Category Archives: Hudson River Valley

Eleanor’s Walk Trail (Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, NY)

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Andrew Wojtanik

Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States and the first US delegate to the United Nations, lived part of her life at Val-Kill, a quiet, wooded estate in Hyde Park, New York, just east of her husband Franklin Delano … Continue reading →

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Top Cottage Trail (Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, NY)

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Andrew Wojtanik

Springwood, the Hudson River Valley home of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, is now preserved by the National Park Service in Hyde Park, New York. However, during his second term as president, Roosevelt also had built a separate cottage, intended as … Continue reading →

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Vanderbilt Loop (Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, NY)

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Andrew Wojtanik

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site in Hyde Park, New York preserves the historic estate of Frederick Vanderbilt, grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the famous 19th century railroad tycoon. Reaping the success of his ancestors, Frederick owned considerable real estate across New … Continue reading →

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