North Dumpling Island
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Coordinates | 41°17′17″N 72°01′08″W / 41.28806°N 72.01889°W |
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North Dumpling Island is a two-acre (8,100 m2) island in Fishers Island Sound of
History
In 1639,
After a denial from local officials to build his own wind turbine on the island, Kamen "seceded" from the United States.[3][4] Although Kamen's secession is not legally recognized, he still refers to the island as the "Kingdom of North Dumpling" and has established a constitution, a flag, a currency (the dumpling),[5] a national anthem, which is a parody of the song "America the Beautiful" written by Paul Lazarus,[3] and a navy consisting of a single amphibious vehicle. The people of North Dumpling are called "Dumplonians",[6] and Kamen is said to refer to himself as "Lord Dumpling" or "Lord Dumpling II".
Despite still being a part of the United States, Kamen claimed he was able to leverage his personal relationship with then-president George H. W. Bush to sign an unofficial non-aggression pact.[7][8]
Kamen was eventually able to build his turbine,
In addition to North Dumpling Lighthouse, the island features a replica of Stonehenge.[3][4]
References
- ^ National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (April 2006), Fisher's Island Sound (28th ed.) Graphic
- ^ a b "North Dumpling Lighthouse" Lighthousefriends.com
- ^ New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
- ^ a b "How Dean Kamen's Magical Water Machine Could Save the World". Esquire. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
- ^ Utley, Garrick (July 3, 1998). "Dean Kamen's "Independent" North Dumpling Island" (PDF). NBC Learn. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ Christoffersen, John (November 22, 2008). "Segway inventor touts island as green 'nation'". Mystic: AZCentral.com.[dead link]
- ^ Inbar, Michael (October 21, 2010). "Welcome to secret island of an eccentric genius". Today. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ISBN 978-0593135822.
- New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
- New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2009.
- ^ Harris, Mark (July 22, 2009). "Segway Inventor on future technology". The Guardian. London. Retrieved September 18, 2009.