This bunker is in Jamestown Rhode Island, now go find it!

The underground layer has an entrance that is sandwiched behind three large boulders. With a little effort one can wiggle through the eroding gap between two of the boulders.

As usual my brother and I played rocks paper scissors to see who lowered themselves into the pitch black bunker first. As usual I lost. He kindly held my camera as I fumbled backwards over the edge of the wall, between the gap and down into this hidden gem. A side note, I don't ever recommend doing any of this shit by yourself!

Alone in a bunker with just a cell phone? Yup.

It is not the most complex abandoned building I've been into, and in fact it's layout is very simple, yet the history and the isolation of the place made it something pretty unique.

Okay the bunker is in Beavertail State Park.

"Beavertail's strategic location as a forward peninsula, straddling two of the coastal passages from the Atlantic Ocean to Narragansett Bay," is said to have, "made it a key sentinel guarding one of America's 'Arsenals of Democracy' in the Second World War". These dats a few bunkers remain, and more history of its significance can be found on the RI Parks Website here at http://www.riparks.com/History/HistoryBeavertail.html.

Recently some helpless mutt chased a squirrel down into one of Fort Getty's bunkers, and the Jamestown Press released this posting http://www.jamestownpress.com/news/2012-05-17/Front_Page/How_safe_are_the_islands_parks.html about the dangers of Rhode Islands Parks.

Frankly I say leave it alone, and if anything preserve it. Stop closing off these pieces of history. If it is not in the budget and I need to go mow a park once a month to help preserve a WWII bunker from over growing and becoming "dangerous", sign me up!

I recommend bringing a flash light! We stumbled upon this treasure on a walk and resorted to cell phone lights down inside of the bunker, and it was definitely terrifying at first! Here's my brother finding a 1970s Narragansett Beer Can.

Now no offense Larry Mouradjian but "protecting people from themselves" isn't your job. We appreciate you monitoring giant sink holes, and toxic environmental issues for us, and I have the utmost respect for the conservation of natural habitats and species that you maintain. When it comes to "protecting people from themselves" though, we need to learn to do that ourselves. Haven't you ever read the Darwin Awards. Some of us just might not make it, and that isn't all that bad. Is it?

The DEM (responsible for closing off most bunkers, forts, and abandoned public structures) is also currently tearing down the remaining structures at Rocky Point, this is understandable, yet heartbreaking as some of you might have seen my last exploration of its awesome grounds! http://www.moorehartphotography.com/moorehart-life/2014/5/30/abandoned-amusement-park-rocky-point-photography ... If I were into recommending illegal activities ( which I am not), I would say grab a camera and a good respirator mask and go explore the point one more time!

Long Live Rocky Point!

And Good luck in the bunkers. Bring a flash light and keep an eye out for savage surfer 1973

Special thanks to my father for always sticking by our sides as we explore, he's our eyes on the ground, the one who stays back not because he's scared but because he is the only one who can save you if shit goes wrong.

Brother on top of an old bunker, dad waiting to move along!

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Keep exploring. As you wander your mind will grow.