Travers Island (New York)

Travers Island is a former island located on the shore of Long Island Sound in New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York. [ [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] [ [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] [ [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] Due to the island's close proximity to the mainland, landfill was used to connect the two.Fact|date=October 2008 The 30 acre island is situated near the border of New Rochelle and neighboring Pelham Manor. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A01E4DF133AE033A2575AC0A9609C94689FD7CF Travers Island] , New York Times, Jun. 9, 1889] The island is named for Wall Street businessman William R. Travers, who arranged for its purchase in 1886. It currently serves as The New York Athletic Club's summer home. The sprawling facility is centered around the Main Clubhouse and includes an Olympic-sized salt water pool and cabanas.

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* [http://www.nyac.org/ The New York Athletic Club]
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