Gallops Island

The island has a rocky beach and offers long vistas from the top of its grassy bluffs.

[1] During World War I, Gallops Island was used as an infirmary for thousands of American soldiers who contracted "Spanish influenza" and pneumonia.

Although the buildings have been demolished, the pathways and foundations still exist and are lined with privet hedges and surrounded by fruit, shade and coniferous trees, including lilacs, mock-orange, snowberry, and forsythia.

[1] Gallops Island was closed in 2000 due to the presence of asbestos-containing building debris from former military uses.

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation has determined that the island will be closed to the public until visitors can be welcomed back safely.

Gallops Island (center) as viewed from Fort Warren on Georges Island . The skyline of downtown Boston can be seen to the top left, over the tip of Long Island.