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| bannerman's castle history: Bannerman Castle Thom Johnson, Barbara H. Gottlock, 2006 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 from the government. A native of Scotland, Bannerman designed his arsenal to resemble a Scottish castle. |
| bannerman's castle history: Dracula Hamilton Deane, John Lloyd Balderston, 1960 Drama Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, from Bram Stoker's novel Characters: 6 male, 2 female 3 Interior Scenes An enormously successful revival of this classic opened on Broadway in 1977 fifty years after the original production. This is one of the great mystery thrillers and is generally considered among the best of its kind. Lucy Seward, whose father is the doctor in charge of an English sanitorium, has been attacked by some mysterious illness. Dr. Van Helsing, |
| bannerman's castle history: Hudson Valley Ruins Thomas E. Rinaldi, Rob Yasinsac, 2006 An elegant homage to the many deserted buildings along the Hudson River--and a plea for their preservation. |
| bannerman's castle history: Landscape of Dreams Isabel Bannerman, Julian Bannerman, 2016 Isabel and Julian Bannerman have been described as mavericks in the grand manner, touched by genius (Min Hogg, World of Interiors) and the Bonnie and Clyde of garden design (Ruth Guilding, The Bible of British Taste). Their approach to design, while rooted in history and the classical tradition, is fresh, eclectic and surprising. They designed the British 9/11 Memorial Garden in New York and have also designed gardens for the Prince of Wales at Highgrove and the Castle of Mey, Lord Rothschild at Waddesdon Manor, the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk at Arundel Castle in Sussex and John Paul Getty II at Wormsley in Buckinghamshire. The garden they made for themselves at Hanham Court near Bath was acclaimed by Gardens Illustrated as the top garden of 2009, ahead of Sissinghurst. When they moved from Hanham it was to the fairytale castle of Trematon overlooking Plymouth Sound, where they have created yet another magical garden. Landscape of Dreams celebrates the imaginative and practical process of designing, making and planting all of these gardens, and many more. |
| bannerman's castle history: Hudson River Lighthouses Hudson River Maritime Museum, 2019 Lighthouses were built on the Hudson River in New York between 1826 to 1921 to help guide freight and passenger traffic. One of the most famous was the iconic Statue of Liberty. This fascinating history with photos will bring the time of traffic along the river alive. Set against the backdrop of purple mountains, lush hillsides, and tidal wetlands, the lighthouses of the Hudson River were built between 1826 and 1921 to improve navigational safety on a river teeming with freight and passenger traffic. Unlike the towering beacons of the seacoasts, these river lighthouses were architecturally diverse, ranging from short conical towers to elaborate Victorian houses. Operated by men and women who at times risked and lost their lives in service of safe navigation, these beacons have overseen more than a century of extraordinary technological and social change. Of the dozens of historic lighthouses and beacons that once dotted the Hudson River, just eight remain, including the iconic Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor's great monument to freedom and immigration, which served as an official lighthouse between 1886 and 1902. Hudson River Lighthouses invites readers to explore these unique icons and their fascinating stories. |
| bannerman's castle history: Bannerman Catalogue of Military Goods, 1927 Francis Bannerman Son, 1980 A replica edition of the ... Francis Bannerman Sons catalogue of 1927 filled with surplus war equipment--antique and modern: cannons, pistols, muskets, rifles, saddles, uniforms, swords, ammunition. Includes 2-page introduction by Joseph Schroeder. |
| bannerman's castle history: Ghostly Ruins Harry Skrdla, 2006-09-28 With Ghostly Ruins, author Harry Skrdla guides your tour of thirty abandoned locations from around the country - homes and hotels, power plants and prisons, whole neighborhoods and even entire towns. These are the happy memories of your grandparents' and great-grandparents' childhoods, such as the United Artists movie palace in Detroit, the rollercoasters at Chippewa Lake Park in Medina, Ohio, and the Palace of Fine Arts from the Chicago World's Fair. And then there are the structures that were massive and forbidding even at their peaks, before falling to disrepair: the Bethlehem Steel Mill and Eastern State Penitentiary in Pennsylvania and Bannerman's Castle, a munitions depot stranded on a lonely island in upstate New York. Even the works of some of our nation's most revered architects are not impervious to decay. Witness Albert Kahn's Packard Plant and Philip Johnson's New York State Pavilion. Perhaps eeriest of all are the ghost towns of Bodie, California and Centralia, Pennsylvania, where a trash fire in a nearby mine exploded into an underground inferno in 1962. The fire still blazes today. Skrdla shows you all this and more, telling the tale of each place in its prime and the story behind its fall, accompanied by more than two hundred photographs depicting these locations at both yesterday's historic heights and today's decrepit depths.--BOOK JACKET. |
| bannerman's castle history: Modern Ruins , 2010 A collection of photographs and essays focusing on postindustrial landscapes and abandoned buildings in Pennsylvania--Provided by publisher. |
| bannerman's castle history: Historic Beacon Robert J. Murphy, Denise Doring Van Buren, 1998-09 Residents of Beacon, New York, are justifiably proud of a community that is rich in history and promise. In this exquisite collection of images, local historians Robert J. Murphy and Denise Doring VanBuren uncover the fascinating past of Beacon and the people who have called it home. The community's earliest permanent European settler was Madam Catheryna Rombout Brett, whose c. 1709 home is preserved within the city as the the oldest building in Dutchess County. Within the vicinity of the Madam Brett Homestead, two distinct villages grew: Matteawan, a manufacturing community at the foot of the mountain, and Fishkill Landing, a Hudson River port. Both villages prospered and eventually merged in 1913. Through the decades, the community was hailed as a model of a successful manufacturing center and became the location for several significant Hudson River estates. It played host to one of the longestrunning ferries in American history and introduced one of the first electric streetcar systems in the Hudson River Valley. Perhaps its most well-known feature was the Mount Beacon Incline Railway, a feat of engineering documented as the world's steepest incline railroad. |
| bannerman's castle history: My Name Is Eleanor Wesley Gottlock, Barbara Gottlock, 2016-08-23 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 is enhanced by her tales of life growing up on the island many decades ago.A number of funny and scary incidents unfold as they trek around the island.Their classmates doubt Jill and Greg's stories. Can the adventurous pair convince them otherwise?Part fiction, part true memoirs, My Name is Eleanorprovides the reader with a glimpse into growing up in a most unique place during simpler, but more rugged times. |
| bannerman's castle history: The Duke of Bannerman Prep Katie A. Nelson, 2017-05-09 Words are weapons. Facts can be manipulated. And nothing is absolute—especially right and wrong. Tanner McKay is at Bannerman Prep for one reason: to win. The elite school recruited him after he argued his public school's debate team to victory last year, and now Bannerman wants that championship trophy. Debate is Tanner's life—his ticket out of scrimping and saving and family drama, straight to a scholarship to Stanford and a new, better future. When he's paired with the prep school playboy everyone calls the Duke, Tanner's straightforward plans seem as if they're going off the rails. The Duke is Bannerman royalty, beloved for his laissez-faire attitude, crazy parties, and the strings he so easily pulls. And a total no-show when it comes to putting in the work to win. As Tanner gets sucked into the Duke’s flashy world, the thrill of the high life and the adrenaline of the edge becomes addictive. A small favor here and there seems like nothing in exchange for getting everything he ever dreamed of. But the Duke’s castle is built on shady, shaky secrets, and the walls are about to topple. A contemporary retelling of The Great Gatsby, Katie A. Nelson’s taut debut is perfect for anyone who's struggled to survive the cutthroat world of competitive high school. |
| bannerman's castle history: A Geological Account of the United States James Mease, 1807 |
| bannerman's castle history: Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood George MacDonald, 1887 |
| bannerman's castle history: Mona At Sea Elizabeth Gonzalez James, 2021-06-30 BUZZFEED'S BEST BOOKS OF JUNE FROLIC'S UNDER THE RADAR SELECTED JUNE READS Mona is a Millennial perfectionist who fails upwards in the midst of the 2008 economic crisis. Despite her potential, and her top-of-her-class college degree, Mona finds herself unemployed, living with her parents, and adrift in life and love. Mona's the sort who says exactly the right thing at absolutely the wrong moments, seeing the world through a cynic's eyes. In the financial and social malaise of the early 2000s, Mona walks a knife's edge as she faces down unemployment, underemployment, the complexities of adult relationships, and the downward spiral of her parents' shattering marriage. The more Mona craves perfection and order, the more she is forced to see that it is never attainable. Mona's journey asks the question: When we find what gives our life meaning, will we be ready for it? |
| bannerman's castle history: Red Regatta. Ediz. Italiana E Inglese , 2021-08-10 An artist's restaging of a Venetian nautical tradition calls attention to the threats of climate change This book documents a community art project created by artist Melissa McGill (born 1969) in 2019 that activated Venice's lagoon and canals with four large-scale regattas of traditional sailboats hoisted with hand-painted red sails. |
| bannerman's castle history: The Scrolls of Onteora - The Cremona Document Donald A Ruh, 2019-01-09 From the ancient city of Jerusalem to the mountains of New York, the Scrolls of Onteora, known as the Cremona Document, tell the story of the Knights Templars who found artifacts and documents, revealing how the scrolls were transported to the Americas - centuries before they were settled by Europeans. Learn the meaning of these artifacts found beneath the walls of Jerusalem and follow Ralph de Sudeley and his companions as they endeavor to recover these lost scrolls. Examine the pictures and documents that Don Ruh has accumulated about them over the last 30 years and weigh the evidence yourself. Front cover: A modern view of ancient Jerusalem Rear cover photo: The mountains of New York |
| bannerman's castle history: Go West! Pascal Blanchet, 2018-04-05 Hop on board for the journey of a lifetime as you head out west to Los Angeles, stopping in some of North America’s best-loved cities along the way, including New York, Buffalo, Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle, and San Francisco. Explore how the railroad shaped the nation’s history and discover some of its most iconic locomotives in this stylishly designed book by Canadian author/illustrator, Pascal Blanchet. |
| bannerman's castle history: Weird New York Chris Gethard, 2005 This book is a travel guide of sorts to New York's local legends and best kept secrets, filled with crazy characters, cursed roads, abandoned sites, and bizarre roadside attractions that the author feels reflect the shared modern folklore of our time. |
| bannerman's castle history: Merchants of Death Helmuth Carol Engelbrecht, Frank Cleary Hanighen, 1937 |
| bannerman's castle history: Architecture Walks Lucy D. Rosenfeld, Marina Harrison, 2010-01-25 Welcome to the fascinating world of Architecture Walks--from reflections of three hundred years of history to expressions of the most modern design, authors Lucy D. Rosenfeld and Marina Harrison guide you on a tour of inspiring, informative, and aesthetically intriguing architectural treasures in and around the New York area. Early colonial saltboxes, as-yet-unfinished contemporary structures on college campuses, nineteenth-century follies, Gilded Age palaces, lighthouses, windmills, romantic ruins-- the pages of this delightful book, filled with adventures, treat readers to sites within approximately two hours' driving time from New York City. With book in hand readers will marvel at college campuses, small villages, planned and utopian communities, National Historic Sites, castles and forts, churches and temples of architectural interest, and even a Buddhist monastery, all in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, the eastern edge of Pennsylvania, and Delaware. By including descriptions of architectural styles, suggestions for special adventures, and lists of jaunts arranged by architect or designer, architectural style, and particular types of sites, Rosenfeld and Harrison help make day trips even more enjoyable. Whether explorers or armchair adventurers, readers of all ages will find something that captures their interest in the nearly one hundred sites and forty photos included in Architecture Walks. |
| bannerman's castle history: The Open Secret of Ireland Thomas Michael Kettle, Tom Kettle, 1912 |
| bannerman's castle history: The Good Thieves Katherine Rundell, 2020-08-25 “A dazzling tale of wild hope, lingering grief, admirable self-sufficiency, and intergenerational adoration.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Vita tests her own limits, and readers will thrill at her cleverness, tenacity, and close escapes.” —Booklist “A satisfying adventure.” —Kirkus Reviews From award-winning author Katherine Rundell comes a fast-paced and utterly thrilling adventure driven by the loyalty and love between a grandfather and his granddaughter. When Vita’s grandfather’s mansion is taken from him by a powerful real estate tycoon, Vita knows it’s up to her to make things right. With the help of a pickpocket and her new circus friends, Vita creates the plan: Break into the mansion. Steal back what’s rightfully her grandfather’s. Expose the real estate tycoon for the crook he truly is. But 1920s Manhattan is ever-changing and full of secrets. It might take more than Vita’s ragtag gang of misfits to outsmart the city that never sleeps. Award-winning author Katherine Rundell has created an utterly gripping tour de-force about loyalty, trust, and the lengths to which we’ll go for the ones we love. |
| bannerman's castle history: The Viceroys of Ireland Charles Kingston O'Mahony, 1912 |
| bannerman's castle history: The Dead Zone Stephen King, 2016-01-01 The #1 New York Times bestseller and “compulsive page-turner” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) about a reluctant clairvoyant man who must weigh his options when he suddenly sees the terrible future awaiting mankind—from master storyteller Stephen King. When Johnny Smith was six years old, head trauma caused by a bad ice-skating accident left him with a nasty bruise on his forehead and, from time to time, those hunches…infrequent but accurate snippets of things to come. But it isn’t until Johnny’s a grown man—now having survived a horrifying auto injury that plunged him into a coma lasting four-and-a-half years—that his special abilities really push to the fore. Johnny Smith comes back from the void with an extraordinary gift that becomes his life’s curse…presenting visions of what was and what will be for the innocent and guilty alike. But when he encounters a ruthlessly ambitious and amoral man who promises a terrifying fate for all humanity, Johnny must find a way to prevent a harrowing predestination from becoming reality. |
| bannerman's castle history: Abandoned NYC Will Ellis, 2015-02-28 From Manhattan and Brooklyn's trendiest neighbourhoods to the far-flung edges of the outer boroughs, Ellis captures the lost and lonely corners of New York. Step inside the New York you never knew, with 200 eerie images of urban decay |
| bannerman's castle history: A History of South Africa Leonard Monteath Thompson, 1995 Reexamines the history of South Africa, traces the development of apartheid, and describes the anti-apartheid movement |
| bannerman's castle history: The Devils That Haunt You Rick Hoffman, 2018-03-24 Evan Prendergast is an acclaimed playwright and a bourbon aficionado. Since one man's aficionado is another man's heavy drinker, Evan's hobby has been known to get him into trouble. His affair with Diana Calán, a married colleague, is the starting point for a tumultuous year that sees him humiliating himself on television, alienating the theatre community that has so recently celebrated him, and putting his career in jeopardy. He sets out to redeem himself, prompted by the haunting image of a decaying grave marker, an obscure painting at the Met, and a medieval-style castle in the middle of the Hudson River.Otto Stauffer is an Austrian immigrant who comes to the U.S. in the early 1900s. He works as the building foreman and warehouse supervisor for Frank Bannerman, an eccentric businessman who has erected a castle on the Hudson Valley's Pollepel Island to house his stock of military collectibles. Otto tries to raise a family in his adopted country, but when The Great War breaks out in Europe, he finds his freedom threatened at the hands of an American government that is distrustful of immigrants from Central Powers nations. Faced with the choice of betraying his friend and employer or risking his family's security, Otto must make the hardest decision of his life.The lives of these two men--unknown to each other and separated by a hundred years--overlap in the most unsettling way in this first novel by Rick Hoffman. As the dual narrative unfolds, Evan and Otto come to realize that even when a man seeks to right his wrongs, sometimes the devils that haunt you never grow weary. |
| bannerman's castle history: Mr. Punch's History of Modern England: 1857-1874 Charles Larcom Graves, 1921 |
| bannerman's castle history: Forgotten Albuquerque Ty Bannerman, 2008 In 1706, Spanish colonists founded the Villa de Alburquerque on the wooded banks of the Rio Grande. Three hundred years later, that once quiet farming community has grown to become Albuquerque, the largest city in the state of New Mexico. Over the centuries, this fascinating city's identity has metamorphosed many times. In 1862, it briefly became the western capital of the Confederate States of America, before Confederate hopes for the territory were destroyed at the Battle of Glorieta Pass. In 1880, the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad brought industry and wealth from the east, as well as tuberculosis-infected lungers who came by the thousands to seek a cure in the Heart of Health Country. Then, in 1926, Route 66 transformed the city into a neon-decked oasis for automobile travelers journeying through the newly accessible West. Though many of these identities have faded, their legacy lives on in the beating heart of an ever-changing city. |
| bannerman's castle history: History of the Gold Coast and Asante Carl Christian Reindorf, 2022-10-26 This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
| bannerman's castle history: The Mighty Asparagus Vladimir Radunsky, 2004 Publisher Description |
| bannerman's castle history: Haute Bohemians Miguel Flores-Vianna, 2017-09-26 Who, exactly, is a haute bohemian? Leave it to the discriminating, gimlet eye of photographer Miguel Flores-Vianna, who enjoys an international, cult-like following. He has journeyed through four continents to capture an extraordinary group of fashion designers, landscape architects, artists and art historians, potters, and interior designers, where they live--country cottages, beach bungalows, canal-side lofts, and East Village apartments, as well as assorted estancias, ch teaux, and palazzi. Some of these spaces are grand, others are modest, but all are original, stylish, charming, and above all authentic, in the sense that they reflect their owners' care and taste. His work is introduced by Amy Astley, editor of AD. |
| bannerman's castle history: Chaining the Hudson Lincoln Diamant, 2000-05 |
| bannerman's castle history: Sermons in Stone Susan Allport, 1994-08 In 1871 there were 252,539 miles of stone walls in New England and New York enough to circle the earth ten times. |
| bannerman's castle history: Kiki Strike: The Empress's Tomb Kirsten Miller, 2007-10-02 With Oona at the lead, Kiki and the Irregulars ready themselves for battle in order to protect New York City and stop its secret subterranean world from falling into the hands of Manhattan's most devious gangsters, villains, and rodents. |
| bannerman's castle history: Scotland Road Jeffrey Hatcher, 1996 THE STORY: In the last decade of the twentieth century, a beautiful young woman in nineteenth-century clothing is found floating on an iceberg in the middle of the North Atlantic. When rescued, she says only one word: Titanic. The woman, Winifred, |
| bannerman's castle history: History of the Viceroys of Ireland Sir John Thomas Gilbert, 1865 Ïn this volume an attempt is made to embody, in narrative form, the results of a collation of printed and unpublished documents and chronicles, bearing upon the chief administrators of the English government in Ireland, from its establishment to the termination of the reign of Henry VII in 1509--Preface. |
| bannerman's castle history: The Hudson River Highlands Frances F. Dunwell, 1991 Discusses the area's folklore and history, its portrayal in art, the role of West Point as a gateway to America, and the creation of Bear Mountain Park. |
| bannerman's castle history: George Macdonald Michael R. Phillips, 1993-09-01 As a respected authority on MacDonald, Phillips brings a fresh, insightful look at the life, times, and work of this popular yet controversial novelist. |
| bannerman's castle history: The Early History of Rockhampton John Theophilous Symons Bird, 2016-02 History of early European exploration and settlement of Rockhampton and district. |
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The Bannerman Castle Trust, Inc. offers tours & special events on historic Bannerman Island in the Hudson River Valley. Book a guided tour or event …
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Bannerman Energy is an Australian listed uranium development company (ASX: BMN, OTCQX: BNNLF, NSX: BMN). Our flagship Etango Project is one of …
Bannerman - Wikipedia
Bannerman is a name of Scottish origin (see Clan Bannerman) and may refer to: Bannerman, a San Francisco-based, technology enabled, security guard …
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Oct 24, 2021 · Take a tour of the abandoned Bannerman Castle on an island in the middle of New York's Hudson River. Find out everything …
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