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'''Travers Island''' is a former island located on [[Long Island Sound]] in the city of [[New Rochelle, New York|New Rochelle]] in [[Westchester County]], [[New York]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=5-POLmKnbwsC&q=Travers+Island+New+ROchelle&dq=Travers+Island+New+ROchelle&lr=&ei=HjXoSPzANZbMzQTV7J2LBQ&pgis=1 King's how to See New York: A Complete Trustworthy Guide Book] Moses King Publishers, 1914, Page 133</ref><ref>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40C17F93B5C157A93C0A8178CD85F448385F9 Approves New Ferry Line: Westchester Engineer Favors New Rochelle Long Island Service], New York Times, June 12, 1930</ref><ref>[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70710FB345E16738DDDAC0A94DE405B838FF1D3 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</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 [[Neptune Island (Long Island Sound)|Neptune Island]], [[Glen Island Park (New Rochelle, New York)|Glen Island]] and [[Hunter Island, New York|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''' is a former island in [[Long Island Sound]], located in the city of [[New Rochelle, New York]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=5-POLmKnbwsC&q=Travers+Island+New+ROchelle King's how to See New York: A Complete Trustworthy Guide Book] Moses King Publishers, 1914, Page 133</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1930/07/12/archives/approves-new-ferry-line-westchester-engineer-favors-new.html Approves New Ferry Line: Westchester Engineer Favors New Rochelle Long Island Service], New York Times, June 12, 1930</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1933/06/25/archives/carnival-is-held-at-travers-island-1500-persons-attend-event-of-new.html 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</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 [[Neptune Island (Long Island Sound)|Neptune Island]], [[Glen Island Park (New Rochelle, New York)|Glen Island]], and [[Hunter Island, New York|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]].<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 [[William R. Travers]], a longtime President of NYAC.
Travers Island currently serves as the [[New York Athletic Club]]'s summer home.


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Latest revision as of 13:08, 6 August 2023

Travers Island is west of Glen Island and in the New Rochelle Harbor Management Area

Travers Island is a former island in Long Island Sound, located in the city of New Rochelle, New York.[1][2][3] 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.[4] The former island is named after William R. Travers, a longtime President of NYAC.

References

  1. ^ King's how to See New York: A Complete Trustworthy Guide Book Moses King Publishers, 1914, Page 133
  2. ^ Approves New Ferry Line: Westchester Engineer Favors New Rochelle Long Island Service, New York Times, June 12, 1930
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "The Accurate Database of U.S. National Champions". therealxc.com. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
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