Deer Island (Thousand Islands) Deer Island is one of the American Thousand Islands.
It lies between mainland Canada and United States, within the Saint Lawrence River, in the Town of Alexandria, close to Alexandria Bay, New York. It is owned entirely by the Russell Trust Association and is used as a Skull and Bones retreat. The island lies near Boldt Castle and can be seen up close from several Canadian and U.S. tour vessels that operate in the local waterways. The land on the island is densely overgrown, with a small lodge on the southern corner of the island. "Foot of the Island" Building Ruins - WikiMiniAtlas 44°21′55″N 75°54′31″W / 44.365171°N 75.908477°W / 44.365171; -75.908477 (Location of "Foot of the Island" Building Ruins on Deer Island) Outlook Building Ruins - 44°21′38″N 75°54′19″W / 44.360468°N 75.905316°W / 44.360468; -75.905316 (Location of Outlook Building Ruins on Deer Island) Stone Cottage Ruins - Deer Island: A Brief History.
A Brief History. Deer Island is located just North of Alexandria Bay, New York.
It is a fifty acre island containing diverse topography and a varied shoreline. The southern perimeter of Deer Island faces the American shipping channel while the northern perimeter faces the Canadian channel. It has several protected coves and a small bay and is currently mostly forested with White Pine, Black Oak, Hemlock, and Sugar Maple. Deer Island was one of the first islands in what has become known as The Thousand Islands region to have been sold as a summer retreat. In September of 1856, Deer Island and a smaller 7 acre island nearest to it on the northeastern edge was sold to a Mr. Through the turn of the century, this region became a favored summer retreat for the American elite as many wealthy families purchased islands and constructed ever more elaborate and decorative cottages. Russell Trust Association. The Russell Trust Association is the business name for the New Haven, Connecticut based Skull and Bones society, incorporated in 1856.[1] The Russell Trust was incorporated by William Huntington Russell as its president, and Daniel Coit Gilman as its first treasurer.
Gilman later went on to become president of the University of California at Berkeley and Johns Hopkins University before leaving to become the first president of the Carnegie Foundation. Gilman also served as one of the first board members of the Russell Sage Foundation. In 1943, by special act of the Connecticut state legislature, its trustees were granted an exemption from filing corporate reports with the Secretary of State, which is normally a requirement.
From 1978 until his death in 1988, [2] business of the Russell Trust Association was handled by its single trustee, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. partner John B. See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. George W., Knight of Eulogia - Alexandra Robbins. On High Street, in the middle of the Yale University campus, stands a cold-looking, nearly windowless Greco-Egyptian building with padlocked iron doors.
This is the home of Yale's most famous secret society, Skull and Bones, and it is also, in a sense, one of the many homes of the family of George W. Bush, Yale '68. Bush men have been Yale men and Bonesmen for generations. Prescott Bush, George W.'s grandfather, Yale '17, was a legendary Bonesman; he was a member of the band that stole for the society what became one of its most treasured artifacts: a skull that was said to be that of the Apache chief Geronimo. There were other Bush Bonesmen, a proud line of them stretching from great uncle George Herbert Walker Jr. to uncle Jonathan Bush to cousins George Herbert Walker IIIand Ray Walker. New members of Skull and Bones are assigned secret names, by which fellow Bonesmen will forever know them. George W. was not assigned a name but invited to choose one. Indeed, George W.' When U.S.