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Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
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Description
For generations, boaters and train passengers have been mystified and intrigued by the sight of a castlelike structure looming in the Hudson River, near Fishkill. Bannerman Castle unveils the history of this site: an island arsenal, built to resemble a Scottish castle. The story begins in 1900, when Francis Bannerman VI purchased the island—officially Pollepel but later called Bannerman's Island—for storing used military goods purchased
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Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Greg and Jill are assigned a treasure hunt as part of a class project. The setting for the hunt is the mysterious and intriguing Bannerman Island located in New York's Hudson River. The remains of castles built by arms and munitions businessman Francis Bannerman provide a looming, almost eerie backdrop for this piece of children's historical fiction. Along the way, Jill and Greg encounter a most unusual woman. Is she real? Is she magical? Their journey...
Author
Publisher
The Bannerman Castle Trust, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Bannerman Island, located in the Hudson Valley in New York, has had fascinating history. When Francis Bannerman VI purchased the island in 1900, he transformed the barren property by building Scottish-styled castles to house his massive inventory of used military goods. The structures have been a source of wonderment ever since. In 1995 the Bannerman Castle Trust (BCT) , a "friends group" in conjunction with the New York State Office of Parks Recreation...