10 Facts About Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt's Home
Fleeing Manhattan for the country is a tradition that moneyed New Yorkers have partaken in for centuries — and our 26thpresident , Theodore Roosevelt , was no exception . Starting when he was a stripling , TR and his family would retreat to Long Island for the summertime , and as an grownup , he built his own plate there : Sagamore Hill , which became his lasting menage after his presidentship ....