10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEDLOE ISLAND»
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Bedloe Island in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Historical Handbook Series
When the English occupied New York they seized Bedloe's Island and used it as
a refuge for Tory sympathizers. Objecting to this use, rebels managed to set fire to
all the buildings on the island and to do other damage. The French came into ...
2
Enlightening the World: The Creation of the Statue of Liberty
Over the next several weeks Bartholdi continued to study Bedloe's Island (today
named Liberty Island) and became convinced ... Set apart from the mainland yet
surrounded by activity — commerce in the harbor was brisk — Bedloe's Island ...
3
A Report on Barracks and Hospitals: With Descriptions of ...
vessels should anchor at Bedloe's Island, nor l>o suffered to discharge their
cargoes until they had first been visited and examined by physicians appointed
for the purpose. This was accordingly done, and the panic soon ceased. Under
the ...
4
A Gun and Cherries in the Bucket of Blood: The ...
Bartholdi was also instrumental in determining the statue's location in America.
During a trip to America, Bartholdi became attracted to what was then known as
Bedloe's Island. The island, named after Dutch settler Isaac Bedloe, was a New ...
5
Spooky New York: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and ...
This rumor was that the wily captain had actually interred some of his treasure on
nearby Bedloe Island. These days, we call this island Liberty Island because the
mighty Lady of Liberty graces her shores, but in those days, it was called ...
Like Governor's and Bedloe's Island, Ellis Island already belonged to the
government and apparently no other department had any other use for it. Thus,
on April 11, 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed a bill naming Ellis Island
as ...
Sailing through the Narrows, in order to avoid Fort Lafayette, you must keep
Staten Island shore well on board. The maik to pass the upper part of the West
Bank and Fort Lafayette is to keep Bedloe's Island open with the westernmost
point of ...
8
Atlantic Navigator (1854)
Sailing through the Narrows, in order to avoid Fort Lafayette, you must keep
Staten Island shore well on board. The mark to pass the upper part of the West
Bank and Fort Lafayette is to keep Bedloe's Island open with the westernmost
point of ...
9
New York Ghost Towns: Uncovering the Hidden Past
Bedloe's Island became a sanctuary for American colonists who remained loyal
to England. However, in April 1776, American colonial forces attacked Bedloe's
Island and razed the buildings on it. In 1793, the French were given Bedloe's ...
10
Immigrants Out!: The New Nativism and the Anti-immigrant ...
Congress passed a resolution authorizing the use of Bedloe's island and
providing for the maintenance of the Statue (as a lighthouse) in 18y7.4 Auguste
Bartholdi completed the Statue in 1884, and it was presented to and accepted
officially ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEDLOE ISLAND»
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Bedloe Island is used in the context of the following news items.
The Interesting History Behind the Statue of Liberty
The island on which it is located was previously named Bedloe Island, but in 1956, its name was changed to Liberty Island. From Frank Leslie's ... «The Libertarian Republic, Mar 15»
10 Things You Didn't Know About the Statue of Liberty (She Was …
When Ulysses Grant authorized the use of Bedloe Island (now Liberty Island) for the statue, he specified that the Statue of Liberty would be a ... «Parade, Nov 14»
Statue of Liberty: 50 fascinating facts
The island in which it stands was previously called Bedloe Island, but its name was changed in 1956 to Liberty Island. 35. There are various ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 13»
