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Dennis money, president of seneca white deer last year dennis money, president of seneca white deer, inc. The seneca army depot is a massive abandoned army depot located in romulus, new york. Aug 11, 2017 former seneca army depot may have once housed nuclear weapons. Army 295th military police company army veteran locator. Tagged sandia base, seneca army depot leave a reply.
Seneca army depot t shirts designed from the orignal sign and patches. In august 1985, the unit was deployed to seneca army depot, ny to augment security against. That includes 1,500 acres of the 3,000 acres for tourism in the town of varick, seneca county. Army may soon train troops at former seneca army depot. Seneca army depot 295 th military police company t shirts etsy. Railways, vehicles, bunkers and buildings litter the playable area, providing a unique mixture of long, open spaces as well as tight nit close quarters fighting. The environmental protection agency epa identifies sites such as seneca army depot because they pose or had once posed a potential risk to human health andor the environment due to contamination by one or more hazardous wastes. Outdoor writer david figura talks about his guided bus tour through the former seneca army depot. Naturally, like the crazy people me and my friends are, we saw an open door with a warning of radioactivity and entered anyway in the name of exploration.
Former seneca army depot may have once housed nuclear. The 16th military police brigade is a military police brigade of the united states army headquartered at fort bragg, north carolina. Frostycolored elk, whitechested eagles examples of. Shoulder sleeve insignia of the united states army. Autocrosssolo w evo performance driving school on saturday, june 6, 2020 at seneca army depot, romulus, ny thanks to the finger lakes region of the scca, evolution will be holding a phase one driving school at seneca army depot on saturday june 6th. At the height of protests here, more than 900 people were arrested in. Piebalds may be mostly white or have large or small patches of white, black.
The only lands controlled by the us army are those areas still under remediation. Nyct manhattan division tuskegee depot logo patch 3 inch diameter condition new. This brigade has the only airbornequalified military police units in the u. It was used as a munitions storage and disposal facility by the united states army from 1941 until the 1990s. In december 1981, the unit deployed to fort chaffee, ar in support of the cuban refugee operation. Vintage trucker hat patch army depot snap back cap mesh. The former seneca army depot occupied between seneca lake and cayuga lake in seneca county, new york. He was stationed at 4 different places not 5, my bad that are on the superfund site ft. It lies between cayuga and seneca lakes in the finger lakes region and abuts the town of romulus. For much of its history, the seneca army depot was home to everything from u. Find people you served with from army garrison, seneca army depot, ny. Due to their limited numberthere are about 300 in totalthe species was given a protected space at the former seneca army depot, where they are free from predators and open to the public to view. Find people you served with from 295th military police company.
Historians say the seneca army depot, which closed in 2000, housed tactical nuclear weapons from. Started in 1941 as a 11,500 acre ammunition dump with an aviation runway. 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. Army to store weapons in anticipation of world war ii, the 10,587 acre seneca army depot stored bombs, missiles, ammunition, and reputedly nuclear weapons, until its retirement in 2000. These deer are not from canada, or nuclear mutants, or albino. Framed seneca army depot knights of white deer reese d. Giant waste incinerator project planned for former seneca. Veteran patches, acu patches and current military unit patches are all in stock at low prices. 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 the camp took place mainly during the summer of 1983, from july 4 through labor day, concluding with a labor day action honoring. Back in the fifties, the head of the army at seneca depot saw a few white deer there and ordered that they never be shot. The company and organization names, logos, and trademarks featured on patchdepot.
It provides law enforcement and police duties to fort bragg, and. Military unit patches military patches embroidered. Before, during and after the seneca army depot interlaken ithaca. From june to november 1986, the unit participated in joint task force bravo, palmerola air base, honduras. White deer, military mysteries at former seneca army depot to open to tourists. Piebalds may be mostly white or have large or small patches of white, black or brown. 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. Click preferred location below to view product selection. Unisex mens are printed on very soft and comfortable 100% preshrunk cotton.
Our efforts to build a tour program that could survive on revenues from tours and donations from our supporters were ultimately unsuccessful. The depot was listed in the 1995 base realignment and closure commission and formally shut. 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. Seneca army depot is a superfund site located at fayette rd, romulus, ny 14541. It boasts over 1,000 acres of playable space and over 100 buildings. The white deer of the seneca army depot advocacy for animals. The herd of leucistic whitetail deer called seneca. By submitting designs to the pin depot network, llc, the purchasing party warrants that he, she, or it hashad the legal right to reproduce or have reproduced any logos or other images associated with hisherits order. White deer are a common sight on the seneca army depot in new york state. Soldiers of company d, 2nd battalion, 108th infantry from ithaca,trained with two ch47 chinook helicopters and their crews from bravo company, det. The vast seneca army depot located in the agricultural and vineyard belt in the finger lakes region was born of war, built to. When the 10,600acre 43 km 2 depot was created in 1941, a 24mile 39 km fence was erected around its perimeter, isolating a.
To establish such a depot, the army seized over 10,000 acres 4,000 hectares of. Peace encampment herstory project arlington, ma patch. Army munitions to radioactive materials used in the. A group of two white nonalbino northern whitetailed deer and a brown deer viewed during a white deer tour of the seneca army depot. The patch featured a picture of an atomic molecule with a handful of orbiting electrons, and the word nuclear was even spelled correctly. Former seneca army depot owner promises to keep protecting. Edgar hoover met with president roosevelt to talk about a detention plan for the united states, conceivably to deal with a wartime scenario. 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. Armys fort drum in northern new york are finalizing a lease with seneca county. White deer, military mysteries at former seneca army depot.
The seneca white deer are a rare herd of deer living within the confines of the former seneca army depot in seneca county, new york. The origin and future of the seneca depot white deer colony. Did you serve with 295 military police company seneca army depot. He said they sprayed it regularly, because it was a nuke depot, and they had to keep the weeds away from the fenceline. Seneca army depot 295 th military police company t shirts. Vintage trucker hat patch army depot snap back cap mesh plant equipment usa made. Inside the former seneca army depot democrat and chronicle.
We hope the seneca white deer experience, which was lovingly and respectfully crafted to combine the military history of the former seneca army depot with information about and sighting of the wildlife that call this preserved site home, was as exciting and moving for you as it has been for us. In 2016, the seneca county industrial development agency which had owned it since the army left in 2000 agreed to transfer the remaining 7,000 acres to private hands. The radioactive materials used in the manhattan project were shipped to and stored at the depot. Patch of land in new york home to tons of pure white deer. He teams up with rae hart, an alluring state police investigator, as they snake their way across a politically turbulent landscape marked with murder, arson, lies, and deceit. Visitor tips and news about ghost deer and atom bombs. The population of white deer at the seneca depot was once reported to be the largest of its kind in north america. Apr 14, 2015 the peace encampment herstory project announces. Although the army still does not acknowledge that storage of atomic weapons occurred within the seneca depot, other documents found by swd suggest that the seneca army depot was the us armys largest arsenal of atomic weapons and the second largest atomic stockpile in the entire united states.
Gone but not forgotten collection wandering i store. Members of the armed forces will absolutely love these high quality embroidered military patches. Former seneca army depot may have once housed nuclear weapons. Seneca army depot, located in the town of romulus, about an hour drive from rochester, is a former munitions storage and disposal facility, now notable for the white deer that live there it is over 10,000 acres in size.
Sep 04, 2016 the former seneca army depot occupied 10,587 acres between seneca lake and cayuga lake in seneca county, new york. Featured events are paid listings by users and receive priority placement on patch, on our. Seneca army depot activity fire rescue 146 views thanks to for this scan. Seneca army depot activity seda romulus, ny the seneca army depot activity seda site encompasses 10,587 acres. It lies between cayuga and seneca lakes in the finger lakes region and abuts the.
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. After an eightyear absence, the army could soon return to the former seneca army depot in upstate new york to train troops. The shirts are very soft and comfortable, 100 % cotton district brand please see the sizing chart in the picture area. Be careful parking along busy highway and may require some patience and driving up and down the road until you see a patch of white fur in the brush beyond the fence. Sep 21, 2017 the army corps of engineers is still cleaning up sections of the former depot. Seneca army depot, located in the town of romulus, about an hour drive from rochester, is a former munitions storage and disposal facility, now notable for the white deer that live there. Savona fire department engine and hose company number 1 patch new york 35 views scan by. The army corps of engineers is still cleaning up sections of the former depot. In august 1985, the unit was deployed to seneca army depot, ny to augment security against antinuclear demonstrators. New owner steps up plans to save white deer at former seneca. Site dedicated to preserving the herd of white deer. The former seneca army depot occupied 10,587 acres 4,284 ha between seneca lake and cayuga lake in seneca county, new york. Feucht army airfield field station augsburg field station berlin finthen army airfield fiori barracks fischbach army depot fitzsimons army medical center flak kaserne augsburg flak kaserne ludwigsburg fleet sonar school fliegerhorst kaserne flint kaserne fob connor fontenet ordnance depot forbes afb. The nysoa board of directors at the 9 february meeting passed a resolution of support for the dec regarding their reclassification of wetlands at the former seneca army depot.
Recent mapping of the former base increases the acreage of protected wetlands from about 200 acres to 2,100 acres. Learn about the current status and military history of the seneca army depot in new york. Over 500 munitions bunkers still remain at the seneca depot site which was originally built to help prepare the country for wwii. 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. These white deer are not to be mistaken for albino deer. Gone but not forgotten collection 10% off entire order. Its existence is largely forgotten by many of the residents of the wastes and may have remained lost were it not for its accidental rediscovery by a group of explorers.
White deer of the seneca army depot part 1 on vimeo. It was used as a munitions storage and disposal facility by the united states army. I have seen and admired those deers in middle town, with brown patches. Finger lakes region scca rochester, new york facebook. The seneca white deer are an extremely rare herd of deer who are leucitic, meaning they lack pigmentation in their body, but still have brown eyes. Patch of land in new york home to tons of pure white. The challenge trophy camporee patches are popular collectables. We exceeded the 300 patch milestone designs at the 19th ctc in 2017.
Looking through his medical files, he has issues with breathing, heart problems and many other things, all the way back to the early 80s, when he was in his mid30s. Even though i only had three months left in my term of service, the army paid to transfer me to seneca army depot in the middle of the finger lakes in upstate new york. The mp company was split up and assigned to various depots run by the dna. Media in category shoulder sleeve insignia of the united states army the following files are in this category, out of total. Railways, vehicles, bunkers and buildings litter the playable area, providing a unique mixture of long, open. White deer and military history now preserved thanks to working agreement that will see return of tours this fall at. The sierra army depot vi is located northwest of the city of new reno, approximately two to three days hike from the city. Seneca army depot buyer announced democrat and chronicle. Army army garrison, seneca army depot, ny army veteran locator. Full text of underground cities and bases see other formats detention facilities on august 24, 1939, f.
From october 1990 to april 1991, the unit deployed to saudi arabia as part of operation desert shield and desert storm. Seneca womens encampment for a future of peace and justice. Historians say the seneca army depot, which closed in 2000, housed tactical nuclear weapons from the 1950s into the 1990s. 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. The old seneca army depot between seneca lake and cayuga.
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