In 2015, as the restoration of Sagamore Hill is completed, as part of the project, the hamlet of Oyster Bay will have new signage telling visitors about Theodore Roosevelt-related locations in this area.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, the home of Theodore Roosevelt and a National Park Service site, has awarded a contract in the amount of $223,400 to plan, design and produce 35 new outdoor exhibits. The new exhibits, also called “waysides,” replace old and outdated ones dating back to the 1980s.
The contract was awarded to Pannier Graphics, a premier producer of outdoor signage. They are located in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania metropolitan area and have fabricated wayside exhibits for other National Park Service sites throughout the country.
The new exhibits will be placed on the grounds of Sagamore Hill and in the hamlet of Oyster Bay to commemorate significant local sites in the life of our 26th president. The installation of the exhibits will coincide with of the reopening of the Roosevelt home, which is currently undergoing an extensive rehabilitation. That is in 2015.
There are seven locations set for the hamlet. Sagamore Hill Superintendent Thomas Ross said they are working with the Main Street Association as part of their signage project and are consulting with the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of Commerce and the Oyster Bay Civic Association. We’ll try to keep you in the loop.
TR is truly a part of Oyster Bay.
– DFK
