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Then/Now Smallpox Hospital These historic ruins on

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Smallpox Hospital
These historic ruins on Roosevelt Island in New York City are the remains of a smallpox hospital designed by famed architect, James Renwick Jr. This Gothic Revival, 100-bed hospital opened in 1856, making it the first hospital in the country dedicated to smallpox.
By 1886, the building was converted into the Home for the Nurses of the Maternity and Charity Hospital Training School with additions being added for the school between 1903-04. The hospital training school would last until the 1950s, but after its closure, the building was abandoned and quickly fell into disrepair, suffering a great deal of vandalism. Today, all that is left of this Gothic is the building's shell.
The Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital is a designated New York City Landmark, making it the only ruin in the city with that designation.
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Marker Monday Part II Thanks for sending in these

Marker Monday Part II
Thanks for sending in these great finds! 📍

MARKER MONDAY PART 1 Here is this week’s roundup

MARKER MONDAY PART 1
Here is this week’s roundup of historical markers around the state. Thank you to everyone who sent one in! Please continue to send all your fascinating and fun historical marker finds my way and I’ll share each Monday!

Then/Now Fort Crown Point A look at the ruins of F

Then/Now
Fort Crown Point
A look at the ruins of Fort Crown Point on Lake Champlain vs its 1759 plans.
Constructed in 1759, Fort Crown Point was built under the direction of Sir Jeffrey Amherst next to the ruins of the French army’s, Fort St. Frederic. Amherst constructed this British fort during the French and Indian War at a strategic location on Lake Champlain where the lake narrows to a quarter-mile. Designed to house up to 4,000 men and withstand enemy artillery, the fort was built with 20-foot walls and employed up to 3,000 soldiers and artisans to construct it, but when the French and Indian War ended in 1763, construction on the fort ceased.
In April 1773, a chimney fire spread from the fort’s soldier’s barracks to its timber walls, leading to the explosion of the powder magazine stores and the destruction of the main fort. Over the following years, the British troop strength at Fort Crown Point would be reduced to a tiny garrison. And in May of 1775, during the Revolutionary War, this garrison surrendered to the American rebels, led by Seth Warner. The rebels took 111 cannon from the fort, 29 of which were sent to help George Washington drive the British out of Boston.
Today, you can walk around and explore the ruins of Fort Crown Point and Fort St. Frederic and learn its fascinating history through exhibits, tours, and an on-site museum.

Marker Monday Part II **didnt realize there was a

Marker Monday Part II **didnt realize there was a 10 photo limit per post* oops 😬

MARKER MONDAY Part I Here is this week’s roundup

MARKER MONDAY Part I
Here is this week’s roundup of historical markers around the state. Thank you to everyone who sent one in! Please continue to send all you fascinating and fun historical marker finds my way and I’ll share each Monday!

Discover the remains of this abandoned Drive-In Th

Discover the remains of this abandoned Drive-In Theater and learn about the history of this American past time. Full video on YouTube (Link in Bio)

Then/Now Knox’s Headquarters This historic site

Then/Now
Knox’s Headquarters
This historic site and National Historic Landmark in New Windsor, New York began in 1734 when the one-story wooden section of the house was built by John Ellison, a successful grist mill operator and landowner. In 1754, Ellison along with mason, William Bull, constructed the Georgian style stone portion of the house. During the Revolutionary War, the house would famously become the headquarters of Major General Henry Knox as well as Generals Nathanael Greene and Horatio Gates.
Besides being a military headquarters, Knox and his wife Lucy would entertain officers and local gentry including the Marquis de LaFayette, who was a frequent visitor to the house while he was stationed nearby. In 1917, the house was bought by an association devoted to preserving it and in 1922, they turned it over to the state to be turned into a museum. By 1972, it was listed as a National Historic Landmark and is currently administered and operated by the Palisades Interstate Parks Commission.

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