![]() The park was ultimately abandoned in the 1990’s and left to fade away.ĥ. Although the park originally was successful with the baby boomer generation, it ultimately struggled to remain relevant in the 80’s and 90’s. The theme park revolved around common nursery rhymes and fairytales. ![]() The Enchanted Forest opened its doors August 15, 1955, just one month after Disneyland opened theirs. ![]() The Enchanted Forest, Ellicott City, Maryland In 2010, the last remaining home on Holland Island finally collapsed.Ħ. The last home standing was built 1888 and has fought erosion for well over a century. Do to erosion and rising water levels, the island has slowly washed away and the last residence abandoned it in 1922. Holland Island used to be the home of over 360 watermen and farmers and at it’s peak the island had a school, shops and nearly 70 buildings. Today, the fort is home to thousands of migratory birds. Many uses for the fort have been proposed from turning it into a jail to installing a giant “Welcome to Baltimore” sign on the small island to building a large casino on the island. The fort was manned during the Civil War, the Spanish American War and World War I and the Army officially abandoned the fort in 1921. When the Civil War broke out, all construction on the fort halted and never resumed. Finally, in 1991, the remaining residents were relocated to more suitable facilities and the 200 acre, 22 building compound shut its doors for good.īuilt in the 1850’s, Fort Carroll was intended to work hand in hand with Fort McHenry to defend the Baltimore harbor. Staff members were unqualified and many patients spent their days pacing empty, padded rooms. The facility started out with good intentions but the population grew far beyond its means. It was also a farm colony and they taught their patients usable skills such as milking cows and how to grow crops. Opening their doors in 1925, The Forest Haven facility was seen as a progressive institution and provided live-in care for people with intellectual disabilities. Located on the Potomac River about 40 miles south of DC, the site was recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places. These steamships are now known as “The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay”. It is the watery resting place of ships dating back to the revolutionary war and more than 230 steamships from World War 1. Mallows bay is the largest ship graveyard in the western hemisphere. This makes Maryland the perfect place for history buffs and “urban explorers”. ![]() From creepy amusement parks to insane asylums to ship graveyards, there is no shortage of history or creepy places to explore. With it’s 230+ year old history, there are many abandoned places in Maryland. ![]()
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