his time between the new house and his North Dakota ranch. When Theodore Roosevelt was 15, his father established the family's summer residence at Oyster Bay, where the boy spent vacations exploring the nearby fields and woodlands of Cove Neck. Ten years later in 1880 young Roosevelt and his fiancee Alice Hathaway Lee bought the hill on Cove Neck where his home now stands. The hill had no trees then, with a barn its only building. For this property he put down $10,000, assuming a 20-year mortgage for the $20,000 balance. Of the property's 155 acres he kept 95 and sold the rest to relatives. The New York architectural firm of Lamb and Rich drew up house plans, but before the construction agreement was signed Roosevelt's wife and his mother died in the family's New York home on the same Roosevelt had planned to name the house and property "Leeholm" to honor his first wife Alice Lee. But he began seeing Edith Kermit Carow, a childhood playmate, and decided to call the estate "Sagamore Hill . . . from the old Sagamore Mohannis, who as Chief of his little tribe, signed away his rights to the land." Roosevelt remarried in December 1886, and in the spring the couple moved into Sagamore Hill. Here the Roosevelts spent the rest of their lives except for absences imposed by his public career. Three of their children, Theodore Jr., Kermit, and Ethel, were born here at Sagamore Hill. Not only was Sagamore Hill the center of day-to-day administration of the nation's affairs in summer from 1902 to 1909, but it witnessed dramatic national and inter- national events. On one August day in 1905 Roosevelt separately met envoys of warring Russia and Japan in the Sagamore Hill library and then brought them face-to-face. There they inaugurated the conference resulting in the September 5, 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth (New Hampshire) that ended the conflict and earned TR the Nobel peace prize. The doings of the Roosevelts and their kinfilled reams of copy filed by correspondents who kept watch at this Summer White House. As an ardent advocate of what he called "the strenuous life," the President frequently could be seen joining the children in their games and taking them for a hike or swim, chopping w o o d , riding horseback, or striding across the fields and through the woods he loved. Occasionally there would be a mournful procession of children, accompanied by President and Mrs. Roosevelt, to the small animal cemetery to bury a family pet. "I wonder if you will ever know how I love Sagamore Hill," Roosevelt said to his wife as he lay ill on January 5, 1919. The next day he died in his sleep at the age of 60. Edith Roosevelt lived on here until her death in 1948 at the age of 87. Exploring Sagamore Hill Dining Room Sagamore Hill is a rambling 23-room Victorian structure of wood frame and brick, little changed from when it was the home of a distinguished American and his family. Most of the furnishings are original pieces that were used and loved by the Roosevelt family. On the first floor are a large center hall, the library that served as TR's private office, the dining room, kitchen, and drawing room. The drawing room was Mrs. Roosevelt's domain, the one place she could demand privacy. The spacious north room, added in 1905, was designed by C. Grant LaFarge, Roosevelt's friend and the son of the artist John LaFarge. The 30- by 40-foot room was built with Philippine and American woods—mahogany, bla