Gardiners Island

Gardiners Island is a small island, approximately 5 sq mi (13 km²) in eastern Suffolk County in the U.S. state of New York. It is located in Gardiners Bay between the two flukelike peninsulas at the eastern end of Long Island. The island is the largest privately owned island in the United States. Gardiners Island © 2004 Matthew Trump File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Gardiners Island © 2004 Matthew Trump File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Location in the state of New York Formed 1683 Seat Riverhead Area  - Total  - Water 6,146 km² (2,373 mi²) 3,784 km² (1,461 mi²) 61. ... A U.S. state is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia and Palmyra Atoll (an uninhabited incorporated unorganized territory), form the United States of America. ... State nickname: The Empire State Official languages English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Clinton (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 13. ... Gardiners Bay Gardiners Bay is a small arm of the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 10 mi (16 km) long and 8 mi (13 km) wide in the U.S. state of New York between the two flukelike peninsulas at the eastern end of Long Island. ... Peninsula A peninsula (Latin, literally meaning almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... The four counties of Long Island. ...

In 1639, the island was settled by Lion Gardiner from a grant by Charles I as the first colonial English settlement in present-day New York state. The island has been privately owned for over three hundred years by his descendants, and is the only real estate still intact as part of an original royal grant from the English Crown. Events January 14 - Connecticuts first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, is adopted. ... Charles I (19 November 1600–30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625, until his execution. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... The Crown is a term which is used to separate the government authority and property of the state in a kingdom from any personal influence and private assets held by the current Monarch. ...

The original Gardiner reportedly purchased the island in 1639 for "a large black dog, some powder and shot, and a few Dutch blankets." Gardiner established a plantation on the island for growing corn, wheat, fruit, and tobacco, as well for raising livestock. The island was later the scene of wars between Native American tribes during the Pequot War and was reportedly visited by Captain Kidd. A popular legend holds that Kidd buried treasure there. The island was used as British to store provisions during the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. From 1854 to 1894, the island was the site of the Gardiners Island Lighthouse. In 1937 the island was put up for sale but was bought at the last minute by a family member. Black powder - here a 100 grams container - can be freely bought in Switzerland. ... A pump-action and two semi-automatic action shotguns and boxes of ammunition A shotgun is a firearm typically used to fire a number of small spherical pellets, the shot, from a smoothbore barrel of relatively large diameter. ... // Forestry plantations A plantation of Douglas-fir in Washington, USA; note the trees of uniform size and planted in straight lines, and the lack of diversity in the ground flora In forestry, plantations of trees are typically grown as an even-aged monoculture for timber production, as opposed to a... Binomial name Zea mays L. Maize (Zea mays ssp. ... Species T. boeoticum T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat (Triticum spp. ... Species N. glauca N. longiflora N. rustica N. sylvestris N. tabacum Ref: ITIS 30562 as of August 26, 2005 Tobacco (, L.) refers to a genus of broad-leafed plants of the nightshade family, which is indigenous to North and South America, or to their dried and cured leaves. ... Sheep are commonly bred as livestock. ... Assiniboin Boy, an Atsina Native Americans in the United States (also Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are those indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States, and their descendants in modern times. ... The Pequot War in 1637 saw the virtual elimination of the Pequot Indians as a tribe. ... William Captain Kidd (1645–May 23, 1701) was a notorious pirate. ... Combatants American Revolutionaries, France, allies British Empire, allies Commanders George Washington Comte de Rochambeau Nathanael Greene William Howe Henry Clinton Charles Cornwallis Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties {{{casualties1}}} {{{casualties2}}} The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence was the military side of the American Revolution. ... This page refers to the war between the United States of America and Great Britain. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The island was the subject of a family dispute regarding the ownership and inheritance of the land when Robert David Lion Gardiner, the last of his line, expressed interest in the possibility of the island becoming government property. Robert Gardiner died in 2004, and with no surviving direct heirs, the island was left to his his niece, Alexandra Creel Goelet and her husband. The Goelets offered to place a conservation easement on the island in exchange for a promise from the town of East Hampton to not upzone the island, change its assessment, or attempt to acquire it by condemnation. If accepted, the easement would ensure that the island is not developed for the forseeable future. The island is home to migrating ospreys.

See also

• Block Island
• Fishers Island

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External links

• Gardiners Island Lighthouse
• Gardiners Island: What Next?
• ISLAND OWNER: The heir's last goodbye