THE FORT HOSPITAL

THIS IS THE OLD HOSPITAL-NOW IN MAJOR DISREPAIR AND SLATED TO BE TORN DOWN. USED DURING THE CIVIL WAR, THE UPPER FLOOR WAS THE ASYLUM PORTION OF THE BUILDING, AND THE LOWER FLOOR USED FOR THOSE WHO WERE NEAR DEATH. MANY SOLDIERS DIED AT THE FORT IN THOSE DAYS DUE TO AN OUTBREAK OF DYSENTERY. THE SECOND SHOT SHOWS AN ODD SHAPE IN ONE OF THE WINDOWS. IT IS UNDETERMINED WHAT THIS SHAPE IS.--BOTH PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY LON.