Re: WHAT KIND OF HOSPITAL WAS THIS?
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WHAT KIND OF HOSPITAL WAS THIS?
Hannah Ruth Joseph 1/22/07
Long Island is an island in Boston Harbor where there was apparently a health facility in the 1930's.I found a short history of the island online:
Short History
The island was likely used by Native American Indians. During the colonial period the island was granted to Boston then leased and later sold to tenant farmers. During King Philips War, Christian Indians were relocated from Deer Island to relieve overcrowding and starvation. During the American Revolution, patriots constructed defensive batteries and a skirmish ensued. A rudimentary lighthouse was built on the head in 1794 followed by a more prominent tower in 1819. The light was later moved to accommodate coastal fortifications. Military use resumed during the Civil War, when the island was a conscript camp and extensive armament was installed. Defenses were modernized in the early Endicott Period but were never used. In the mid nineteenth century a resort was situated in the center of the island while a Portuguese fishing community grew along the shore. In 1882 the City of Boston took the island for institutional care facilities: first an Almshouse, later a home for unwed mothers, a chronic disease hospital, nursing school and institutional farm, and now for more than a dozen social service programs.
The site I found says there are also two cemeteries out there - a hospital cemetery with 3,000 burials and another unmarked cemetery.
Here is the site I found - use the scroll-down menu near the bottom to choose Long Island and you will get a popup window with more info.
http://www.bostonislands.org/isle_profiles.htmlhttp://www.bostonislands.org/isle_profiles.html
I live on Cape Cod, about 70 miles from Boston, and I had never heard of this facility.
Nancy
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Bill Donle 1/29/07
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