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One more tidbit of information ... the Ned Moran was originally built as the Apollo in 1895, making that hulk 111 years old! Moran bought her in 1949 and renamed her Ned Moran.

Moran Towing Corp link, if anyone is interested:

http://www.morantug.com

Hmm...brittykitty..um...Dixmont has been torn down. It is gone. It IS NOT being fixed up. They are currently building a new Wal-Mart there. I think you are mixed up, hun. :)

This is, or was, the NED MORAN, a tugboat of the Moran Towing Corp. It's come a long way from the day when it sported a paint scheme of bright red with white trim, belching steam & smoke as it bullied its way around the harbor. These old single-screw "pirate tugs" once ruled the ports, pushing giant passanger steamers, warships, cargo haulers & barges around the ports & rivers. But time marches on, and they've been replaced by a fleet of state-of-the-art techno-wonders that can run circles around these old wood-hulled tubs.

(muffled) *tap*tap*tap* Could somebody open the door and let us out? Please? Somebody? Anybody? We can't open the door, and the boat is sinking...

Oohhhh, gives me a shivery case of the booboo-jeebies every time I look at it!

It seems so inviting, like you can barely hear a voice whispering, "Come on in and have a look around. We don't bite..."

I grew up in Danvers and was in awe of the State Hospital. Even though it intimidated me a bit, I had a respectful regard for DSH. Truly, I do not understand why anyone would want to live in condos on that property -- especially knowing about the unmarked graves, etc. The souls/spirits at DSH cannot be liking the "progressive" plan. I would no more want to live there than on a known Indian burial ground. Is no ground sacred?!? Obviously, money is the motivation for the development . Sad, eh?

Thanks for the info, FB Jim. Such data breathes life into these old hunks of rusted steel.

I wonder how many people died in that bed.....

Can i be the first to say it, look blood, you ever see any ghosts motts?/

te heee, great pics motts

Wake up to the beauty of purple!

That was the whole use for this hospital. It was used for putting the insane as well as those autistic who were thought of as insane. They were put in there, and experiments were performed on them, the bath tub was probally to clean them off afterwards of blood or experimental juices (cannot describe). Thus, i conclude that "experiments on patients" was what this hospital was truly made for; elminating the insane.

That large rounded shape under the bridge is the steam engine boiler, it's so huge compared to the rest of this little tugboat.

Fascinating ~ I learn something new every time I visit this site!

Awesome photo Mr. Motts! You are fortunate to have visited some great locations. I'd be glad to see a fraction of the places you've photographed in person!