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Fort Warren was built between 1833 and 1861 on George's Island in Boston Harbor. Named after Dr. Joseph Warren, who was killed at the battle of Bunker Hill, it was not only a fort but also a prisoner of war camp during the Civil War. | 
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From 1899 until 1955 the Livermore Falls Pulp Mill provided ground pulp for use in making paper. Nearby was the Pumpkin Seed Bridge, built in 1885 by a CT company. Both are now in ruins. | 
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From 1942 until 1996, nearly 3,000 acres was home to a military facility built to store ammunition in 50 bunkers. Originally designated the Maynard Ordnance Depot, it was last known as the Fort Devins-Sudbury Annex. The military closed the base, but the bunkers and several buildings still remain. | 
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Tewksbury State Hospital is still active, however alot of the buildings were torn down years ago. The same rules apply to any other active hospitals, don't take pics of the inmates . . I mean, patients. | 
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In 1872 14 acres were bought for a sub-post of Fort Preble at Spring Point to protect Casco Bay. Over the next 25 years 90 acres were bought. By 1898 three batteries, Sullivan, DeHart and Hobart, were built. On April 13, 1899 the fort was designated Fort Williams, in honor of Seth Williams. | 
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Concrete City According to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Concrete City was notable for early use of International Style architectural concepts in creating "model" industrial housing . . The homes, built by the DL & W (Delaware, Lackawanna and Western) Railroad's Coal Division for forty Truesdale Colliery employees, were opened in 1913. Constructed of poured concrete, the twenty two-story rectangular double houses surrounded a park. Controlled by the Glen Alden Coal Company after 1921. It was abandoned in 1924. | 
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On February 16th, 1862, Fort Donelson was surrendered by the South to the North in one of the Norths first major victories. It also turned Ulysses S. Grant into "Unconditional Surrender Grant" in the papers of the times. | 
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Outer Brewster Island was hometo Battery Jewell. There is also evidence of old Quarrying, and a canal! Why would anyone was to build an LNG plant on the island?? Maybe a better question is, why would anyone let them?!? 
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The third State Hospital for the Insane was built in Northampton in 1858. In 1993 the last 17 patients leave the hospital. It'll soon be another victim of condo madness. | 
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Fort Duvall was built on Hog Island between 1917 and 1922. Originally known as Hog Island Military Reservation until 1922. Battery Frank S. Long, with 2 16" guns, kept the area safe between 1927 and 1948. After WWII the fort was on caretaker status until 1955 when it became a NIKE missile site. In 1987 the Spinnaker Condominium Complex built 105 condos right on top of the old fort and renamed it Spinnaker Island. It's now a private island with the condo complex using the fort. | 
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Deer Island was once home to Fort Dawes. It was also once home to a prison, poor house and indians. Everything has been leveled to built a large wastewater treatment plant. No remains of the Fort can be seen. | 
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Being demolished: Danvers State Hospital. On December 14th the state of Massachusetts sold Danvers State Hospital to developers Avalon Bay, who have already begun demolition of the historic site, abandoned since 1992. | 
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Known as Fort Dumpling Rock by the british, Fort Louis by the French, and Fort Dumplings by the Revolutionaries. In modern time it's carried the name Fort Wetherill and during WWII it protected Narragansett Bay, including the net across the harbor to keep out enemy submarines. | 
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Built in 1942 and originally having two 3-inch guns, Battery Whiting of Fort Burnside now sits in Beavertail State Park at the tip of Jamestown, Rhode Island. The battery was originally located at Fort Getty at the northern end of the island. It's purpose was to protect the minefield in the east side of the harbor. | 
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We've got four new forts to add, and this is the first, Fort Getty. Not much of a description huh? We'll get around to writing one sooner or later! | 
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Westborough State Hospital is still active, however alot of the buildings and the farm area are abandoned. The state police patrol and will tell you not to take pics of the buildings, but walking around is okay. | 
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While searching the disorganized IUSSA UEPC we came across some more pics of the soon-to-be-condos Met State. Some pics of the now demolished morgue and furcolo buildings. | 
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The first earth fort was built in 1631 and called "The Castle", on New Castle Island. In 1692 it was renamed Fort William & Mary after the British rulers. In 1791 New Hampshire gave the land to the United States and, in 1802, it was renamed Fort Constitution, though the official renaming order didn't come until 1937! | 
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First called Pepperrell's Garrison, or Fort Pepperrell, after Willaim Pepperrell, it was later called Fort William after the same man. Finally it's been known as Fort McClary and has been protecting Portsmouth Harbor for over 275 years. | 
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Another fort protecting Portsmouth Harbor and the Navy Shipyard was Fort Foster. Started in 1872 and closed in 1948 the fort is now a park, though the buildings are closed to the public. | 
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Fort Williams is a popular picnic spot on Cape Elizabeth in Maine. Initially started in 1872 and finally closed in 1962, it's been a park since 1979. | 
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Remember Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? If you're old like me you probably do. We recently took a trip into the sewer under Lynn. We didn't see any mutant turtles, but did see a lobster trap pretty far up the pipe, how'd it get there? Maybe the mutants like lobster. | 
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This old factory was renovated into a self storage place. The old elevator still goes up to the unrenovated top floor. | 
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The Chamber Project The Chamber Project, a new section of IUSSA, is partially open for your browsing enjoyment. While we have visited a few megalithic sites in New England before, we've attempted to locate and catalog all known sites! This is American history you've never heard about, in your own backyard. | 
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We slapped together a list of books which visitors might be interested in. If you decide to buy any books from any of the links you'll be helping IUSSA. Click here for a few lists, or search for yourself! Remember, books make great gifts! |
The USS Albacore was launched in 1953, serving until Sept. 1972. She was placed in reserve in Philadelphia until 1984 when she was towed back to Portsmouth, NH and opened in 1985 as a museum. | 
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What was born in 1812, has claws, wings and is the size of a dozen New England towns? The Gerrymander! Have you seen one? | 
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There aren't many caves in the state of Massachusetts, but if you wanna get underground all you have to do is take a drive to Clinton, and tour the abandoned train tunnel. You'll be passing under yards and a road before you emerge at the other end. | 
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Once thought to be a haunted hole in the ground, Natural Bridge Caverns is now a tourist attraction in Virginia. We stopped by on the last day of the season for a look. | 
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Look on a map of Newport from 1524 and you'd see an old tower. Some people say it was built by Benedict Arnold, grandfather of the traitor, or vikings, or spaniards . . nobody really knows who built it, why or when. | 
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Could this prison camp have held prisoners from the civil war? These ruins sit silently in the state forest among old foundations and trails. | 
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Is it Tyngsboro or Tyngsborough? In any event, this house sits next to the river there with an uncertain future. | 
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In the woods of Tewksbury are buried over 10,000 bodies from the State Hospital, which opened in 1851. Over 9,000 are recorded starting from 1891, the names of those who died betwen '54 and '91 are lost to history. | 
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In the city of Lowell sits a holy place, the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. I wasn't cured of anything, maybe you'll have better luck? | 
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While walking through Boston Common we passed across what we heard was the smallest suspension bridge in the world! What a great item to have so close by . . a little further investigation turned up some other pretty small suspension bridges! | 
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In the city of Lowell, on a mound, next to a ballfield is a place called "Druid Hill". After searching for a bit we finally found someone with directions and set out to find it. | 
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On the Pemigewasset River sits the ruins of an old pulp mill at Livermore Falls. The railroad goes right in front of the place, it was so close it didn't even need it's own spur. Further upstream is an old train bridge, further down is the rusty truss from an old highway overpass. Bricks litter the ground, but the view of the falls is pretty nice! There's also a sandy beach frequented by locals, perfect for a nice sunny day. |
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Skyline Hotel
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The Haunted Castle
Massachusetts Stone Faces
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