Some old military ruins in Queens, not the best shots cause I was to tired to set up my tripod, but its something -
Some old military ruins in Queens, not the best shots cause I was to tired to set up my tripod, but its something -
http://www.lostintimeue.com
I need to get over there...
You and me both. We need to have a field trip.
"Well being as there's no other place around the place, I reckon this must be the place, I reckon."
you all read my mind..
Awesome pics! BTW...I was looking around at your LIT.........excellent site you have and the photography there is amazing. Good job you are doing over there!
I never realized just how many military ruins are on Long Island. Great Stuff.
"Well being as there's no other place around the place, I reckon this must be the place, I reckon."
Absolutely wild. Love it.
Call me a liar, you knew.
You were a fool, but that's cool, it's all right.
Call me the Devil, it's true.
Some can't accept but I crept inside you.
I wish they would restore the forts to how they looked back in the days when they were operational - like what they did with France's Maginot Line. Then it would be even cooler and more impressive.
May I suggest this book: http://www.ospreypublishing.com/stor..._9781841769226
http://www.amazon.com/American-Coast...431310&sr=11-1
Its not Long Island specific but it does go into great detail about how the forts once looked and how they were defended and manned. It also talks about the US Army's Coast Artillery Corps and the US Army's Minelaying Service which manned the coastal forts. I believe the Coast Artillery regiments were all converted into Air Defense artillery units in the late 1950s. It also includes a small section on the forts today.
This book is excellent and contains hundreds of pictures of Long Island military history; mostly about the coastal defense forts in the late 1800s - 1950s: http://www.amazon.com/Islands-Milita...5431123&sr=8-1
Is Totten the one on the north shore? The one with the tunnel that connects to a fort in Connecticut.
"Well being as there's no other place around the place, I reckon this must be the place, I reckon."
I just saw something about this on The History Channel less then 2 weeks ago. I believe your correct about the tunnel except it connects Totten in Queens to Fort Schuyler in the Bronx. At one point the US Army had a very extensive series of forts to defend NYC but the sole active duty facility left is Fort Hamilton with the rest having been closed by the 1990s. Fort Hamilton has been a US Army base since 1825 and I believe it's the oldest manned post besides West Point and Fort Monroe in VA. The oldest post ever manned by a US Army soldier was Fort San Felipe del Morro/Fort Brooke in old San Juan, PR which was manned by the Spanish Army from 1539 - 1898 and by the US Army from 1898 until 1961.Originally Posted by Curly
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