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Olde Fort Mifflin -
Philadelphia, PA September
17 - 18, 2005
Time:
10:00
PM Friday - 8:00 AM Saturday |
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Investigators Present : John Nilsen, Audra Isanski, Cheryl
Thompson, Rhonda Schultze, Anne Palagruto
| Special Thanks to Wayne
Irby for the Bug Bombs. |
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| Total
photos |
Still
being tallied |
| Total
positive photos |
Still being
tallied |
| Apparitions |
none
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| EVP's |
not reviewed yet
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| Positive
video events |
N/A |
| EMF
fluctuations |
none |
| Temperature
drops |
none |
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Photos
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Photos
below were taken in Casemate 5
Bombproof Casements
The casements, or bombproofs were originally designed to serve as soldiers´ barracks in the event of an enemy bombardment. During the Civil War, these rooms held
over 300 prisoners of war from the Confederate Army and lawbreakers from the Union side.
Some of these casements were used for storage of ammunition. The
largest casement has an oven and tables and benches and was presumably used dining.
During the Civil War the casement would have been fitted out with double decker bunk beds to house prisoners.
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Orb in the Arsenal |
Orb by cannon on the
east wall |
Orbs by Blacksmith shop |
Orb by Blacksmith shop |
Blacksmith´s Shop
Even though the grounds at Fort Mifflin could not accomodate horses, the blacksmith was still quite busy. In most cases, the blacksmith working at the Fort was a civilian. To this day, one of the bellows and hearth used by the blacksmith is still operational.There
was once a civilian blacksmith working at the fort who
had many disagreements with the Fort commander about
wether the door to the shop should be kept opened or
closed. The blacksmith's name was Jacob Sauer. He
wanted the door always open because it was such a hot
place to work but he was not allowed to open it. To
this day, the back door of the shop opens by itself
even if the fort employees close and latch it.
Sometimes the employees even find the door off the
hinges. |
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