From creepy amusement parks and insane asylums,
Maryland has its fair share of abandoned places.
That's why today, I’m going to talk to you guys
about the Top Ten Abandoned Places here in Maryland.
Hi, my name's Malcolm Lawson, I'm a Maryland real estate agent
and let's get to it.
# 10, Mallows Bay in Charles County, Maryland.
Marlow Bay is a largest ship graveyard in the Western Hemisphere.
It is the watery resting place of ships dating back to the Revolutionary War
and more than 230 steamships from World War 1.
These steamships are known as that ghost fleet of Marlow Bay.
Located in the Potomac River, 40 miles south of D.C.
The site was recently listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
# 9, the Forest Haven facilities in Laurel, Maryland.
Opening its doors in 1925,
The Forest Haven facilities was seen as a progressive institution
provided live-in care for those with intellectual disabilities.
It was also a farm colony and taught their patients useful skills
such as milking cows and how to grow crops.
The facility started out with good intentions
but the population grew far beyond its means.
Staff members were unqualified and many patients spent their days
pacing empty padded rooms.
Finally, in 1991, the remaining residents were relocated to more suitable facilities
at a 200-acre, 22-building compound shut its doors for good.
# 8, Fort Carroll in Baltimore, Maryland.
Built in the 1850s,
Fort Carroll was intended to work hand-in-hand with Fort McHenry
to defend the Baltimore Harbor.
When the Civil War broke out,
all construction on the fort halted and never resumed.
The fort was manned during the Civil War, the Spanish-American War
and World War 1.
The Army officially abandoned the fort in 1921.
Many uses for the fort have been proposed over the years
from turning it into a jail to installing a giant “Welcome to Baltimore” sign
to building a large casino on the island.
Today, the fort is a bird sanctuary and the home to thousands of migratory birds.
# 7, the Holland Island in the Chesapeake Bay.
Holland Island used to be the home of over 360 watermen and farmers
and at its peak had a school, shops and nearly 70 buildings.
Due to erosion and rising water levels, the island is slowly washed away
and the last residents abandoned it in 1922.
The last home still standing was built in 1888
and fought erosion for well over a century.
In 2010, the last remaining home on Holland Island finally collapsed.
# 6, The Enchanted Forest in Ellicott City, Maryland.
The Enchanted Forest opened its doors in August 15th, 1955.
Just one month after Disneyland opened their doors,
the theme park revolved around common nursery rhymes and fairy tales.
Although the park originally was successful
with the baby boomer generation,
it ultimately struggled to remain relevant in the 80s and 90s.
The park was ultimately abandoned in the 1990s and left to fade away.
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# 5, National Park Seminary in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Beginning as a tobacco plantation, it was converted into a wealthy resort
for D.C. residents in 1887.
It was later converted to an all-girls finishing school
which attracted students from the wealthiest families in the area.
During World War II, the grounds were purchased by the military
and used to house wounded soldiers all the way up into the Vietnam War.
Today, some of the abandoned campus buildings
have been restored and are open to public tours.
# 4, the Glenn Dale Hospital in Prince George's County, Maryland.
The Glenn Dale Hospital opened its doors in 1934
at the peak of the tuberculosis epidemic.
This hospital is where the overflow of patients from D.C. were shuttled to.
At the time, the vaccine has not yet been discovered
and the tuberculosis was seen as the death zone.
The leading treatment at the time of construction
was simply fresh air and sunshine and the 23-building campus
was designed with that in mind.
After the tuberculosis vaccine was discovered,
the need for the Glenn Dale Hospital quickly diminished.
It was ultimately converted into a nursing home
and eventually abandoned in 1982.
# 3, the Springfield State Hospital in Sykesville, Maryland.
Originally established as a working farm in 1778.
It was somewhat in the state of Maryland in 1894 and converted into a hospital.
Farming continued and provided a source of inexpensive food to the patients.
From the start, the hospital was overcrowded
and reached the peak of 3,000 patients at one point
after a scathing article in The Baltimore Sun
exposed the terrible conditions at the hospital,
majority of the patients were transferred to more suitable facilities
and most of the buildings were abandoned in the 1980s.
# 2, the Jacob Tome School for Boys in Cecil County.
Opening its doors in 1894, the school consisted of three boarding houses,
an indoor pool, a theater and much more.
The school originally flourished and earned a prestigious reputation
but soon ran into financial hardships and closes doors in 1941.
It was soon after purchased by the U.S. Navy
and used to train sailors up to 1976.
Today, many of the original buildings and much of the compound remain abandoned.
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# 1, St Mary's College in Ellicott City, Maryland.
What is also known by locals as the hell house or creepy college
is actually the ruins of St Mary's College.
Built in 1868 to train young men in religious duties.
The school abandoned the compound in the 1950s.
The building soon became the subject to local legends
involving Satanic cults and restless souls.
The old building slowly decayed and some mysterious fire burnt down
what was left in 1997.
In 2006, the remains of the original college was torn down
and today only a few architectural features remain
such as the abandoned altar in the woods.
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