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Place Name
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Place Status (Type)
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historic site
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Location
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Dutchess County, New York (NY), United States, North America
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Latitude
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41°46'N
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Longitude
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73°54'W
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Eleanor Roosevelt
, historic site, Val-Kill, Hyde Park, Dutchess
co., on E side of Hudson R., S N.Y.; 41°46'N 73°54'W. Authorized as
Natl. Historic Site 1977. Her personal retreat, including 2 restored
bldgs., tennis court, rose garden, and playhouse on 180
acres/73 ha, lies 2 mi/3.2 km E of
Roosevelt Home. After the death of FDR in 1945, she lived here until
her death in 1962. This is the only natl. historic site dedicated to a
president's wife. Cottage was built for her by her husband in
1925.
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