2024年3月10日 · Built by an eccentric arms dealer on the isolated Pollepel Island, the Scottish-influenced Bannerman Castle looks like something out of a fairytale — but it has a spooky mythology all its own. About 60 miles north of New York City, on the supposedly haunted shores of Pollepel Island in the Hudson River, sits the ruins of a 20th-century ...

2022年1月4日 · Today, kayakers and day-trippers only see the ghostly remains of Bannerman’s castle, but in its heyday, it commanded the Hudson whereby any boat or passersby would see on the side of his...

2017年9月12日 · During the island’s heyday, Bannerman constructed an artificial harbor, or breakwater, around the island. Now only a few stone towers remain, peaking out of the water. Doubtless more are submerged just under the waves, a hazard for passing boats.

2018年7月2日 · In its heyday, the island hosted a booming business and something of a white-glove social scene in the summers. But by the time the military surplus business had faded in the sixties, the island didn’t make much sense anymore as an investment. The Bannerman family couldn’t find a buyer.

Bannerman Castle, one of the Hudson Valley’s most prominent ruins, sits like a sentinel at the North Gate to the Hudson Highlands. In Washington Irving’s short story “The Storm-Ship”, this small island marks the northern end of the domain of The Heer of Dunderberg , a Dutch goblin king who vexed many a sailing ship on its passage ...

2016年6月1日 · Located 50 miles north of New York City on a six-acre island in the Hudson River sits a spooky, hulking relic known as Bannerman Castle. It was built by Frank Bannerman VI who, at 13 years of age, took over his father’s military supply business in New York City when his father left to fight in the Civil War.

Explore the captivating history and architecture of Bannerman Castle in Beacon, NY. Discover its unique past, from a military surplus storage facility to a historical site, and learn about ongoing preservation efforts.

1 天前 · Robert Rodriguez Jr explores the ruins of Bannerman Castle which is situated on an island in the Hudson River. Discover the history and view ethereal landscapes of this unique and popular historic landmark.

2021年10月24日 · Take a tour of the abandoned Bannerman Castle on an island in the middle of New York's Hudson River. Find out everything you need to know to visit this neat spot.