In 1943, Franklin Roosevelt gave his family home and 33 acres to the US government while retaining family rights to live there; he had expanded the estate to nearly 1,500 acres and planted over 500,000 trees
- Tree plantation undergoing at Springwood (Image Credit: FDR Library Photo via National Park Service)In December 1943, US President Franklin D.
- Roosevelt donated his family home at Springwood in Hyde Park, New York, along with 33 surrounding acres, to the US government while retaining life-estate rights for his family.
- According to the National Park Service, Roosevelt had spent decades expanding and developing the property.
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- Tree plantation undergoing at Springwood (Image Credit: FDR Library Photo via National Park Service)In December 1943, US President Franklin D.
- Roosevelt donated his family home at Springwood in Hyde Park, New York, along with 33 surrounding acres, to the US government while retaining life-estate rights for his family.
- According to the National Park Service, Roosevelt had spent decades expanding and developing the property.
Sources: Times of India