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| '''Travers Island''' on ] is located in the city's ] and is situated between ], ] and ] in ]'s ]. It houses the ].<ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Frolic On Travers Island; Amateur Athletes Enjoy Themselves. Victories Celebrated In A Hilarious Way On Saturday Night. A Great Day For Amateur Athletics |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60A17FF3A5413738DDDAF0994D1405B8984F0D3 |quote=There was a glorious time on Travers Island Saturday night. To say that it was glorious is even putting it mildly, for it is seldom that fun and hilarity hold such absolute away as they did then over the proceedings at the Summer home of the New-York Athletic Club. |newspaper=] |date= September 16, 1889 |accessdate=2010-12-31 }}</ref><ref name=island>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Travers Island |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50B15FE385E15738DDDA00894DE405B8984F0D3 |quote=The now Summer home of the New-York Athletic Club on Travers Island, near Pelham Manor, on the Sound, was opened yesterday for inspection by the members and their friends. The building, designed by Douglas Smythe, is a handsome structure of wood in the prevailing... |newspaper=] |date=June 9, 1889 |accessdate=2010-12-31 }}</ref> | |||
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| '''Travers Island''' is a former island in ], located in the city of ].<ref> Moses King Publishers, 1914, Page 133</ref><ref>, New York Times, June 12, 1930</ref><ref>, The New York Times, June 25, 1933</ref> The island, originally united by a causeway to the mainland, comprises a tract of thirty acres in the Lower Harbor of New Rochelle, situated between ], ], and ] in ]'s ]. The narrow strip of water originally making it an island was eventually filled in, converting this tract into a peninsula. | |||
| ==History== | |||
| It was purchased by ] in 1886. It consists of the Main House and other buildings and facilities that sit on {{convert|30|acre|m2}} of landscaped grounds. Centered around the Main House, the Olympic-sized salt water pool and accompanying cabanas. It extends the range of NYAC sports to include tennis, rowing, yachting, outdoor swimming and diving, a children's Day Camp, rugby, soccer, croquet and lacrosse. | |||
| Travers Island currently serves as the ]'s summer home. Travers Island hosted the 1903, 1905, and 1906 ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.therealxc.com|title=The Accurate Database of U.S. National Champions|publisher=therealxc.com|access-date=2018-09-14}}</ref> The former island is named after ], a longtime President of NYAC. | |||
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Travers Island is a former island in Long Island Sound, located in the city of New Rochelle, New York. The island, originally united by a causeway to the mainland, comprises a tract of thirty acres in the Lower Harbor of New Rochelle, situated between Neptune Island, Glen Island, and Hunter Island in New York City's Pelham Bay Park. The narrow strip of water originally making it an island was eventually filled in, converting this tract into a peninsula.
Travers Island currently serves as the New York Athletic Club's summer home. Travers Island hosted the 1903, 1905, and 1906 USA Cross Country Championships. The former island is named after William R. Travers, a longtime President of NYAC.
References
- King's how to See New York: A Complete Trustworthy Guide Book Moses King Publishers, 1914, Page 133
- Approves New Ferry Line: Westchester Engineer Favors New Rochelle Long Island Service, New York Times, June 12, 1930
- CARNIVAL IS HELD AT TRAVERS ISLAND; 1,500 Persons Attend Event of New York Athletic Club at Clubhouse on Sound, The New York Times, June 25, 1933
- "The Accurate Database of U.S. National Champions". therealxc.com. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
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