Abandoned Fort Carroll 11 - The lighthouse

[@traceyreitterer230]

Wow Rabbit, you've got some big cahonnies walking that wall & going up in that rickety old lighthouse, especially in flip-flops. Much braver than I would have been. Thanks for the uploads. Very cool to see what this place looks like from within.

[@JB-zu5pb]

The wife and I always wanted to get into that place to see it. Thank you for the videos there great.

[@patrickbama1234]

BTW there is a lighthouse near Savannah Georgia called The Little Cockspur Island Light, it's abandoned too, you can walk up in it at low tide! It's located near a fort too, check it out

[@lbamm]

WOW! What a view! Good job on all of the video.

[@chip10289]

From your videos it really put into perspective how big this place is, it is huge. I knew it was big but had no idea it was of this magnitude. Got a question and be honest. How bad did you crap your pants when that big ass bird came out of there?lol Great videos guy I really enjoyed watching them and seeing how big this place really is. Back when the guy bought it in 1958 it could have been restored but over the years nature has damaged it and I wonder how bad the tree roots have damaged it.

[@lumotaku6483]

You are a brave man sir in no way does that lighthouse look stable!

[@scipiourbex]

Great video! I've been wanting to go there but haven't had the opportunity arise yet.

[@taniahayes5223]

What a shame. something so historic like that they leave it go

[@rastagrastag9496]

I always wondered what was on the island

[@patrickbama1234]

Is this lighthouse still there? I'd like to visit it.

[@SmolBean98]

For those who say the wood and everything else about the fort on how it does not look " Stable" That's because the fort was made in 1847, the State of Maryland gave permission to the United States War Department to construct a fort in the shallow water of Soller’s Point Flats to protect the city of Baltimore. Fort Carroll was important for the defense of Baltimore - before the fort's construction, Fort McHenry just outside the city was the only military defensive structure between Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay. The fort was part of the "Permanent System" or Third System construction program, which aimed to defend America’s most important ports. Then Brevet-Colonel Robert E. Lee designed the hexagonal structure and supervised the construction, which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commenced in 1848. Lee went on to become Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point before the fort received its name on 8 October 1850. In 1853 a lighthouse, now abandoned, was built on the ramparts to aid navigation into Baltimore Harbor. In 1898 a new lighthouse was built, the one still seen today. It was automated in 1920 and discontinued operations before 1945. The original design foresaw the fort being armed with some 225 cannon on three levels. However, in April 1861 at the outbreak of the Civil War, Fort Carroll's walls were still less than half the planned height of thirty feet. Only five gun platforms were ready and only two were armed with guns. Still, the Army emplaced about thirty cannon and manned the fort throughout the war. In April 1864 torrential rains flooded the fort’s magazines, which led the Army to move all the powder and ammunition to Fort McHenry. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sorry, It was a little more info then I wanted to put. xD But nice to know more about something right? considering of it's age it won't be as stable as when it was first built. So, no wonder it does not look safe to walk on. You may ask me a few questions more about it if you like. c: I'm always happy to help!

[@tara607]

Much braver than I, Esp. in Flip-Flops be careful out there.