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Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
For Teachers
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A history lesson your class will enjoy
Learners of various ages, from third graders to high school and college students, enjoy field trips to Sagamore Hill. Aside from being a very unique and memorable place, it is the only presidential site on Long Island. It is a source of local importance and pride for students in surrounding communities, and it is a welcoming place for learners from across the country and around the world.
The staff at Sagamore Hill try to make class visits as multi-disciplinary as possible - touching on political and social history, art, architecture, geography and nature. We will discuss not only President Roosevelt's major accomplishments but also his daily habits - playing with his six children, going on hikes in the woods, swimming at the beach - to convey to students how "normal" the president really was.
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Did You Know?
Early in the American Revolution, colonial ordnance inspector Daniel Joy conducted a sort of school for Pennsylvania ironmasters on the proper method of casting cannon. As a result, in 1776-77 approximately 100 "great guns" were cast at Hopewell Furnace and accepted by the Continental Navy.
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Last Updated: April 13, 2008 at 10:18 EST |