Gallops Island

Gallops Iceland (also Gallup Iceland ) is an island in the Quincy Bay in Boston Harbor. It is located 6.5 mi ( 10.5 km ) from Boston's city center on the territory of the State of Massachusetts in the United States. Gallops Iceland has a permanent area of ​​approximately 22.5 acres (0.09 km ²), the (0.11 km ²) is increased by one watt, depending on the tidal range temporarily by up to 28 acres.

The island is currently not open to the public due to exposure to asbestos. It is administered by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR ) and is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.

  • 3.1 building
  • 3.2 Other Structures

Geography

Geology

The island is more or less of a single large drumlin, the feet on its northern side 79 towers ( 24.1 m) from the water. From there is a good view of the ship canal " The Narrows " possible to select most of the ships on the journey to Boston. In the early 1800s the eastern end of drumlins was demolished. In the north and west of the island there is a seawall made ​​of granite blocks to the south and east, there are pebble beaches.

Flora and Fauna

On the island grow ornamental plants, shrubs and herbs, which point to the island's past. Thus, in 1927 alone, about 2,500 plants and once again planted a variety of trees in the 1930s. Historical photographs from the 1940s show the tree-lined " Main Street " that ran along the entire length of the island. Even today, the paths are to be seen, standing in the vicinity of privet, fruit and shade trees and conifers. Furthermore, lilac, pipes bushes, snow berries and forsythia grow on the island. The crops are in direct competition to naturally angesiedeltem Rhus, poplars, poison ivy and Myrica.

On Gallops Iceland has a population of about rabbits, beyond the wildlife of the island is still the subject of scientific studies.

History

The island was used by the Indians. Due to its location in the center of the dock Gallops Iceland was one of the first points for harbor pilots. One of them was John Gallop, after whom the island is named today. Later, a restaurant and guest house, a military base, a school for radio technology as well as a quarantine station were built on the island. During the Civil War, there lived more than 3,000 soldiers of the Northern States, while in World War II 325 soldiers attended school there for wireless technology and a further 150 bakers and chefs learned their craft in a cooking school.

Attractions

Building

  • Port Pavilion
  • Foundation wall of granite (ca. 1860)
  • Concrete pillars of the radio canteen school
  • Cornerstone of the officers' mess
  • Foundations of the barracks
  • Foundations of the doctor's house
  • Foundations of Pharmacy
  • Ruins of the incinerator
  • Composting toilet

Other buildings

  • Pier
  • Navigation buoy at Peggy 's Point
  • Demarcation of the United States of America
  • Stone wall around the parade ground and steps to the highest point of the island
  • Bank reinforcement of granite blocks and jetty
  • Benches
  • Picnic areas
  • Panels with explanations
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