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• February 15, 2010 ShaneStringer updated the Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital description
  

  New York, US

  Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital

  Crumbling Hospital from 1850s on Roosevelt Island

  Few diseases have had a greater impact on the history of human civilization than smallpox. The bubonic plague certainly wins for its baroque presentation. Malaria and HIV are concurrent with... »

  Incredible Ruins | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, ShaneStringer and 2 others

• February 15, 2010 ShaneStringer updated the Masonic Temple of Philadelphia description
  

  Masonic Temple of Philadelphia

  Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms

  The Masonic Temple of Philadelphia, or as it's properly known "The Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania and Masonic... »

  Rites and Rituals, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by ShaneStringer, Annetta and others

• February 15, 2010 ShaneStringer updated the Dry Tortugas description
  

  Florida, US

  Dry Tortugas

  Remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles, sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses

  Juan Ponce de Leon first stumbled upon this stretch of islands in 1513, back when they were nothing more than clusters of coral inhabited by sea turtles. Upon his discovery, de Leon named the... »

  Watery Wonders, Anomalous Islands, Fascinating Fauna, Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by anhie and ShaneStringer