Tonawanda Island for a fishing and sporting club, article, transcribed (On Dits in Sporting Circles, 1844-04-13).jpg
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Tonawanda Island for a fishing and sporting club, article, transcribed (On Dits in Sporting Circles, 1844-04-13).jpg
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AI Summary:
A call for ten or more gentlemen to form a club and purchase Tonawanda Island, a 100‑acre river island eleven miles above the Falls, noted for its fine timber, fruit trees, cultivated land, a luxurious brick villa, excellent shooting and fishing grounds, and clear title—proposed as an exclusive sportsmen’s retreat.
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Fishing and Shooting Club.—Cannot a club of ten or more gentlemen be found in this city for the purchase of Tonawanda Island, now advertised for sale or exchange? The island is delightfully situated in Niagara River, eleven miles above the Falls: it contains 100 acres of land, 20 of which are under good cultivation, the remainder being well timbered with a fine growth of oak, walnut, and cedar. There are also upwards of 200 choice fruit‑trees of every description, and numerous grape vines—all from Buel’s Garden, at Albany. On a commanding situation is an elegant brick dwelling house, of two stories, forty feet square, erected in 1839, at an expense of \$15,000, in the most approved style of domestic architecture, furnished in an unusually luxurious and costly manner, with the doors of polished black walnut, window sashes of cherry, \&c.; the rooms are spacious and conveniently arranged, and there are ten large sleeping chambers, with a view of the river from every window. The house is entirely surrounded with a broad and elegant piazza, and at a convenient distance are all the desirable appendages of such a villa, including a fine spring, a gardener’s cottage, stables, bath‑houses, boat‑house, wharves, fishing‑places, \&c. The Island contains fine shooting ground, and the river affords a great variety of fishing—the place being well adapted to the enjoyment of sportsmen. The title is perfectly good, being derived directly from the State of New York. This is the “paradise” referred to by Willis, as “the most beautiful and aristocratic property in this country”—“the best cradle nature could possibly form for the cradle of a luxurious exclusive.” Further particulars may be learned at 533 Houston Street, in this city. Why cannot a club be organized here upon the plan of those in Chesapeake Bay, and on the Potomac, for sporting and social purposes?
A call for ten or more gentlemen to form a club and purchase Tonawanda Island, a 100‑acre river island eleven miles above the Falls, noted for its fine timber, fruit trees, cultivated land, a luxurious brick villa, excellent shooting and fishing grounds, and clear title—proposed as an exclusive sportsmen’s retreat.
AI Transcription:
Fishing and Shooting Club.—Cannot a club of ten or more gentlemen be found in this city for the purchase of Tonawanda Island, now advertised for sale or exchange? The island is delightfully situated in Niagara River, eleven miles above the Falls: it contains 100 acres of land, 20 of which are under good cultivation, the remainder being well timbered with a fine growth of oak, walnut, and cedar. There are also upwards of 200 choice fruit‑trees of every description, and numerous grape vines—all from Buel’s Garden, at Albany. On a commanding situation is an elegant brick dwelling house, of two stories, forty feet square, erected in 1839, at an expense of \$15,000, in the most approved style of domestic architecture, furnished in an unusually luxurious and costly manner, with the doors of polished black walnut, window sashes of cherry, \&c.; the rooms are spacious and conveniently arranged, and there are ten large sleeping chambers, with a view of the river from every window. The house is entirely surrounded with a broad and elegant piazza, and at a convenient distance are all the desirable appendages of such a villa, including a fine spring, a gardener’s cottage, stables, bath‑houses, boat‑house, wharves, fishing‑places, \&c. The Island contains fine shooting ground, and the river affords a great variety of fishing—the place being well adapted to the enjoyment of sportsmen. The title is perfectly good, being derived directly from the State of New York. This is the “paradise” referred to by Willis, as “the most beautiful and aristocratic property in this country”—“the best cradle nature could possibly form for the cradle of a luxurious exclusive.” Further particulars may be learned at 533 Houston Street, in this city. Why cannot a club be organized here upon the plan of those in Chesapeake Bay, and on the Potomac, for sporting and social purposes?
Date
1844-04-13
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“Tonawanda Island for a fishing and sporting club, article, transcribed (On Dits in Sporting Circles, 1844-04-13).jpg,” North Tonawanda History, accessed June 22, 2025, https://www.nthistory.com/items/show/4038.