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In 1948 all the remaining guns were scrapped, temporary WWII buildings salvaged, and the post was abandoned, Along with the narrow gauge Railroad being dismantled, Some of the rails still remain although they are scattered around the site of the path. the spot where remaining rail was found was near the Spur up to Battery Foote. The rail in the dock was kept until the wood was rebuilt and the rail were removed some point after 1971. The site of the Wagon shed has been turned into a bocce court. The foundation of the coal shed remains right next to it.The army wanted $177,000 for the entire fort and it was purchased in 1957 and became a private housing complex. In 1970 the original barracks building was demolished, and the Sewell FC stations were razed at whitehead. In the 1960s Battery Bowdoin had drill holes made to test the concrete to see if the battery could be used for storing bank records. It never was and no modifications were made. A fire in the late 1970s destroyed most of the large officer's duplex but part of the first floor was salvaged and is now part of a tiny cottage. The hospital was renovated for a residence and the NCO duplexes were converted to single family dwellings. Some of the storehouses and workshops have also been converted to residences but many buildings also remain as storage such as the power plant, stables, mule barn, fire station and pump house. The area with the batteries and FC stations has been designated a nature preserve operated by the islanders but in the past, there were proposals to make it a camp or a science center. Therefore, many of the buildings remain unchanged although heavily weathered with the exception of whitehead, with almost all of the buildings having collapsed. Permission is needed to visit the island.