The crumbling Upper Post

Last update: July 28, 2008 - 9:51 PM

• The Upper Post section of Fort Snelling was built between 1870 and 1910, and little used after World War II.

• Its buildings were abandoned 10 to 50 years ago.

• In 2006, the Upper Post ended up on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's list of the country's 11 most endangered historic places. The endangered structures include a hospital, three barracks, a prison, a morgue, barns, a bakery and houses.

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