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===='''General'''====
Welcome to my website. This site has been created so that I can share the history and current conditions of as many Coastal Defense Sites within the New England States. This site was not created as a field guide or travel guide. I do not recommend most people visit the places shown on this site out of respect for private owners or from a safety standpoint. Over the last 80+ years that these sites have been abandonded, deffered maintenence and general deterioation have taken a toll on the structures. Unstable floors and celings are two major issues that can be found at almost every site. Hazardous materials (i.e; asbestos, lead paint) can also be found at most sites as well. Proper PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) should be used when near former Coastal Defense sites.
        This website was created for the documentation of the Forts of New England including Gun Batteries Fort Fire Control Towers etc. This site does not include camps, air force stations, navy bases, torpedo stations nor radar sites (Some exceptions). Any documents displayed on this site are public records or can be accessed by requesting said documents from their original source which I would be happy to provide you with. There are no classified government documents displayed on this website. Many of the sites shown on this website were accessed with EXPLICIT PERMISSION from the landowner or organization who oversees the site. Trespassing IS AN ARRESTABLE OFFENSE!!!! The New England Defenses website and organization is run and operated by Julian Malcolm not any commercial organization or company. I (Julian Malcolm) will not hold accountability for your stupid choices. Contributors on this site can be found via their user page with a contact for inquiries on this website only!


===='''Safety'''====
The photos I take are hardly edited so much of the graffiti that now covers the walls of many forts can be seen in my photos. A lot of this graffiti is profane and outright disgusting but its what you get when you leave blank concrete walls unsupervised. I do not in any way condone the use of spray paint to deface fortifications and I find it exteremly disrespectful that people not only spray paint on someone elses property, but the deface important military sites. Vandalisim and littering are also big no-nos.
Exploring Coastal Defense sites is very dangerous if the person is not well prepared or knowledgeable on the current condition of that site. Being careless around these sites can lead to serious injury or even death. We do not recommend that inexperienced people explore these sites as many are unsafe and are deteriorating rapidly. It is important to know what you are getting into and just make sure to use common sense. If a site is fenced off, it is probably for good reason. I am not a professional explorer, but I do know my way around forts and do proper research regarding their safety. Do not do what I do. New England Defenses or any of our affiliates ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE for INJURY or INFRACTIONS from the exploration of Coastal Defense Sites.
 
===='''Technical Disclaimer'''====
The sources in which I get my information are sources I find to be reliable. Any source I find out later is unreliable, will be removed from the page in which the information recieved from it sits. Much of the information I present is from the Coast Defense Study Group (CDSG) and its members. I am a member of the CDSG but this site IS NOT affiliated with the CDSG or any organization for that matter.
When reading pages some images are of a large size and may need time to load even on good internet connections! I would recommend your web browser is up to date and you are not running any browser that has not been updated recently as it will affect the way the website works. Some PDFs are displayed on our site and will use your browsers default PDF viewer. If the PDF is unreadable with the online viewer, you should have the option to save the file to your computer or phone. YouTube videos are also displayed throughout the site and can be played with the embedded player or YouTube's player which will require a [https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/78358?hl=en browser supported by YouTube] Internet Explorer will not work well with this site as it was discontinued on June 15th, 2022. If you have any questions about the website, please email admin @ nedefenses.com. Thank you for taking the time to visit.
 
===='''Language'''====
Finally, the technology. I am not an expert with Mediawiki which is the wiki software this site uses. The site may have issues that take time for me to research and fix. In some places on this site, I have embedded PDF files or videos which may require you to have the most up-to-date version of your web browser.
Because many of these coastal fortifications have been abandoned for so many years without supervision, people have taken advantage of these places and "tagged" them with profanity, gore and other disturbing things. It is very hard to capture all the details of a coastal defense site without capturing some profanity in your shots. Due to my lack of knowledge on photoshop, none of the photos are edited or blurred on this site. What you see is what I saw when I was there. This is just the reality of visiting abandoned places.
 
'''UPDATED SEPT 17TH, 2023'''
Thank you for visiting my site, Julian Malcolm
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Latest revision as of 16:27, 25 November 2024

Welcome to my website. This site has been created so that I can share the history and current conditions of as many Coastal Defense Sites within the New England States. This site was not created as a field guide or travel guide. I do not recommend most people visit the places shown on this site out of respect for private owners or from a safety standpoint. Over the last 80+ years that these sites have been abandonded, deffered maintenence and general deterioation have taken a toll on the structures. Unstable floors and celings are two major issues that can be found at almost every site. Hazardous materials (i.e; asbestos, lead paint) can also be found at most sites as well. Proper PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) should be used when near former Coastal Defense sites.

The photos I take are hardly edited so much of the graffiti that now covers the walls of many forts can be seen in my photos. A lot of this graffiti is profane and outright disgusting but its what you get when you leave blank concrete walls unsupervised. I do not in any way condone the use of spray paint to deface fortifications and I find it exteremly disrespectful that people not only spray paint on someone elses property, but the deface important military sites. Vandalisim and littering are also big no-nos.

The sources in which I get my information are sources I find to be reliable. Any source I find out later is unreliable, will be removed from the page in which the information recieved from it sits. Much of the information I present is from the Coast Defense Study Group (CDSG) and its members. I am a member of the CDSG but this site IS NOT affiliated with the CDSG or any organization for that matter.

Finally, the technology. I am not an expert with Mediawiki which is the wiki software this site uses. The site may have issues that take time for me to research and fix. In some places on this site, I have embedded PDF files or videos which may require you to have the most up-to-date version of your web browser.

Thank you for visiting my site, Julian Malcolm

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