Template:Did you know nominations/Hunter Island (Bronx)


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:19, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

Hunter Island (Bronx)

 * ... that Hunter Island in New York City, now part of a park, formerly contained a large Georgian-style mansion occupied by the Hunter family? Source: Seitz & Miller, pp. 130-132.
 * ALT1:... that Hunter Island, in New York City, had a mansion with an art collection of over 400 works from artists such as Rembrandt, Rubens, van Dyck, and da Vinci? Source: Seitz & Miller, pp. 131.
 * ALT2:... that an island in New York City used to be a summer campsite, with up to a half-million visitors by 1917? Source: NYC Parks. "By the turn of the 20th century, Hunter Island, at the north end of the current site, was a popular campsite for summer visitors. [...] by 1917, seasonal attendance had risen to half a million users."
 * Reviewed: James Abercrombie (Episcopal priest)

Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 13:47, 25 September 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg. Great job on improvement in article quality. The article achieved WP:GA status on 23 September 2018. It was improved by . The article is very well cited. The hooks are cited to good citations, and verified. The article is written in a neutral tone. The article is NPOV. The article is of sufficient size, and broad in scope. The article is very encyclopedic. The hooks are all interesting and verified. Prefer ALT2. Sagecandor (talk) 17:41, 25 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I confirm the review in all points, including a preference for ALT2. Good article! - How do you feel about an infobox? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:36, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
 * I'd welcome an infobox. That reminds me, I probably have to put one on Barren Island, Brooklyn as well. epicgenius (talk) 22:03, 3 October 2018 (UTC)