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>> Demolished Buildings.
>> Abandoned Buildings.
>> Saved Buildings / Renovated.
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Great website. Now that I found you, I will follow and possibly offer pictures or locations to follow up on. I have access to a few locales here in the Scotia area that might be of interest.
Onto GE Selkirk. I love a good ghost story, but I considered your source and then took a look at some history. Slavery ended in NY in 1827 and was extremely rare in NY even by that point in history. The buildings at Selkirk do not pre-date 1827 by any means. (In all honesty, that would preclude GE from even building on that land since it would be in a preservationist category.) (I was often told of a “slave quarters” on a local property…sadly that home itself was built long after slavery ended and the “quarters” were built in the 1920s.)
Great story, but history tells another story. I’d check your sources. In any event, I love your site and will offer some info very soon.
Fort Wadsworth. Staten Island, NY.
The first use of the land for military purposes was as the site of a blockhouse in 1663. During theAmerican Revolution it became known as Flagstaff Fort; captured by the British in 1776, it remained in British hands until the war’s end in 1783. It became the responsibility of New York State in 1806, and reverted to federal control during the War of 1812. Divided into several smaller units, including Fort Tompkins and Fort Richmond, its present name was adopted in 1864 to honor Brigadier General James Wadsworth, who had been killed in theBattle of the Wilderness during the Civil War.
In 1910, the fort fired a 21-gun salute to former President Theodore Roosevelt as his ship passed through the Narrows on his return from a nearly year-long trip to Africa and Europe.[1] In 1913, ground was broken by President William Howard Taft for a proposed National American Indian Memorial that was to be built on the site of Fort Tompkins. The monument was to include a 165-foot-tall (50 m) statue of an American Indian on the bluff overlooking the Narrows, but difficulties in fundraising and the advent of World War I precluded fruition of the plan.[2]
By 1924, Fort Wadsworth had become an infantry post, and from 1955 until 1974 it was the headquarters of the 52nd AAA Brigade. It then was the site of the United States Army Chaplain school before being turned over to theUnited States Navy in 1979[citation needed], which used it as the headquarters of its New York Naval Station. The property became part of Gateway National Recreation Area when the Navy left in 1995. Shortly after that, theUnited States Coast Guard became a tenant in some of the buildings and housing previously occupied by the Navy. As of 2007, they are occupied by the United States Coast Guard’s Sector New York[3] and a Maritime Safety and Security Team.
Historic structures include Battery Weed, directly on the harbor, and Fort Tompkins on the bluff above. Both were built in the mid-19th Century and are open to the public on guided tours only. There are several smaller early 20th Century coastal artillery batteries and an overlook with panoramic views of the Upper Bay, Brooklyn and Manhattan. The National Park Service maintains a visitors’ center on site and offers ranger-led tours of the facilities Wednesdays through Sundays.
It was haunted, by the Colonel. It was said that there was an old chair that was stored in the attic that somehow always made it’s way back to room 255 (I think that’s the number) Nobody ever remembered moving it out of the attic but it always somehow made it back down to that room every year. This was according to Jerry O’Shea and Bob the hotel manager at this time. The Shining, when you read that book, have a look at this place and see if it doesn’t fit…all the way down to the bar off to the side and the elevator all the way to the back of the lobby…It was very spooky indeed…
Back in the 60’s this Hunter hotel was known as the O’Shea House and it was owned by Irish immigrants. Sometime later it changed hands and it was named Ski Bowl Lodge.
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Pollepel Island[1] is an island in the Hudson River. Also known as Pollopel Island,Pollopel’s Island, and Bannerman Island, it is the site of Bannerman’s Castle[2][3]Pollepel Island is about 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City.
The principal feature on the island is Bannerman’s Castle, an abandoned military surpluswarehouse.[2] It was built in the style of a castle by gilded age businessman Francis Bannerman VI (1851–1918).[3] Pollepel Island is sometimes referred to as Bannerman’s Island.[5] One side of the castle carries the words “Bannerman’s Island Arsenal”.[2][3]The island has an interesting history, being strategically important during the American War of Independence and purchased by Francis Bannerman VI. However, after his death in 1918, the island experienced a series of disasters. Lightning was known to strike the flagpoles. Then, two hundred pounds of powder and shells exploded, destroying half the building. Later, a massive storm on the Hudson caused a freighter and passenger barge, the Pollepel, to explode and crash into the island (hence the name Pollepel Island). The name is from the Dutch wordpollepel, meaning “ladle”. According to Native American lore the island was inhabited by unfriendly spirits. Later the Dutch referred to the spirit as the Heer of Dunderberg, a fiend (and his goblins) who inhabits the Highlands and doesn’t like visitors.
Pollepel Island < is a wikipedia link.
(Source: abandonedbutnotforgotten.com)
Daemen College in Curtis Hall -
It is said that two brothers had gotten into a fight, and had hung themselves at the same time on separate sides of their home in Curtis Hall.
People have felt the presence of these two brothers, and say that the brothers have tried to play tricks on the people who visit and work in Curtis Hall.
They will move chairs around, and tie knots in your shoelaces.
(Source: theshadowlands.net)
Wing Hollow/Ski Wing Resort – Speak Easy -
Speak-easy down the road from the Ski resort, which Al Capone visited, people were killed there in the 30s. Very freaky swamp surrounding it, and faces can be seen in the windows.
(Source: theshadowlands.net)
