6-597: Pine Knot may refer to: Pine Knot (cabin) , a cabin in Virginia owned by Theodore Roosevelt Pine Knot, Kentucky , U.S. Pine Knot Creek , Georgia, U.S. Camp Pine Knot , in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, U.S. Fatwood or pine knot, the heartwood of pine trees See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Pine Knot Pine Knob (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
12-556: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pine Knot (cabin) Pine Knot is a historic cabin located 14 miles (23 km) south of Charlottesville, Virginia in Albemarle County, Virginia . The cabin was owned and occupied by the 26th president of the United States , Theodore Roosevelt and his wife Edith Kermit Roosevelt , and used by Roosevelt and
18-454: The first lady while he was president, although no official business took place there. In 1905, Edith Roosevelt spent $ 280 to purchase the fifteen-acre property with its rustic worker's cabin, and she bought an additional seventy-five acres in 1911. The cabin is owned by the Edith and Theodore Roosevelt Pine Knot Foundation and is open for visits by appointment. The idea of purchasing the cabin
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30-462: The surrounding countryside, she decided to purchase the cabin to help her and her husband "rest and repair" from the strain of political life in Washington D.C. The cabin was surrounded by the wilderness, which appealed to her. A description characterized it thus: "tucked away among red and white oak, red cedars, dogwoods, red maples and black cherry trees, was a rustic worker's cabin". The cabin
36-531: Was to be an escape for both the First Lady and the President. President Roosevelt was known throughout his presidency to travel frequently, many times to experience the natural wonders of certain areas such as in the states of Oklahoma and Colorado. While traveling, Edith Roosevelt decided to purchase the property after visiting family friends Joe and Will Wilmer on May 6, 1905. Realizing her husband's love for
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