The Mysteries of Turtle Rock
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What is the answer? I’ve always wondered about turtle rock!
Heather,
I have contacted a few of my historian friends to see if they know the story, but what I have heard is that it was the site of a tuberculosis hospital at one time. Then after that it was the Turtle Rock camp ground and I even heard that George Washington’s horse was burred there.
I am off to find out!
Happy new year!
Beautiful! I think this is my favorite. Happy New Year!
Thanks! have a great new year!
Two of the Sandy Bay Historical Society’s board members (I’m one of the two) may be doing a presentation next season on the Leander Haskins Hospital (later Restcroft Sanatorium). I’d certainly appreciate it if you would forward any relevant info about the site to me at my blog.
Thanks Deb,
I would be interested to hear the talk and I may be able to find some others.
Do you have any ideas on were or what the piles were used for.
Just talked to my father and he’s under the impression that the stones came from the construction of the house’s foundation and were pilled because there was no use for them and they didn’t want to spend the money to move the boulders.
Lots of speculation around over the years. There is some significance to the piles…more than construction debris. They are arranged too intently (it would have cost less to haul them off than to build the very neat mounds). Dr. Heberle’s ashes are scattered upon the mounds per his request. Makes one wonder why.