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[[Pine Knot]] was Theodore Roosevelt’s rustic Virginia retreat. It is located in southern [[Albemarle County]] in [[Keene]]. | |||
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The 90-acre Pine Knot grounds are owned by the Edith and Theodore Roosevelt Pine Knot Foundation. There is no running water or electricity at the small cabin that Roosevelt used as a getaway while he was president. The foundation {{as of|2012|5|22|alt=is seeking}} to expand the profile of the historical resource and plans to hold monthly events. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Pine Knot looks to increase public role|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2012/may/13/pine-knot-looks-increase-public-role-ar-1912268/#When:17:16:39Z|author=|pageno=|printdate=May 13, 2012|publishdate=May 13, 2012|accessdate=May 14, 2012|cturl=}}</ref> There are also tentative plans for a historical center to house exhibits. | |||
Pine Knot is also reported to be one of the last reliable sightings of the Passenger Pigeon in [[Albemarle County]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Pine Knot: Theodore Roosevelt’s Rustic Virginia Retreat|url=http://www.mydailyprogress.com/ruralvirginian/index.php/news/article/pine_knot_theodore_roosevelts_rustic_virginia_retreat/|author=Patrick Robbins|work=Rural Virginian|publisher=Media General|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=20 Dec. 2010}}</ref> | |||
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*[http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/modern/pineknot.htm official site] | *[http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/modern/pineknot.htm official site] | ||
*[http://www.pineknot.org/ The Edith and Theodore Roosevelt Pine Knot Foundation] | *[http://www.pineknot.org/ The Edith and Theodore Roosevelt Pine Knot Foundation] | ||
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Revision as of 12:41, 14 May 2012
Pine Knot was Theodore Roosevelt’s rustic Virginia retreat. It is located in southern Albemarle County in Keene.
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The 90-acre Pine Knot grounds are owned by the Edith and Theodore Roosevelt Pine Knot Foundation. There is no running water or electricity at the small cabin that Roosevelt used as a getaway while he was president. The foundation is seeking to expand the profile of the historical resource and plans to hold monthly events. [1] There are also tentative plans for a historical center to house exhibits.
Pine Knot is also reported to be one of the last reliable sightings of the Passenger Pigeon in Albemarle County[2]
References
- ↑ Web. Pine Knot looks to increase public role, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, May 13, 2012, retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ↑ Web. Pine Knot: Theodore Roosevelt’s Rustic Virginia Retreat, Patrick Robbins, Rural Virginian, Media General, retrieved 20 Dec. 2010.