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Trail Running East Bay

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trail running east bay

Oyster Bay History Walk

Origins and Development

The first settlers arrived in Oyster Bay in the 1650s.[citation needed] Over the ensuing 350 years several important events in the religious, military, and social history of Colonial America and the United States occurred there. A few of these events and the people associated with them are celebrated in the History Walk.

Seven of the sites included on the History Walk are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The tour was designed through the collaborative efforts of historian John Hammond,, Oyster Bay Historical Society Director Thomas A. Kuehhas, and sound recording artist Claire Bellerjeau.

An audio commentary was created to accompany the maps to enable interested walkers to understand the significance of each of the sites on the Walk. These tracks were originally released under the title Talk of the Town, but the name was changed to the Oyster Bay History Walk in 2008 at the time of certification by the American Heart Association as the first Start! Walking Path on Long Island.

Sites on the Walk

Details of the locations of the site on the walk are available on the linked map.

1. Introduction

The Walk starts at the Baykery Cafe with a general introduction to Oyster Bay and its history.

While many people know Oyster Bay as the home of Theodore Roosevelt there is, of course, much more to tell. Before the first arrivals of European colonials over 350 years ago the Matinecock Indians settled in the area at least a thousand years ago.[citation needed] Dutch and English merchants, fishermen, and shipbuilders later made this a lively center of maritime trade. One of George Washington most important spies Robert Townsend lived here. The notorious pirate Captain Kidd visited for a short time, as did Typhoid Mary.

2. Fleet’s Hall

Oyster Bay ca. 1890. Snouder’s Drug Store in left foreground, Moore’s Building in right background, and Fleet’s Hall to its right in foreground.

Main article: Fleet’s Hall

Fleet’s Hall is a building that once stood in Oyster Bay, New York. The building served as an important civic and social meeting place during the time that Theodore Roosevelt was a resident of Oyster Bay and served as Governor of New York State and later President of the United States. The building was used for events such as public meetings, concerts, receptions, dances, and dinners. It was also the site of the first moving picture screening in Oyster Bay.

3. Moore’s Building

Moore’s Building

Main article: Moore’s Building

Following a fire James Moore built a new grocery store in 1901 incorporating portions of a brick faade first built in 1891. As well as the large ground floor he included two high-ceilinged upper floors for public meetings. It was in these upper floors that President Roosevelt located his Summer Executive Offices. Secretary William Loeb, Jr. and his staff conducted any business of the president here that did not require his personal attention. Direct “hotlines” connected to Sagamore Hill and the White House. In 1903 the first “round the world” cable was transmitted from this building. Moore’s Building is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

4. Oyster Bay Bank Building

Oyster Bay Bank Building

Main article: Oyster Bay Bank Building

This building was constructed in 1891 and served as the first bank in the town, it originally consisted of 3 stories as well as a basement. The directors of the Oyster Bay Bank leased the third floor to the Masons of Matinecock Lodge #806, the second floor to various doctors and lawyers, part of the basement to a pool hall and tobacco shop, and used the first floor for the bank.

When Roosevelt was Governor of New York in 1900 he rented several rooms on the second floor. In 1901 he became a member of the Matinecock Lodge, and attended meetings on the third floor.

Originally the building was set back from the sidewalk about ten feet with a flight of wide stops leading up to the entrance. However, in 1927 the building was lowered and brought forward to the street. As a result customers can enter the main floor directly from street level. Following this a 3 story extension was added to the back of the building. Recently, the building has undergone extensive renovation, both inside and out.

5. Derby-Hall Bandstand

Derby-Hall Bandstand

Main article: Derby-Hall Bandstand

The bandstand was once used by Roosevelt and others to give speeches. The original bandstand was removed in the 1930s and in 1981 a replica took its place. It is once again used for public speakers. The original intention was to dedicate the replica to Roosevelt’s daughter Ethel Roosevelt Derby. However, her godson Leonard Wood Hall, a New York Congressman and Oyster Bay native, died shortly before completion. As he had been the principal organizer of the rebuilding project it was dedicated to him as well as Ethel.

There are three cannon around the bandstand.

The one facing the Town Hall is a Civil War era Dahlgren gun, named for its inventor Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren. At the base of this cannon is a tablet cast from metal recovered from the wreck of the USS Maine. The explosion that caused this wreckage contributed to the decision to begin the Spanish-American War of 1898 (in which Roosevelt eagerly participated and gained fame).

The cannon at the foot of the stairs is a circa 1861 Civil War trophy gun from the USS R. R. Cuyler. The R. R. Cuyler was a 1202 ton wooden steamship chartered by the Union Navy to enforce a blockade of Florida west coast. It is a 30 pound Parrott rifle and weighs 3,510 lbs. It was presented to Oyster Bay by the Navy and unveiled by President Roosevelt in 1903.

6. U.S. Post Office

Post office

Main article: U.S. Post Office (Oyster Bay, New York)

While there have been at least four site for the Oyster Bay Post Office, the current building was the first to be architecturally designed. New York architect William Bottomley designed this building to be a mirror image of the Town Hall building on the opposite side of the street. Building was completed in 1936. Several artists were then commissioned to decorate the interior. The artists included Ernest Peixotto, who with his assistant contributed several murals representing Oyster Bay’s history, and Leo Lentelli, an Italian sculptor, who created terracotta panels above the interior doorways, a terracotta bust of Theodore Roosevelt, and a stone flagpole base on the grounds outside the Post Office. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

7. Long Island Rail Road Station

Oyster Bay LIRR station

Main article: Oyster Bay (LIRR station)

The Oyster Bay Railroad Station is the terminus of this branch of the Long Island Railroad. The first station was built in 1889 and then expanded in 1901 at the time of Roosevelt’s election as President to accommodate the large increase in guests to the hamlet. A new station was built nearby in the late twentieth century to accommodate double-decker trains. The original building is currently being transformed into the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum. This building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

8. Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park

Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park

Main article: Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park

The land Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park rests on was originally a salt marsh used for raising cattle. Theodore Roosevelt once said of the area of the future park, wish that we citizens of Oyster Bay could make here a breathing place for all people of this neighborhood, especially the less fortunate ones. Only a few months after his death in 1919, the idea of making a park was agreed upon. Over the next six years land was acquired and work to build a park begun. A dedication ceremony was held in May 1928, attended by 5,000 people with a parade and a flyover by planes.

9. Oyster Bay Long Island Rail Road Turntable

Turntable, beyond chain-link fence

Main article: Oyster Bay Long Island Rail Road Turntable

Oyster Bay is one of the few remaining stations with an original turntable. It was built in 1902 to replace a smaller one that had been moved to Oyster Bay from Locust Valley at the time of the extending the line. The Turntable is listed by the National Register of Historic Places.

10. Waterfront Center

Main article: WaterFront Center

The area of the shore used by the WaterFront Center used to be the site of Jakobson Shipyard. During World War II minesweepers, tugboats, and mini-submarines were produced for the US Navy. Today educational and recreational facilities occupy the site.

A major feature of the educational facilities is the U.S. National Historic Landmark Christeen, which is moored at the WaterFront Center. She is the oldest oyster sloop in the United States having been laid down in 1883. After 30 years of harvesting oysters she was used as a cargo vessel and then a pleasure vessel. In 1989 she was abandoned. Then in 1991 she was bought by a group of Oyster Bay enthusiasts and restored.

Oyster Bay produces up to 90% of the oysters and 40% of the hard clams harvested in New York State[citation needed]. The Christeen serves as a floating classroom to educate students of all ages about the operation of historic vessels and protection of the marine environment of Oyster Bay and Long Island Sound.

11. Captain Kidd in Oyster Bay

Main article: William Kidd

Although Richard Coote, the Earl of Bellomont, had been instrumental in securing Kidd’s commission as a privateer he later turned against Kidd and other pirates, writing that the inhabitants of Long Island were “a lawless and unruly people” protecting priates who had “settled among them.”

In an attempt to avoid his mutinous crew, who had gathered in New York, Kidd sailed 120 miles around the eastern tip of Long Island, and then doubled back 90 miles along the Sound to Oyster Bay. He felt this was a safer passage than the high-trafficked narrows between Staten Island and Brooklyn.

Kidd arrived in Oyster Bay on June 9, 1699, and anchored offshore. Justice White and Doctor Cooper helped to transmit a message to Kidd’s wife in New York, without exposing Kidd and his location. This secrecy was in vain, however, for his location in Oyster Bay was revealed, and just over a month later he was imprisoned in Boston before being shipped back to England for trial.

12. Wightman Memorial Baptist Church

Wrightman Memorial Baptist Church

Main article: Wightman Memorial Baptist Church

The first Baptist congregation started meeting in Oyster Bay in 1700 and it is the oldest Baptist congregation in the State of New York. The first minister, Robert Feeks was appointed in 1724 gaining him the distinction of being the first ordained minister in Oyster Bay of any denomination.

The original building was a plain unpainted wooden frame structure with flat planked pews and a small pulpit. During the Revolutionary War it was reportedly used to quarter occupying British troops, as were many other churches in the village. The congregation grew steadily and in 1806 a larger church was built on this site.

In 1882 this second building was moved back on the site and rotated 90 degrees to make room for the new church. In 1908, after several years of fundraising the church that is on the site today was completed. The 1806 building was then used as a Baptist church school.

Since the early 1980 the North Shore Assembly of God has made both the buildings their home, and have preserved the interior with all of its original details including carved pews and other woodwork, ornate pressed tin ceilings and walls, a built-in pipe organ, and the original stained glass windows.

13. Octagon Hotel

Octagon Hotel, c. 1910

Main article: Octagon Hotel

Luther Jackson built the Nassau House in 1851 to be a political and social meeting space. It was later called the Acker Nassau House. In 1884 the hotel was used for the coroner inquest into the murder of three women of the area, Lydia and Annie Maybee of Wolver Hollow and Charlotte Aurelia Townsend of Oyster Bay.

In 1887 Phillip and Mary Lavelle bought the business and renamed it the Octagon Hotel. When Phillip died Mary took over the operations and made many modern improvements which brought patrons from miles around. In 1889 she installed a central heating system which supplied year-round comfort to the guests of the hotel and in 1890 she built a generating plant which provided Oyster Bay first electrical lighting. Finding the new phone service offered by the Queens County Telephone and Telegraph Company unsatisfactory, she had her own direct phone line to New York City installed.

Roosevelt’s secretary maintained a one-room office believed to have been on the second floor in the Octagon Hotel during 1899. Roosevelt was elected governor in late 1898 and began serving his term in January 1899. The one-room office soon proved to be too small and the staff moved to larger quarters in the nearby Oyster Bay Bank Building.

Mary Lavelle had brought the Octagon Hotel into the 20th century, but a new owner, Charles Davenport, saw his customer base decline as newer hotels in the village competed for clientele. Finally, after ten years, he sold the building to Edward Fisher, who turned it into Oyster Bay first Ford automobile dealership. It has been used for various automotive businesses ever since.

It is the only known octagonal building in this part of Long Island and is perhaps the only octagon-shaped hotel in the United States.

A proposal has emerged to restore the building to its original condition. This is presently being reviewed by the Town of Oyster Bay. Community groups have expressed their strong interest to see this building tied to the heritage of Theodore Roosevelt to be restored in a sensitive and thoughtful manner.

14. The Printery

The Printery

Main article: Oyster Bay Guardian

The Oyster Bay Guardian, a weekly newspaper, was founded by Nelson Disbrow in 1899 and over the following six years it was produced from various rented premises. In 1905 the actions of a rival newspaperman caused Disbrow to be unable to continue to rent any property in Oyster Bay. In response Disbrow bought his own property on West Main Street and in 1906 built The Printery, a brown shingled building that still stands today. From this building the Guardian was produced right through to 1967 when the Disbrow family sold it to Edwina Snow. The Printery has remained in use as a print shop.

The Guardian continues to be published to this albeit from different premises.

15. Fort Hill and the Townsend Cemetery

Main article: Townsend Cemetery

Lt. Colonel John Graves Simcoe ordered his troops to cut down a vast apple orchard which once grew here, and to rebuild the remains of an old fort which stood on this site. Nothing of the old fort remains, but the hill still holds a special significance to the Townsend family; it is one of their earliest graveyards. John Townsend is believed to be the first person buried here in 1668. His initialed headstone is greatly worn and weathered, but a bronze marker has been added, noting his immigration from England and his original ownership of this land.

16. Raynham Hall Museum

Raynham Hall Museum

Main article: Raynham Hall Museum

The building housing Raynham Hall Museum has seen several alterations, extensions and restorations since it was initially built in 1738 as a four room house with two rooms downstairs and two upstairs. In 1740 a Quaker merchant Samuel Townsend (a descendant of John Townsend, one of the original settlers of Oyster Bay) and his wife moved in. Within a few years their growing family required an extension of four rooms to be built on the back turning the building into a saltbox.

In 1851 Samuel’s grandson, Solomon Townsend II, added a three story water tower in the garden, the result of which was the first kitchen in the town with running water[citation needed]. Solomon then turned his attention to transforming the house into a Victorian villa in the 1870s.

In 1941 the building passed to the Daughters of the American Revolution and then to the Town of Oyster Bay in 1947. The Town Council decided to restore the building to the saltbox structure of the mid-eighteenth century and in 1959 the Victorian additions were removed, including bay-windows, porte cochere, skylights and the water tower.

The museum is in two parts. In the front of the house the rooms are furnished in the style of the 1770s (the period of the Revolutionary War). The rear of the house, however, is furnished in the style of the 1870s showing the style of living that Solomon had brought to the house.

The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is an active museum open to the public.

17. Seely/Wright House

Seely/Wright House

Main article: Seely/Wright House

This house, which is situated directly across the road from the Raynham Hall Museum, was built in 1830 for Dr. Ebeneezer Seely. Seely married Phebe Townsend, the youngest daughter of Samuel Townsend, when she was 45. After her death in 1841, Seely remarried and his daughter from this union married Joseph Wright, a local blacksmith.

Seely, besides his medical duties, served as Town Supervisor of Oyster Bay, School Commissioner, School Inspector and moderated many town meetings. There is a legend that Seely was acquainted with Martin van Buren and that he entertained the President in the Seely House.

Joseph Wright was a descendent of Peter Wright who is regarded as one of the founders of Oyster Bay. Peter Wright and three companions negotiated the purchase of the land from the Matinecock Indians in 1653.

The Wright family continued to occupy the Wright House (as it was then called) for many years.

18. Ludlam Building

Ludlam Building

Main article: Ludlam Building

James Ludlam opened a dry goods store in 1836 further down the road. Following a fire that started in a neighbouring cabinetmaker’s shop and destroyed Ludlam’s store, he bought a plot of land and built the two story building that is known as The Ludlam Building. The building is in the Greek Revival style. After James’ death, the store passed to his sons who later sold it to Roger Royce. Royce operated a grocery store from the site and in 1907 a fire started in the neighbouring Opera House. The local fire company responded to the fire, pumping water from a nearby stream. The Opera House, a private home and a millinery shop were destroyed, but the Ludlam Building and the Post Office were saved with only scorching. Shortly after this fire Royce sold the building to the Kursman brothers, who ran a dry goods and clothing store.

The Kursman, later joined by David Bernstein, continued with their business into the 1930s. Then, on April 12, 1932, fire struck again. This time the interior of the Ludlam Building was gutted, including all the inventory and fixtures; only the brick walls remained. Afterwards David Bernstein rebuilt the structure and operated a popular haberdashery called Dave Shop for more than thirty years. This brick building survives as one of the oldest commercial storefronts in the village, and for over a decade has been the home of Appliance World.

19. Snouders Drug Store

Snouders Drug Store

Main article: Snouders Drug Store

There is doubt as to when the first building was erected on this site but some evidence exists that points to the late 1600[citation needed]. Snouders Drug Store, located here since 1884, is the oldest continuously operated business in Oyster Bay. The drug store was established by Abel Miller Conklin who had been a druggist in New York City, but moved to the countryside of Oyster Bay in 1880 on the advice of his doctor, who felt the fresh air would improve his health. His first drugstore in Oyster Bay was elsewhere on South Street, but the exact location is not known. In 1884 he relocated and carried on his business with the help of his son-in-law, Andrew Snouder.

Snouder had left the clothing and shoe business to aid his ailing father-in-law. Unfortunately Conklin health did not recover and soon after the move he died, leaving Snouder to carry on, keeping the name Conklin Drug Store.

In 1887 Snouder installed the first telephone in Oyster Bay, which for several years remained the only one in town. Until Roosevelt became president even Sagamore Hill did not have a telephone and for several years Snouder’s son, Arthur, carried messages up to Roosevelt[citation needed].

The phone service became a key reason people gathered at Snouders and in May 1900 part of the store was partitioned off for the exclusive use of the telephone service. This enabled the switchboard operated by Miss Ellen Ludlam to remain open late at night until the drugstore had closed. Later that year Snouder graduated second in his class from the New York College of Pharmacy and officially changed the name to Snouders Drug Store.

The telephone also brought many members of the press to the booths of Snouders Drug Store, covering news of Theodore Roosevelt, both as Governor and President.

Following the installation of a soda fountain in 1889 young people congregated at the store as well. This soda fountain became a center of social life for several generations of young people, all the way into the 1970s[citation needed].

In the 1990s the exterior was returned to its original color, which was determined through paint chip analysis.

20. Hood A.M.E. Zion Church

Hood A.M.E. Zion Church

Main article: Hood A.M.E. Zion Church

The Hood African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, holds the distinction of being the oldest Oyster Bay congregation that is still holding services in their original church structure. The congregation was founded in 1848 by a group of African American families. And in 1856 a small wooden frame building was constructed on land donated to the congregation by Edward Weekes. In 1937, after extensive fundraising, the wooden church was covered a brick exterior.

The original name was the First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. However, later on[when?] the congregation changed the name to the Hood A.M.E. Zion Church in honor of an early bishop, the Right Reverend James Walker Hood.

Throughout the first fifty years the congregation struggled financially and was unable to pay their pastors for more than a few months at a time. However, by 1937 they were in a position to pay their pastor as well as adding electric light and the brick faade. From 1937 to 1963 the pastor was Moses T. Smith. Today the congregation is led by Reverend Kenneth Nelson, who came to the Hood AME Zion Church in 1981.

21. Earle-Wightman House

Earle-Wightman House

Main article: Earle-Wightman House

This house, named for two 19th century Baptist ministers who resided in it, was originally built around 1720 as a small one-room dwelling. By 1897 it had been moved round the corner to its current site and extended.

In 1966 the house was donated to the Town of Oyster Bay, for the use of the Oyster Bay Historical Society. The society is headquartered at the house and operates it as a museum, with two rooms interpreted to the period 1740 and 1830.

The 1740 room is set up to illustrate how an 18th century tradesman might have lived. The 1830 room demonstrates how Rev. Earle would have entertained his guests in the parlor. The garden behind the house has been restored to the 18th century by the North Country Garden Club. It features ornamental plantings along with herbs used for medicinal purposes as well as cooking and fragrance.

The Historical Society also maintains a Research Library of books, manuscripts, photographs, maps and documents. The subjects covered by the Library include the military, maritime and religious history of Oyster Bay along with a genealogical collection.

22. St. Paul’s Methodist Church

Main article: St. Paul’s Methodist Church (Oyster Bay, New York)

The first group of Methodists in Oyster Bay formed in 1812 and used space at the Oyster Bay Academy for services when traveling ministers visited. Then in 1858 the congregation built a small church. In 1895 Joseph B. Wright, the blacksmith, bought the building from them and continued his business there for many years. The congregation then moved to St. Paul’s, which they had been working on since 1891.

In 1904 a new pipe organ was installed; half of which was paid for by the wealthy philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. By 1913 the congregation had grown substantially, and to create more room the entire building was raised using a series of jacks. A basement was excavated and several rooms including a kitchen were built.

In the 1920s a forty foot spire which used to extend above the bell tower was struck by lightning in the 1920 and had to be removed. The arnegie organ no longer exists and the interior has been given a more modern appearance.

In 1988 St. Paul Methodist Churcb merged with another congregation in East Norwich and the Bethel Pentecostal Church moved into this building. Bethel outgrew the building and moved to Westbury, and in 1999 the North Shore Community Church, part of the Presbyterian Church of America, made it their new home, along with the large parsonage next door.

The El Shaddai Pentecostal Church, another local congregation, holds their service in North Shore chapel.

The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

23. St. Dominic’s Church and Chapel

St. Dominic’s Church and Chapel

Main article: St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church (Oyster Bay, New York)

This Gothic style granite building was first dedicated on Thanksgiving Day in 1897. The original porte cochere provides a covered entrance to the chapel, and once inside one can listen to the original pipe organ. It is one of only three of its kind in the United States, an American-made Hook and Hastings Opus tracker organ, built in 1901. St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church has expanded greatly. In 1922 they established a grammar school, and in 1928, a high school. In 1968 they broke ground on a large contemporary church building, located across the street from this one. Today St. Dominic six acre campus has eleven buildings.

24. Oyster Bay Public Library

Oyster Bay Public Library

Main article: Oyster Bay – East Norwich Public Library

There were several eading rooms operated by different groups. In 1893 the People Library and Reading Room opened on East Main Street. This building was first constructed in 1901. Theodore Roosevelt laid a cornerstone in 1899 on land donated by Mrs. Harriet Swan. Andrew Carnegie supported the library as well. The brick building you now see to the left occupies the space of the original wood frame building. The frame house to the right was built in 1890 and later bought and combined with the original building in 1975. In 1994 glass and brick additions behind the house were added to further expand the facilities.

25. Stoddard House

Stoddard House, 2008

Stoddard House, at 107 East Main Street, was built in the 1890s for G. B. Stoddard. For a number of years from 1980 on, the house was used for offices and museum / historical archives of two organizations, the Townsend Society of America and the Underhill Society of America. The organizations, founded in 1962 and 1892, preserve genealogical material, deeds, other documents, and artifacts of the Townsend and Underhill families which settled in Oyster Bay in the mid-1600s. Henry Townsend and Captain John Underhill were two early members of these families.

26. Oyster Bay High School

Oyster Bay High School

Main article: Oyster Bay High School

Several school buildings preceded this one. This Art Deco building replaced the first high school building completed in 1901 on Anstice Street. The new school had modern features, including classroom loudspeakers, an auditorium with balcony and projection booth, a central vacuuming system, and one of the most modern gymnasiums in Nassau County. After 70 years the gym had become outdated. It was replaced in 2000 with a new state-of-the-art gymnasium, dedicated to Dr. Howard Imhof. The 2000 additions also included a new library-media center.

27. Typhoid Mary in Oyster Bay

Main article: Mary Mallon

Mary Mallon worked as a cook in various part of the New York area between 1900 and 1907. One of her positions was with a wealthy New York banker, Charles Henry Warren and his family. When the Warrens rented the hone of Mr. and Mrs. George Townsend in Oyster Bay for the summer of 1906, Mallon came along. From August 27 to September 3, six of the eleven people in the house came down with typhoid fever. Typhoid fever in Oyster Bay at that time was “unusual,” according to three doctors who practiced medicine there.

The Townsends were worried they would be unable to rent their house and they hired George Soper in the winter of 1906 to investigate. Soper in his investigation published June 15, 1907, in the Journal of the American Medical Association, said he believed soft clams might be the source of the outbreak. He then wrote:

“It was found that the family changed cooks on August 4. This was about three weeks before the typhoid epidemic broke out… She remained in the family only a short time, leaving about three weeks after the outbreak occurred. The cook was described as an Irish woman about 40 years of age, tall, heavy, single. She seemed to be in perfect health.”

Soper would later apprehend Mary Mallon in New York, and she was placed in isolation on North Brother Island, not once but twice.

28. Wilson House

Wilson House, in 2008

Main article: Wilson House (Oyster Bay, New York)

This is one of the oldest houses in Oyster Bay still standing on its original site. The saltbox style house dates back to the 1750. An example of salt box architecture. This refers to south-facing houses with sloping rear sections ending at a height of three or four feet. Two legends persist about famous visitors to the house. Marquis de Talleyrand is reputed to have spent a night in the 1790s while fleeing the eign of Terror in France. President George Washington is reputed to have stopped her and spoke to children from the porch on April 24, 1790. These legends bring added interest to an already special old home, one of the last of its kind.

29. First Presbyterian Church of Oyster Bay

First Presbyterian Church of Oyster Bay

Main article: First Presbyterian Church of Oyster Bay

The first Presbyterian ministry began in Oyster Bay in 1842. After having buildings at a variety of locations they finally located here. In 1872, led by Pastor Benjamin L. Swan, work began on this beautiful church on the hill. The architect was J. Cleveland Cady, who was just beginning his career and would go on to design the original Metropolitan Opera House, the American Museum of History, and other noted buildings. This church was his first though, and the only he would ever design in the unique Carpenter Gothic style. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., attended services here, and Mr. Roosevelt funeral was held here in 1878.

30. Christ Church of Oyster Bay

Christ Church of Oyster Bay

Main article: Christ Church of Oyster Bay

Christ Church founded in 1705 is an historic Episcopal parish church in Oyster Bay, New York. Over the years several church buildings have occupied this site, including one that served as soldier’s barracks during the Revolutionary War. In the 1870s a Carpenter Gothic style building was erected. In 1925 this was greatly enlarged and encased in stone. Those additions also included striking stained glass windows. President Theodore Roosevelt attended church here, and his wife and children were active members. The church is notable for holding Roosevelt funeral service in 1919.

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The walk shares similarities with other walks, including Boston’s Freedom Trail and the Baltimore Heritage Walk.

Trail Running Yosemite

admin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:41:44 +0000

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How do I find musicians for a charity concert?

Good Morning, We run a camp for kids with special medical needs (Camp Tuolumne Trails) near Yosemite National Park. We are trying to put on a fundraiser concert for camperships but don’t have a good idea of how you could find musicians for this. Does anyone have any tips, advice, or websites with information. Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Post an advertisement in the newspaper, as well as on Craigs List. Or just word of mouth if anyone knows a band or musician who is willing to play.

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Trail Running Equipment

admin — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:45:15 +0000

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Top five trial running shoes

Trail running is one of fine exercise amongst all the running exercises. It is actually a bit different from road running and tracking. Trial running differs from person to person; some people take it as an exercise and go for trail running daily while others prefer to walk off for a week or eight days on the track. As trail running takes place in a rough and off the road trails, so the runners need some equipments, and most important one is trail running shoes. In trail running individuals go through different places like hills, mountains over bushes and narrow routes; that’s why every single runner need to have a pair of trail running shoes which should be specifically designed for the trail runners. And the participants should be very precise about their trail running shoes, so that to avoid any incontinency during the contest. The shoes they choose should be perfect and covering all the conditions; in any whether or any place.

Trail running shoes are particularly designed for the trail running which has some special features; like, knobby soles and extra rigid than any other runner shoes. Their soles are made of EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate) and most important is its light in weight. Other feature includes nylon plastic that protects feet from wounds.

Following are Top 5 trail running shoes;

Brooks: prominent features in this shoe are cushioned with strong supportive balancing. Provides energy, stabilizing feet, prevents shock, and it resists water.
Montrail: Montrail runners provide the consumers with light weight and stability. One model of it is to prevent pronation and the other is made for hot weather and long distances.
The North Face: The North Face trail running shoes are comparatively high in price, which is specially made for insistent ultra runners.
New balance: This brand is available for both men and women in a wide range of price, category and fashion.
Vasque: Vasque were known to make highly reputed shoes for hiking, but now they have started to produce a stable and full of traction for trail runners.
Nike air: Nike air is famous for their production of four seasons and in every condition runner shoes.

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Trail Running Asheville Nc

admin — Tue, 31 May 2011 16:38:47 +0000

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What are some ways to stay safe from bears?

We’re going camping/hiking in the blue ridge mountains for a few days (on the art loeb trail near Asheville, NC) and I am pretty sure there are black bears and maybe even grizzlies up there. If they come into our camp at night, what should be done? I’m not so worried about confronting them during the day, because usually they’ll run off if they hear people coming. Just worried about the nighttime. Been camping before, but usually at campgrounds where there’s other people camping around. This time we’ll be alone for miles more than likely. THanks.

Make a lot of noise when walking throught the woods. Bring a whistle and toot it every 10-15 feet. Bears HATE loud noises. I have scared them off simply by banging my pots and pans together. They will fight to the DEATH if they think you are too close to the cubs….so stay alert. If they don’t have cubs with them they will run away at least 75% of the time. DO NOT store food on the ground. ALWAYS, ALWAYSSSSS hang it in a bag from a rope up in a tree over a branch.

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Trail Running Gear Guide

admin — Sat, 21 May 2011 14:54:54 +0000

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Trekking in Nepal: The importance of a good guide

The period of trekking in the Himalayas of Nepal in early spring and lasts until late May. Thereafter as the monsoon rains near the Bay of Bengal are the cloudy skies and peaks hidden in mist. October to early December is the season main trekking high altitudes in the Annapurna, Manaslu and the Khumbu, as far east as Kanchenjunga.

Although the spring may be cloudy, is a time perfect for climbing Everest and other Himalayan peaks, however, fall usually provides clearer skies for hikers.

Most foreign trekkers in Nepal tours book a tour operator recognized Nepal and Himalayan trekking in their countries of origin and before leaving for your trip. Many hikers, however, we completely Nepal themselves seeking to organize support for trekking in Kathmandu. What are the costs associated with the use of a Sherpa in Nepal Himalaya?

No minimum price of a sherpa for the day, but as the saying goes, you get what you pay for. Even among the Sherpas are just starting to call themselves "guides." In India and Nepal, everyone and his sister can be a guide. Even a child of barefoot people can offer their services as guide, for a price.

It is essential to remember that any quoted rate may be applicable for a service, but what does it really? Has phone self-professed state peaks as he will guide you into? What will their rights? Only show you the way? Or be in charge of all other Team members will have to hire?

Remember, a guide alone will not suffice. Additional staff will be hired Sherpa, a labor camp, porter, cook and what happens to the beasts of burden? Probably be needed also, and they do not come by themselves, have to be handled by his caretaker, a yak or horse handler.

Note that a Sherpa does not automatically mean that he is an expert mountain guide. Nor Sherpa involves more than that belonging to an ethnic group, the Sherpas. There Thamang guides, porters Limbu and Rai, Gurung Nepali guides and possibly others who can guide you, to Chetris and Brahmins.

So how can you aside and say which is which? The key is to know what they're talking about? It is important that approaches which has a history, an experience of being a guide for hikers on an expedition in the past. If he will want to collect just under $ 30 day for his service, he wondered. Keep in mind that your rate does not include accommodation and food, especially if your walk to call to book hotels and hostels. These expenses should be covered by hikers, plus base rate of Sherpa.

You must also pay for their health insurance Sherpa and if it is good that you will be asked to cover the same for all staff.

The high altitude trekking will also have to provide all essential personal computers for the rest of the staff, including janitors, boots, jackets, particularly if they will be working at high altitudes. Only makes sense they will all be covered.

Your guide head sherpa team will coordinate the issuance of joint support, hires and pays the porters, pack animals and their carers and makes all essential judgments concerning routes and field sites. He has to have an advantage over the goalkeepers, especially if the head engages the road or what will a threat to flee in the middle of his walk.

Porter rates start at about $ 10 per day, but established Sherpa porters who can work at higher elevations more than 15,000 feet will earn much more significant and they should. This rate is determined by load 40 kg, about 88 pounds. In 2010 the rates have increased from about $ 15 per day, as the rates for the driver pack animals. Remember, however, hands-free walk with only its backpack to carry your camera and water bottle!

Beyond the walkers to see what kind of team Sherpa provides high quality Sleeping tents, mattresses, dining tent, toilet tent, camping gear and all essential kitchen equipment, cooking fuel, or whether they have any art at all and only then start looking for them? Sherpa professional will have a gear, including chairs and tables, and his support team has been one and the same for many an expedition.

What kind of food you want to be eating on the trip? Discuss the details with his Sherpa guide, estimating costs, it is not impossible, and reaches a number that will help you evaluate the price quoted to you for all the head Sherpa. About the Author

All in all, embarking into the realms of snows and barren passes of the likes of Gokyo Ri, Cho La Kala Pattar and Chukung Ri,
trekking in Nepal
Himalaya without problems truly depends on the expertise and management abilities of your Head Sherpa guide.

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Wilderness Trail Running

admin — Sat, 21 May 2011 04:15:36 +0000

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Israel National Trail

The Israel National Trail is an ongoing project that make it possible to walk and walk from Tel Dan in the north near the Lebanese border to the south to Eilat, the Israeli Riviera spectacular in the Red Sea. In Hebrew it is called Shvil Israel.

From Dan Eilat

It weaves the road to border with Lebanon across the Sea of Galilee, Nazareth, Haifa, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and the Negev desert all the way across the plain to Eilat, the southernmost city of Israel.

Consists of 1,000 km of marked trails along the rivers in the north to Desert Negev Desert landscape in the south, through the modern city of Tel Aviv and the holy city of Jerusalem

Once you visit the Sea of Galilee or the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth, Israel will be brought back to the days when Jesus walked the same paths. Close your eyes and can see all the Bible stories of his childhood are developed in front of you.

You have many options on how to do this way. You can make provisions for five days or for a day and daily replenishment. You are always near a road or a city. You will always be the nearest water supply. So INT Hiking is a personal experience.

English is widely spoken in Israel by making it easy for you to communicate.

Due to time limitation some people chose a section of the route and at a second visit to do another. Note that it may take 40 to 60 days to complete the course.

Opened in 1994

The Israel National Trails was officially opened by President Ezer Weizman at the end of 1994. In 2003 a portion was diverted from the Sharon area and now runs along the coast. There are many reasons that caused this diversion, including the construction of the highway known as No. 6 or highway Shesh Kvish Rabin, among other considerations.

For those wishing to walk only a part of it, the website of the National Road all the way Israel divided into 11 smaller sections:

Naftali Ridge and cliffs Ramim (Upper Galilee)

Kadesh Naftali stream and Yesha fortress (Upper Galilee)

current Ein Meron Zeved parking and Shema ruins (Upper Galilee)

Mount Tabor (Lower Galilee)

Current Zippori (Lower Galilee)

Maapilim / Nakhash current (Mount Caramel)

Shayarot Range (Judean Mountains)

Cantera Dragot ruins Yatir

Mitzpe Ramon and the Crater Ramon (Negev)

Kisuy stream and Ovda Valley (Negev)

Current Shkhoret (Mountains Eilat)

The best time to hike the

The best times are mid October December and February to mid-May. During the spring the northern landscape is very green and see the flowers blooming sometimes making a carpet of real flowers. In the northern part Travel you can experience rain in northern Israel, so it is better to be told.

Water supplies

It is recommended to allow 5 gallons of water per day per person. In the southern Negev desert in Arad you can find some natural springs in the canyons and several craters. I think that while in the southern part of Israel, the Negev to be stretching the number of liters to SEFE.

Security

So now it has been very safe and welcoming local residents to make way. It has been reported that Jewish and Arab residents welcome hikers with great hospitality.

Road Markers

The trail is marked all the way in orange, blue and white. It is hard to miss.

Refueling sites

The road passes through towns and villages where you can by food and drinks. Each of the kibbutz and moshav has her groceries.

Where do I start?

As said you can do different sectors of the runway at different time, but one that you do so completely, it is recommended from the north. The terrain is much easier to hike tha south and giving your body the ability to gain strength as it progresses.

But it also depends on the desired station hiking. For example, during the northern winter is cold and rainy all the time, while the Negev desert, except for a few days of heavy rains and floods the rest of the time is great.

About the Author

Eddy Tuchman, 68 has been involved in the Travel Industry for more than 40 years. He has covered all facets of travel, as an airline employee, a travel agent and tour operator owner.

Eddy has lived in Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Florida before moving to Israel where he lived once many years ago.

He has been developing websites about travel destinations, being the most important the one on the Caribbean Islands, with information on island by island, their beaches, cities, attractions and more.

Just a few months ago he started building a dream website about Israel putting into it his knowledge of the country for more than 50 years.

A great part of his Travel experience is in the field of Israel specializing in the Christian Holy Land. For years he accompanied tours to the Holy Land and researched all facets of such interesting themes.

His company Tuchman Online Publishing – TOP is working now on three websites the ones about the Caribbean Islands and Israel and one solely build by his wife Aliza writing about what she knows best, the Poodles.

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Trail Running Gaiters

admin — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:13:43 +0000

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Best dirt bike boots – Boots Motocross for Racing and dirt biking

Motocross boots do more than look good when they are destroying about the trails or hitting the jumps on the track. Motocross shoes should have more protection, plants grip the foot pegs, absorb shock and prevent the legs of hyperextension, more than casual motocross boots. Motocross boots are more susceptible to rocks, debris, and falls as the regularity in racing, they must be sufficiently strong enough to withstand the heat and a couple hundred pounds of equipment may land on them. With innovative design and impressive technology seriously, the best boots motocross motorcycle racing and Dirt Bike riding need to perform effectively becoming an extension of your feet and legs, while offering the best protection against injury.

Dirt bike boots still need to provide protection, but for the average user they need to have a good thermal protection and be more comfortable. exhaust burns and shin protection gear metal foot pegs are of major importance. Looking for the name brands have been major in the motorcycle business for many years, you know you are buying its reputation for producing outstanding quality best MX boots.

Boots Motorcycle Boots MX Dirt and features

Both types of shoes require some type of protection. Since the end of the toe sign Stamped steel heel cane heel areas are designed specially trained to not let the back of the sprained foot that can cause serious injury for example, a hard landing or if the bike is working on you. There must be sufficient thermal protection to prevent escape or burn engine cover can be peeled skin with only the briefest of touches.

So much research and design into production motorcycle shoes to find the best suits your needs is easy. If you are generally a dirt bike rider who hits the trails and prefer the convenience, there are many boots available. Seek comfort, design, protection and maneuverability. If you are in motocross racing you need to look for all previous long-term comfortable boots that are the study super lightweight and offer the best protection and ventilation, have buckles, ability to grip the foot pegs, steel inserts and sections that can be replaced by heavy use and wear.

What protection do you give Motocross boots?

Motocross boots not only given the freedom to move your feet and legs, but they also offer chicken supreme protection awakened by the driver. Your toes and tibia, the tibia, are very easily broken, especially dirt bikes are getting faster, the tires dug into the ground more easily you can cause larger rocks be fired at you. The heels and feet need internal protection of Tyre initial reaction or you need to remove the foot-PEG. When you save your feet and ankles, you can enjoy more time riding and less injury. If you have an accident and damage to the boots, buckles, parts, belts, and the plates are available for most top brand boots and shoes MX bike. dirt bike boots must be breathable and comfortable. They also need very good protection but comfort is a priority in the list of importance.

Who makes the dirt bike top boots and motocross boots?

Several high quality brands are the companies that have been producing all kinds of motorcycles and two-wheeled footwear racing for many years. Motocross Boots made especially for careers that are usually mild, serious robust design, yet highly protective can get for less than five hundred. dirty boots motorcycle for more casual riding are even less.

MX Boots Premium Features

Search features and benefits that work for you, especially if the race can be considered top boots with buckles and the protection of steel inserts and replaceable sections for areas that are out quickly. Those who use the latest technology to create a boot on the ground with an aggressive, but at the same time being comfortable to use and technically able to provide the highest level of performance. Others made by a company based in Italy offer a dual stage pivot system, the shin guard off the board, boots, buckle system, hand strap, heel, toe, and the interior plush memory foam cells, all premiums have adequate facilities for the races motocross.

A favorite of many runners and riders for MX boots are long boots in the dirt with supreme comfort levels including increased and ventilation to allow feet to breathe. They offer a special external structure and present a low profile design to minimize weight at the bottom of the boot and upper design developed for controlled flexibility, streamlined profile and grip against your bike. inner boot provides the ultimate in innovative support and security. Therefore, the boots with more features are a bit more expensive.

MX boots are an essential part of protective equipment complete, as important as the helmet to the head or neck and chest protectors. Invest in the best boots you can afford, high quality boots MX offers a low-cost insurance protection against injury. Equipment purchases motocross and motocross boots has never been easier once you know what to look for and where to get it.

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Trail Running Watch

admin — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:58:24 +0000

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Best Hiking Trails of Santa Cruz County

The best hiking trails of Santa Cruz County are plentiful and are spread throughout the area. The Monarch Trail located at Natural Bridges State Beach It is known for its rock type bridges that naturally appear throughout the area. Monarchs frequent the trail and light upon the Eucalyptus trees. The boardwalk is wheelchair accessible and leads to a simple trail.

Redwood Grove Loop and River Trails are located within the Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Banana slugs, deer, and redwood trees can be seen throughout the trails. People swim in the river and there are a lot of wide open expanses. The Redwood Groove Loop meanders in an oval shape through the redwoods. The San Lorenzo River can be viewed as well. A canyon naturally forms in the river area. Big Rock Hole is where many visitors of the trail go to swim and swing across with a rope swing. It is positioned by Highway 9 just north of the city. People often ride on horseback along the trails.

Big Basin Redwoods State Park has the Skyline to the Sea Trail. The redwoods along it are said to be thousands of years old. The movie “Vertigo” was filmed here in the 1950′s by Alfred Hitchcock, which starred Jimmy Stewart with Kim Novack. There are waterfalls, forests, grasslands, and the Pacific Ocean from the trail. It is positioned along Highway 9 and 236. It is twenty-five miles northwest of the city.

Ohlone Bluff Trail is positioned in Wilder Ranch State Park. The trail is named for the indigenous people who once filled the area. Picnic spots are available along several parts of the trail. Hours can vary on different parts of the trail, so a watch is necessary.

Pogonip has a view of the ocean and is off of Gulf Club Drive. There are several trails available to hike or job. It is common to see joggers, people walking dogs, and other relaxing along the trails. It is positioned along Spring Street accessible from Highway 9. The area was for a country club at one time. Spring Box Trail has fish and many springs in the creeks.

The Nature Conservancy’s Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve has trails for hiking and is home to many birdwatchers. More than 200 species of birds can be viewed from the area. They migrate from Mexico the the Southeast portion of Arizona.

West Ridge Trail is position alongside three other trails: Bennett Creek, Fall Creek, and South Fork trailways. The Lime kilns, Cape Horn, and the Lost Empire trails are located at the 1.7 mile marker. There is a large tree called Big Ben and a Barrel Mill which fashions redwood lumber into barrel heads.

The Old Cove Landing Trail runs in the middle of Wilder and Sand Plant beaches. Monterey Bay can be viewed from the trail and many birds and waterlife can be seen from it as well. There is a cultural preserve near the Wilder Ranch Buildings. Former Native American villages and Mexican adobe dwellings can be seen throughout the trail area.

About the Author

Seb Frey is a Capitola, California Real Estate Broker specializing in Santa Cruz Real Estate. He is fluent in Spanish and enjoys helping people find their piece of the American Dream in Santa Cruz. You can find Seb’s blog at SantaCruzHomeBroker.com/blog.

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Trail Running Vacations

admin — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:14:15 +0000

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Vacation in Winter Park

Located in the northern Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Winter Park is one of the most popular ski destinations in the country. The high mountains under this majestic city and shout to visitors who just can not ignore the lure of stunning tracks and dust cloth. Winter holidays Park can be filled with something other than skiing, so there and experience all this beautiful area has to offer.

Skiing at Winter Park Resort is easy and that visitors can hop aboard the ski train that takes visitors between Denver and Winter Park and leaves at the base of the season. On arrival, visitors will surprised by the sheer monstrosity of the mountain and everything in front of them. There are 134 races, spread over 2,886 skiable acres, which focus primarily on intermediate and expert skiers. However, if you are a beginner, there is also a fun snow tubing area where you can get more emotions without the fear of total cascade down a slope that is too hard for you.

Winter Park is rightly regarded as one of the best places in the state of ski or snowboard from it constantly receives more of the things white sand of another resort in Colorado. For those who can handle a difficult slope, the possibilities for entertainment are infinite in the five mountains that offer different paths, runs, and exceptional views. If the challenges of Vasquez Cirque, Vasquez Ridge, Mary Jane, Parsenn Bowl and Winter Park are more your pace, never have a dull moment going through this difficult terrain and spectacular.

For an adventure off the beaten path, is dragged through stunning scenery of Winter Park which is behind a dog team on a ride on dog sleds. Heading through the desert Fraser Valley area, visitors are invited to see the peaks of the Cordillera Central, the ski resort of Winter Park, and surrounding areas. You are woven into a dense forest at speeds reaching 20 miles per hour while experiencing a real wild and memorable adventure.

If I can not seem to shake his need for speed cruise even after coming down the mountain, consider a snowmobile tour covers 100 miles of maintained trails in the Arapaho National Forest. A guide will lead to powder snow as soaking in the breathtaking views and the search of elk at random. You cover more ground and be able to enjoy the journey and experience without having to worry about for safety and situations that may arise on the trail.

Winter Park is a fabulous city full of outdoor attractions that will make your heart beat a little faster and your body a bit cooler. After a long day in the winter cold, retire to consider winter vacation rentals in the Park night's sleep surrounded by all the comforts of home.

A crackling fire awaits you when you walk into your rent and you invites you to relax in silence or relax in a comfortable chair watching your favorite program or computer. Enjoy a leisurely afternoon in your spacious vacation home or head to one of restaurants in the area where you can turn back a demanding day in the mountains. No matter what type of vacation you are looking for a condo in Winter Park, home or villa has everything you need to make the most relaxing, enjoyable trip.

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HomeAway.com has the most comprehensive selection of vacation rental homes on the Internet. For an alternative lodging option, consider Winter Park vacation rentals for your next trip to Colorado.

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