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Lately I have been installing cedar shake on an oceanfront house with stunning views of Gardiner's Island. This peninsula of land had a fish oil factory during the 1850's and beyond, where large schools of bunker (Menhaden) were seine netted and boiled down for fish oil. I imagine this 5 ft. diameter wheel has never traveled far. Makes sense that they would use a large wheel to avoid getting stuck in the sand.
This place has a beautiful view of Gardiner's island. From Wiki:
It is located in Gardiner's Bay between the two peninsulas at the east end of Long Island. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) long, 3 miles (4.8 km) wide and has 27 miles (43 km) of coastline.
The island has been owned by the Gardiner family and their descendants since 1639 when Lion Gardiner purchased it from the Montaukett chief Wyandanch. At 5.19 square miles (13.4 km2), it is one of the largest privately owned islands in the United States, though slightly smaller than Naushon Island in Massachusetts, owned by the Forbes family.
The island was first settled by Lion Gardner back in 1639. The island was not part of the Connecticut Colony or the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations of the British, nor was it a part of the Dutch colony of New Netherland. It evidently fell under the jurisdiction of Earl of Stirling, William Alexander, who had been given Long Island by the King of England in 1636 and required Gardiner to gain his approval of the land grant through his agent James Farrett. It has been privately owned by Gardiner's descendants for 387 years.
The royal patent of 1639 gave Gardiner the "right to possess the land forever", with the island being declared a proprietary colony. Gardiner was given the title of Lord of the Manor and the attenuating privileges of governorship.
A legend developed that Kidd warned that if the treasure was not there when he returned he would kill the Gardiners, though trial testimony given by John Gardiner on July 17, 1699, makes no mention of any threats, and Kidd's conduct appears to have been quite civil.[13] Kidd was tried in Boston, and Gardiner was ordered by Governor Bellomont to deliver the treasure as evidence. The booty included gold dust, bars of silver, Spanish dollars, rubies, diamonds, candlesticks, and porringers. Gardiner kept one of the diamonds which he later gave to his daughter. A plaque on the island marks the spot where the treasure was buried.
I think I am going to have to detect this acre before I wrap up the siding job. It's funny how many people believe that I am a BOT posting fake finds. Yet, the reality is, I am surrounded by opportunities that I will never find enough time to detect!
This place has a beautiful view of Gardiner's island. From Wiki:
It is located in Gardiner's Bay between the two peninsulas at the east end of Long Island. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) long, 3 miles (4.8 km) wide and has 27 miles (43 km) of coastline.
The island has been owned by the Gardiner family and their descendants since 1639 when Lion Gardiner purchased it from the Montaukett chief Wyandanch. At 5.19 square miles (13.4 km2), it is one of the largest privately owned islands in the United States, though slightly smaller than Naushon Island in Massachusetts, owned by the Forbes family.
The island was first settled by Lion Gardner back in 1639. The island was not part of the Connecticut Colony or the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations of the British, nor was it a part of the Dutch colony of New Netherland. It evidently fell under the jurisdiction of Earl of Stirling, William Alexander, who had been given Long Island by the King of England in 1636 and required Gardiner to gain his approval of the land grant through his agent James Farrett. It has been privately owned by Gardiner's descendants for 387 years.
The royal patent of 1639 gave Gardiner the "right to possess the land forever", with the island being declared a proprietary colony. Gardiner was given the title of Lord of the Manor and the attenuating privileges of governorship.
Privateer William Kidd stopped at the island in June 1699 while sailing to Boston to answer charges of piracy. With the permission of the island's proprietor, he buried a chest, a box of gold, and two boxes of silver in a ravine between Bostwick's Point and the Manor House. Indicating to Mrs. Gardiner that the box of gold was intended for the Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Lord Bellomont, Kidd gave Mrs. Gardiner a length of gold cloth,[11] captured from a Moorish ship off the coast of India,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardiners_Island#cite_note-14 and a sack of sugar in thanks for her hospitality.A legend developed that Kidd warned that if the treasure was not there when he returned he would kill the Gardiners, though trial testimony given by John Gardiner on July 17, 1699, makes no mention of any threats, and Kidd's conduct appears to have been quite civil.[13] Kidd was tried in Boston, and Gardiner was ordered by Governor Bellomont to deliver the treasure as evidence. The booty included gold dust, bars of silver, Spanish dollars, rubies, diamonds, candlesticks, and porringers. Gardiner kept one of the diamonds which he later gave to his daughter. A plaque on the island marks the spot where the treasure was buried.
I think I am going to have to detect this acre before I wrap up the siding job. It's funny how many people believe that I am a BOT posting fake finds. Yet, the reality is, I am surrounded by opportunities that I will never find enough time to detect!
