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Gunpowder magazine

Gunpowder magazine

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Search complete. 5 mentions across 2 episodes found for "Gunpowder magazine".

Sep 28, 2026

Rod MurphyHOST
4:45
In 1802, Whittemore sold the island to Francis Dana.
Rod MurphyHOST
4:50
In 1818, Dana's ears sold the island to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the construction of a powder magazine.
Rod MurphyHOST
4:59
The total paid out for the Powder House was about $11,020, which translates to about $231,780 today.
Rod MurphyHOST
5:04
By 1863, although still in use, the Powder House had suffered some decay.
TeresaHOST
44:33
Right.
TeresaHOST
44:35
After the war, an additional military construction happened where they built a large gunpowder magazine that got completed in 1867.
TeresaHOST
44:45
There was a torpedo case made in the 1870s that was added.
TeresaHOST
44:50
And during World War I, the Fort was repaired and eventually became part of the Fort Mifflin Naval Ammunition Depot, which is a big, long work.

17 MINS LATER

TeresaHOST
61:51
Me too.
TeresaHOST
61:51
Me too.
TeresaHOST
61:54
I guess a lot of people see him near the Powder Magazine.
ErinGUEST
61:57
So,

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