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Emily Roebling Cadwalader

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231: 219: 38: 1031: 180:. In 1905 she rescued her father's stable of horses during a fire, and assisted firefighters in their work. In 1908 she unveiled the bronze statue of her grandfather in Trenton. She was an avid tennis player and horsewoman, and was considered one of the first women in Trenton to drive her own automobile. 193:
Roebling took an interest in blind education in New Jersey, and was appointed to a commission to study the needs of blind residents of the state before she married and moved to Philadelphia. As part of that work, she organized an exhibit of work by blind crafters of New Jersey, including handmade
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in 1938. The yacht remains in Istanbul and was restored in the 1990s; it is still considered "one of the world's largest yachts". After a scandal in 2010, the Turkish Cultural Ministry purchased the Savarona, and it is now used by the Turkish president for hosting state events.
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Emily Roebling was the daughter of Charles Gustavus Roebling and Sarah (or Sallie) Ormsby Mahon Roebling. Her father was an engineer, president of
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lace, crochet, and knit items, at Atlantic City in 1909. She was also editor-in-chief of the newspaper for the 1908 Charity Fair in Trenton.
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Cadwalader had a longtime interest in yachts. Her first yacht, purchased in 1924, was the 85-foot
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became property of the United States government in 1931, and was used by presidents from
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Anderson, A. Engler. "Moving on: Or Hadash shines a new light on a stately old mansion"
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Emily Roebling married banker Richard M. Cadwalader Jr., the grandson of
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to be sold in 1977. As of autumn 2019, it was being restored in Belfast.
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Cadwalader was the original owner of three German-made yachts named
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Millionaires, Mansions, and Motor Yachts: An Era of Opulence
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Emily Roebling Cadwalader, from a 1909 publication.
169:, was best known as the civil engineer behind the 674:. July 16, 1927. p. 11 – via ProQuest. 1043: 788:"Sells $ 3,000,000 Yacht to President of Turkey" 750:. May 22, 1934. p. 18 – via ProQuest. 377:. W. W. Norton & Company. pp. 170–171. 762:"U. S. Charges Tax Fraud to R. M. Cadwaladers" 273:, purchased in 1926, 1928, and 1930. The last 202:After marriage, Cadwalader lived part-time in 839:"Defendant rebuts yacht sex case accusations" 451:"Many Fair Trentonians Drive Own Automobiles" 1077:People from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 685:"Biggest Yacht Built for American Woman". 370: 183: 36: 956:"Emily Roebling Dies; Her Marriage Event" 699: 229: 217: 746:"Mrs. Cadwalader Wins $ 192,750 Suit". 425:"Honors to Designer of Brooklyn Bridge" 1044: 726: 670:"$ 2,000,000 Yacht for Cadawalders ". 643: 580:"R. M. Cadwaladers Report Gem Theft". 246:. The following year she acquired the 262:. 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Emily Warren Roebling
A young white woman wearing a large black hat.
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
USS Sequoia
MV Savarona
Philadelphia
USS Sequoia
MV Savarona
John A. Roebling's Sons
John Augustus Roebling
Brooklyn Bridge
Trenton, New Jersey
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
World War I
A sepia-toned image of a very large yacht.
A color image of a very large yacht, in the water, with an American flag flying.
Herbert Hoover
Gerald Ford
Kemal Atatürk
Thomas McCall Cadwalader
"Brooklyn Society: The Roeblings Again in the News"
"Charles Roebling"
the original



Millionaires, Mansions, and Motor Yachts: An Era of Opulence
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"Society Girl to Rescue"

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