WASHINGTON, DC – Stanley Turkel, a regular contributor to eTurboNews, has been named the recipient of the Historic Hotels of America 2015 Historian of the Year Award.
WASHINGTON, DC – Stanley Turkel, a regular contributor to eTurboNews, has been named the recipient of the Historic Hotels of America 2015 Historian of the Year Award. Turkel was honored with this distinguished award on October 9, 2015 at West Baden Springs Hotel (1902) at French Lick Resort in West Baden Springs, Indiana. This is the second year in a row Turkel has been awarded this prestigious honor.
The Historic Hotels of America Historian of the Year Award is presented to an individual for making a unique contribution in the research, and presentation of history and whose work has encouraged a wide discussion of greater understanding and enthusiasm for American History and historic hotels.
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In 1869, Albert Smiley, a nature-loving Quaker schoolteacher, bought a property at a good price – 300 acres surrounding a lake and a tavern in a spectacular natural setting in the heart of a 26,000-acre area in the Shawangunk Mountains, New York. Soon to be built would be Mohonk Mountain House.
Alfred and Albert Smiley, devout Quaker twin brothers, created the resort in 1869 when they bought Mohonk Lake from John F. Stokes.
As the Smileys expanded the Mohonk Mountain House hotel, they operated in accordance with their Quaker beliefs: no alcohol, dancing, smoking or card playing.
The hotel offered concerts, prayer sessions, lectures as well as swimming, hiking and boating.
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