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Pollepel Island has been called many different names, including Pollopel Island, Pollopel's Island, Bannerman's Island, [1] and Bannermans' Island. [2] [3] Pollepel is a Dutch word meaning " ladle" The island is about 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City [4] and about 1,000 feet (300 m) from the Hudson River's eastern bank. [3]
Park Island, also called Island Park – a former island that hosted the Albany County Agricultural Fair in 1865, had a racetrack in 1866, and an addition of a baseball diamond and clubhouse in 1885. [3] Pollepel Island, known for Bannerman's Castle serving as a tourist attraction within the Hudson Valley.
Bannerman's Castle, also known as Bannerman's Island Arsenal, Hudson River, Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, built 1901–18. The structure was built as a military surplus warehouse in the style of a Romanesque castle by businessman Francis Bannerman. An explosion in 1920 destroyed a portion of the complex.
Breakneck Ridge is to the left, Storm King Mountain to the right with Bannerman's Island in the middle of the river and West Point visible in the distance. The Hudson Highlands are mountains on both sides of the Hudson River in New York state lying primarily in Putnam County on its east bank and Orange County on its west.
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The main islands are Wigwam Island (the largest in area), Bannerman Island, and Prospect Island. Among the other small islands are: White Island, Round Island, and Real Island. [2] The "Passe de l’Esturgeon” (English: Sturgeon Pass) is located between the east shore of the lake and Wigwam Island.
Bannerman (surname) Bannerman, a San Francisco-based, technology enabled, security guard company. Bannerman, a loose translation of hatamoto, a direct vassal of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan; A man who belonged to the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty; An alternative name of Manchu people
Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point, or simply Lookout Cay, is a private peninsula in The Bahamas which serves as an exclusive port for the Disney Cruise Line ships. It is located in the south-eastern region of Bannerman Town, South Eleuthera.