Oct 17, 2012 a short and concise historic account of the creation, usage, and termination of the seneca army depot in romulus, new york. He left school prior to graduation, as was common in that era, and began work at sampson air force base, transferring later to the seneca army depot. The former seneca army depot occupied 10,587 acres 4,284 ha between seneca lake and. Over 500 munitions bunkers still remain at the seneca depot site which was originally built to help prepare the country for wwii. Seneca army depot activity seda romulus, new york introduction and site history the seneca army depot activity seda facility was constructed in 1941, and until 1995, the facilitys primary mission was the receipt, storage, maintenance, and supply of. Seneca white deer tours at former seneca army depot to end. The military used the site as an ammunition storage and disposal site, and it became one of the largest employers in the area. Only rumor i have heard was the one about tunnels connecting that research station on seneca lake with the old army depot. Seneca army depot then and now all people are affected in some way by the nations involvement in a war. Where to see the ghost deer of new york travelingmom. Elements of the intricate plot cover indian sovereignty in new york state, the famed seneca army depot and white deer herd, military history of the 1779 sullivan campaign, and a true masonic battlefield incident outside of genesee. Hunting white deer on the former seneca army depot will not be part of that equation in 2016.
The board says revenue and donations werent enough to cover the cost of operations. Article 71, title 36ofthe new york state environmental conservation law ecl which. Ghost deer have little to fear inside the former nuclear weapons depot. He said they sprayed it regularly, because it was a nuke depot, and they had to keep the weeds away from the fenceline.
Photograph the abundant wildlife and history of the former seneca army depot with a knowledgeable guide in any season of the year. The white deer of the seneca army depot became legendary to new york wildlifers and outdoorsfolk from all walks. While the purpose of the seneca army depot has been an open secret in the finger lakes region for 25 years, recent disclosures in washington about stockpiles of nuclear weapons and their. Historians say the seneca army depot, which closed in 2000, housed tactical nuclear weapons from. It was used as a munitions storage and disposal facility by the united states army from 1941 until the 1990s. The army continued using the depot for over 50 years, so public access to the base was limited and rare. White deer, military mysteries at former seneca army depot to. Jake tununda, combat vet, freemason, and half seneca indian is stunned when he gleans from the journals cryptic masonic passages clues to the location of an ancient shamans crown once protected by the white deer society, a secret cult of his forefathers. Last chance to see rare white deer at the former seneca army. Fighting wars from the new york home front by walter gable available from rakuten kobo. The seneca army depot was built in 1941 for munitions storage, but is most known for being the largest nuclear weapons storage facility in the country unconfirmed by the department of defense, of course. It was the largest number of nuclear weapons in the country. There were a number of photos that i had never seen, before, and they helped tell the story, too.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Energy engineering analysis, fort devens, seneca army depot, letterkenny army depot, volume 1 executive summary. He was an avid deer hunter and enjoyed gardening, playing cards and whistling. Former seneca army depot may have once housed nuclear weapons. Save the white deer, birds and wildlife at the seneca army depot ny. We will record them and scan the pictures and ultimately put them into a book, gable said.
Nov 17, 2017 also sharing that rochester address with flaums development company is seneca depot llc, which reportedly owns 900 acres of the 10,000acre former seneca army depot tract. Former seneca army depot may have once housed nuclear. Over the years, swd presented to many groups and organizations, teaching them about the wildlife at the depot. Seneca army depot was first built in 1941 as the seneca ordnance depot. The gates to the seneca army depot were closed and locked, with mps on the other side waiting to arrest the antinuke protesters climbing the fence in waves. White deer, military mysteries at former seneca army depot. Jul 02, 2017 white deer, military mysteries at former seneca army depot to open to tourists. The womens encampment for a future of peace and justice wefpj was an allwomens community of protest and challenge to violence and militarism housed on 52 acres bordering the seneca army depot in upstate new york. Fighting wars from the new york home front, coauthored by gable and carolyn zogg, rolled of the printing presses.
It consists of 60 to 70 reinforced earthcovered bunkers as well as a 28,000 square foot earthcovered, temperature controlled building essential for plutonium maintenance. I must say i remember when i was a kid that i saw guys with what looked to be machine guns on boats around that research station all the time. Crown of serpents is a work of fiction but based on well researched historical facts. This book is the first extensive study of the role of the family in the work of seneca. Fighting wars from the new york home front gable, walter, zogg, carolyn on. Seneca army depot fact sheet seneca womens encampment for. Ebook a student s seneca as pdf download portable document format. It lies between cayuga and seneca lakes in the finger lakes region and abuts the. The radioactive materials used in the manhattan project were shipped to and stored at the depot. The seneca county historian has found no history of the seneca army depot and he and his planning committee have taken on the task themselves. Wroc you have just over two weeks to take advantage of a clear weather day by visiting the rare white deer at the former seneca army depot. Seneca white deer romulus 2020 all you need to know. Mar 15, 2018 the beautiful ghost deer of new york are a sight to see. With the end of the cold war, many defense department bases were closed.
Walter gable is the author of the seneca army depot 3. Winning bidder of former seneca army depot land may lease before. Our efforts to build a tour program that could survive on revenues from tours and donations from our supporters were ultimately unsuccessful. Why the popular seneca white deer tours will end this year.
When the 10,600acre 43 km 2 depot was created in 1941, a 24mile 39 km fence was erected around its perimeter, isolating a. The majority of the tour showed the remains of the seneca army depot once a large and bustling military installation housing a cache of munitions during and after world war ii. Even before the attack on pearl harbor, the united states began to prepare to enter world war ii. Ghost deer and atom bombs closed, romulus, new york. Former seneca army depot owner promises to keep protecting. The depot became the site of the largest number of such white whitetailed deer in the world. About 2000 barrels of pitchblend ore were stored in eleven 11 munitions bunkers during brief periods of time in the early 1940s. Mar 08, 2020 very interesting blend of history and nature.
Q refers to the highest level of security clearence in the army. A group of two white nonalbino northern whitetailed deer and a brown deer viewed during a white deer tour of the seneca army depot. Earl martin, the future owner of 7,000 acres at the former depot, issued a statement this week. Fighting wars from the new york home front kindle edition by gable, walter, zogg, carolyn. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the seneca army depot. When the army decided to build a depot in seneca county in. The board of directors of seneca white deer has voted to end the tours there at the end of this year.
The former seneca army depot occupied 10,587 acres 4,284 ha between seneca lake and cayuga lake in seneca county, new york. After two years of yearround tours at the former seneca army depot in romulus, seneca county, the wildlife reserve will close to the public at. Seneca depot llc is shown on a map of the proposed wastetoenergy facility site near the corner of fayette and east kendaia roads in romulus. Seneca womens encampment for a future of peace and justice. Near sampson naval training center 1942 now a state park, except for officer row and the sampson army airfield 1950 former sntc airstrip part of the depot, and the naval hospital now state property. Seneca army depots home front invasion south seneca. These seneca white deer, along with brown deer, eagles, and other wildlife are on display at this site in the finger lakes region of new york. It offers a new way of reading philosophy that combines philosophical analysis with social, cultural and historical factors to bring out the ways in which stoicism presents itself as in tune with the universe. Before, during and after the seneca army depot interlaken.
The beautiful ghost deer of new york are a sight to see. Seneca county was affected by world war ii, however, more than most sections of the country because the. The seneca county sheriffs department was being assisted in. I learned quite a bit from this book that i wasnt aware of while i was there, especially the personal stories of the early years. When the army decided to build a depot in seneca county in 1941, dozens of families were given only days to vacate the homes they loved. The seneca army depot by walter gable overdrive rakuten. The seneca army depot in romulus, ny played a major role in the united states defense plans during the major conflicts of the 20th century as well. Apr 28, 2019 seneca army depot has a storage area essential for the housing on nuclear weapons. The proponents of a wastetoenergy plant that would be built on the site of the former seneca army depot have filed suit against the town of romulus and its zoning board of appeals for trying to block the project. Since the base closed in 2000, the community has grappled with what to do with the property, including protecting the area population of white deer. Tax agreement set for former seneca army depot land local news. Aug 12, 2016 the seneca army depot in romulus, ny played a major role in the united states defense plans during the major conflicts of the 20th century as well as the nuclear arms race and cold war with the.
When the 10,600acre 43 km 2 depot was created in 1941, a 24mile 39 km fence was erected around its perimeter, isolating a small herd of whitetailed deer, some of which had white coats. Join local historians carolyn zogg and walter gable as they tell the story of the seneca army depot and the lives it has affected. White deer, military mysteries at former seneca army depot to open to tourists. When earl martin purchased a portion of the former seneca army depot in 2016, he committed to protecting and preserving the white leucistic whitetailed deer and other wildlife and habitat in the former depot, focused primarily on the areas zoned for conservation north of route 5 approximately 3000 acres. When the army decided to build a depot in seneca county in 1941, dozens of families were given only days to vacate the homes they loved and land they had farmed for generations. I worked at seneca army depot for a number of years, and left in 1998 due to the impending base closure. The seneca county industrial development agency passed a resolution 71 to commence a payment in lieu of taxes agreement and a state. Ghost deer and atom bombs closed romulus, new york the worlds largest known population of ghostly white deer live inside a coldwarera army depot, undisturbed since the late 1940s, sealed from the outside world by over 24 miles of barbed wire fence. Wild horse sanctuary, book publisher, among 16 proposals for. And now you can, thanks to years of work and the seneca army depot tours. The seneca womens encampment for a future of peace and justice was a womenonly peace camp formed to protest the scheduled deployment of cruise and pershing ii missiles before their suspected shipment from the seneca army depot to europe in the fall of 1983. Wild horse sanctuary, book publisher, among 16 proposals. White deer and military history now preserved thanks to working agreement that will see return of tours this fall at.
Photos of the former seneca army depot including the q area which has igloos that used to contain nuclear weapons. He was stationed at 5 different sites which are now considered epa superfund sites, and especially remembers ao being sprayed along the fenceline, regularly, at seneca army depot, also a superfund site. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Inside the former seneca army depot democrat and chronicle. After its closure in the 1990s, the countys industrial development agency took over the site. Last chance to see rare white deer at the former seneca. Fighting wars from the new york home front join local historians carolyn zogg and walter gable as they tell the story of the seneca. Join facebook to connect with mike mcloughlin and others you may know. A short and concise historic account of the creation, usage, and termination of the seneca army depot in romulus, new york.
It was mostly farm land in 1941 when the government. Plutonium is the explosive element common to most nuclear weapons. Aug 19, 2014 the seneca army depot was built in 1941 for munitions storage, but is most known for being the largest nuclear weapons storage facility in the country unconfirmed by the department of defense, of course. After the military moved out, the area went back to. The authors step lightly into this saga and try to touch on all subjects yet leave the reader feeling there is more to the story. Giant waste incinerator project planned for former seneca. Seneca army depot news newspapers books scholar jstor june 2014 learn how and when to remove this template. The former seneca army depot occupied between seneca lake and cayuga lake in seneca county, new york. Seneca army depot photo gallery by julie oldfield at. Seneca army depot romulus, new york military base, landmark. Save the white deer, birds and wildlife at the seneca army.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Seneca county was affected by world war ii, however, more than most sections of. Each photo tour is customized to meet your expectations. The munition bunkers used for this storage effort are currently empty. By dorothy long contributing writer in 1941, the united states government began construction of the seneca ordnance depot, which was renamed the seneca army depot in 1963. Seneca army depot activity seda romulus, ny the seneca army depot activity seda site encompasses 10,587 acres. The army refuses to confirm or deny the presence of nuclear weapons at the seneca army depot or any other site.
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