The last bit of Britain in America

[Simpo Two]

'It has been owned by the same family for nearly 400 years, and although occasionally reported as the largest privately owned island in America or the world, it is not.[1] It is, however, the only real estate still intact as part of an original royal grant from the English Crown.[2]'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardiners_Island

[BigLepton]

Fascinating - thanks for the post.

[Olf]

Very interesting - I like the bit about Captain Kid.

[shirt]

great read. cheers. particularly liked gardiner's quote at the end.

from simpo's link:

Shortly before Gardiner's death he said:
We have always married into wealth. We've covered all our bets. We were on both sides of the Revolution, and both sides of the Civil War. The Gardiner family always came out on top

[Simpo Two]

shirt said:

We have always married into wealth. We've covered all our bets. We were on both sides of the Revolution, and both sides of the Civil War. The Gardiner family always came out on top

I'm still stuck on the first bit!