Chronological Timeline
Home	Chronological Timeline - 1900 to 1977 - 1900-The three-sided clock gets added to the Clock Tower, signaling the completion of the Power House. 1902-(September)-George Boldt tears down his Stratford Hotel to make room for the Bellevue-Stratford. 1904-(January 7)-Louise A. Boldt dies. George Boldt orders construction to end on the castle. The island fell silent. 1904-(June 21)-George Boldt purchases 'Florence Island'. 1904-(September)-The Bellevue-Stratford opens. 1907-Louise Clover Boldt marries Alfred Graham Miles. 1910-(February 21)-Clover Wotherspoon Miles was born to Louise Clover Boldt and Alfred G. Miles. 1910-(July 26)-Louise and Alfred divorce. 1912-(July 13)-George Boldt purchases Hopewell Hall. 1915-(July)-Talks circulate about selling Heart Island and its properties to the United States Government for a summer home for the Presidents. 1916-(December 5)-George C. Boldt dies in his room at the Waldorf-Astoria. 1918-Boldt Castle opens to the public. This sets off the beginning of over seventy years of vandalism and continued deterioration of the island properties. 1922-(June)-Entire Heart Island estate sold to Edward J. Noble, inventor of 'Lifesavers' candy. 1923-(August 1)-The old ice-house on Heart Island burned to the ground. 1924-(Springtime)-Marble pillars originally meant for Boldt Castle, show up as part of the front porch of the 'New St. Lawrence Hotel,' in Alexandria Bay N.Y. 1925-(June)-E.J. Noble purchases the remaining Boldt properties, except for 'Hopewell Hall.' 1929-The Waldorf and Astoria buildings were torn down to make way for the Empire State Building. 1931-A new Waldorf-Astoria Hotel was built on Park Avenue in New York City. 1939-(August 6)-A large fireworks display over Heart Island resulted in the complete destruction of the roof of the Power House, Clock & Chimes Towers, when it caught fire by a stray spark. 1942-Tons of steel and scrap iron were 'salvaged' from Boldt Castle and Heart Island in an effort to 'meet the need' of the nation for metal to carry on the war. 1950-The Wellesley House, where the Boldt family stayed during the construction of Boldt Castle, was torn down. 1963-(May 30)-Louise Clover Boldt Miles died in her home in N.Y. City. 1977-The Thousand Islands Bridge Authority takes over ownership of Boldt Castle and other Boldt properties, from E.J. Noble Foundation. ...page one... 1851-1900 ...next page... 1977-present	View My Guestbook Sign My Guestbook
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