1870 - 1960
Long Island
is the largest (214 acres) and longest (1.75 miles) island of the
In the
Civil War, this fort was located on the island. In 1882, the City
of
it into a homeless shelter. In 1921 it
was turned into a hospital and home for unwed mothers. In 1941
the
facility was again enlarged
to provide treatment for alcoholics.
In
World War I, 1,500 soldiers were stationed here. By WWII, its
guns were
obsolete, and the fort was abandoned. In the 1950s, a
Nike missile base
was established on the island; after its abandonment, the base was used
to
store hundreds of thousands of books for
the Boston Public Library.
Though the hospital closed in 1991, the alcohol treatment program and
homeless
shelter still exist on
Island
You can not
visit
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