Forgotten Fragments (#21): Theodore Roosevelt Island
Subject(s): Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964, Manship, Paul, 1885-1966, Mason, John, 1766-1849, Roosevelt Memorial Association, United States. National Park Service, Washington (D.C.)--Theodore Roosevelt Island
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Tweed Roosevelt chronicles the history of Theodore Roosevelt Island in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. Roosevelt traces the history of the island back to Native American inhabitants and notes the island’s swings between use and neglect. Roosevelt also charts efforts to establish a national memorial to Theodore Roosevelt in the nation’s capital and how those efforts finally led to the dedication of a memorial on the island in 1967. Roosevelt concludes the essay by noting how the island has once again fallen victim to neglect, and he proposes that the Theodore Roosevelt Association work with the National Park Service to restore and reinvigorate the island for visitors.
Four photographs and three illustrations supplement the text.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2015
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
5
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
No permission is required from the Theodore Roosevelt Association to use items in the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal collection for educational purposes. For permissions, contact William Tilchin at (516) 921-6319 or by email at wnt@bu.edu.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Forgotten Fragments (#21): Theodore Roosevelt Island. [2015]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308625. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Tweed. Forgotten Fragments (#21): Theodore Roosevelt Island. [2015]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308625.
APA:
Roosevelt, Tweed., [2015]. Forgotten Fragments (#21): Theodore Roosevelt Island.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308625.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
