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The Greentree Estate is a 400-acre property purchased in 1904 by Payne Whitney for his bride, Helen Julia May, in 1904. Later, John Jay Whitney and his second wife Betsey, occupied the main house, where Mrs. Whitney remained in residence there until her death in 1998. The original estate, in fact, is a consortium of …
On April 27, 2013, in recognition of his athletic accomplishments, Jim Brown cut the ceremonial ribbon to a reconstructed artificial turf field commissioned in his name. Brown, a 1953 graduate of Manhasset High School, is widely considered among the greatest athletes of the National Football League, logging nine record-breaking seasons with the Cleveland Browns. At …
What follows is a brief, proud, yet calculated advertisement of a summer convention for civically-inclined young men and women, and the parent institution active in its sponsorship. I intend not just to appraise, but also to promote what I feel to be a profoundly transformative and uniquely gratifying retreat, as I know all who …
The following is excerpted and adapted from a broader work on the informative role of historical narrative in the development cultural identity. Broadly speaking, the study of history inspires exploration of societal identity of those within the national, geographic, or ethnic borders of a past people. However, while national historical character often serves …
The Manhasset Secondary School stands as the principal pillar upon which the town’s character and reputation lay; in academics, arts, and athletics, the institution is one both reflective of and responsible for our community’s legacy. By directive of the Works Progress Administration, construction of the building itself began in 1934. With design plans from architecture …