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(story taken from Suite101.com) During the Civil War Fort Warren held Conf. prisoners. Samuel had been married only 48 hours before he had to go off to war. Shortly after he was captured by Union soldiers. He smuggled a letter asking his wife to come. After receiving the letter , Melanie went to Boston and staked out the fort. When she was familiar with the guard's routines, she put on a Union uniform and cut her hair. Whistling a song they had sang during childhood, she waited. A rope was lowered, she got into the prison thru the musketry loophole. She revealed that she had smuggled in a pick, shovel, pistol, and bullets intending to use them for the escape, but the prisoners came up with a plan: tunnel through the fort to the parade grounds. overpower the guards and take the fort for the Confederacy. They dug, smuggling out the dirt. But they miscalculated their path. A guard heard scraping of a pickaxe and alerted commanding officer. They were hauled out of the tunnel. Melanie pulled her pistol and fired at the colonel. The barrel of the old pistol exploded and shrapnel flew everywhere. One piece struck her husband. It drove in to his brain and killed him instantly. February 7, 1862 Melanie was executed as a spy. Before she was hanged she requested that she be allowed to dress as a woman again.She was executed and buried in a black dress . Shortly after her death a soldier named Richard Cassidy was stationed at his post. He felt a sharp pain as a pair of hands clutched his throat. Twisting around, he saw Melanie’s spirit. She was dressed in the black gown that she was wearing when she died. Terrified, he wrenched himself loose and ran off. He was sentenced to 30 days of solitary confinement for leaving his post. Others at Fort Warren had similar occurances. Some claimed that the ghost chased them away. During World War II a soldier was frightened so badly that he spent the rest of his life in an insane asylum. The Lady in Black is still around, despite the fact that her remains were moved home . Leave a Comment
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| | | | Harbor Islands: Boston Harbor Lights | | | | | |
There are a few Light Houses in Boston Harbor such as The Graves Light. This 113 foot granite block tower in the picture guides ships through the north channel into Boston's inner harbor. Built on a rock ledge in 1905, the station is named for Vice Admiral Thomas Graves. Its beacon flashes twice every 12 seconds. Check out the Northern Lights Tour. "The Northern Lights tours are narrated by a member of the American Lighthouse Foundation. It begins in Boston with passes by Long Island Head Light and Deer Island Light, and then passes near Boston Light, the oldest lighthouse station in America. Heading north, the tour will pass by several sites including Graves Light, Hospital Point Light, Marblehead Light, Fort Pickering Light, Bakers Island Light, Eastern Point Light, Ten Pound Island Light, Straitsmouth Island Light and more. The Northern Lights tour culminates with a view of Thacher Island, site of the only still operating twin lighthouses left in the entire country." A picture of the Deer Island Light follows. You get a great view of Boston going by Deer Island Light! Leave a Comment Website: http://www.bostonharborcruises.com/
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| | | | Harbor Islands: Check out the Boston Harbor Islands! | | | | | |
We went out to one of the Boston Harbor Islands on Saturday (4 June 2005): Georges Island. To get out to the island, one catches a ferry from Long Wharf in downtown Boston, for about $10. We were hoping to get out to see more than Georges Island, but the other islands aren't accessible by park ferry until later this month. The ferry ride out to Georges Island is only about 15 minutes. Keep an eye on the time...only so many ferries come to the island, and you'd hate to get trapped there overnight! Georges Island features an old Civil War era fort, used to defend the harbor, and to house Confederate prisoners. The fort is walkable, and has many plaques describing the fort, its rooms, and some of the historical background. There's also a snack bar, and some port-a-potties. We lucked out and had great weather for our visit. I took several photos, and hope to show them to y'all later. We forgot the sunscreen, of course, so today I look much like a lobster! I need to buy a good hat...I've got a slight burn on my scalp... Leave a Comment Website: http://www.bostonislands.org/default.asp
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