A ghost town haunts Peddocks Island  (Photo courtesy of Tom Sheehan)  HULL —  Battalions of troops trained on Peddocks Island for World War I. Thousands of Italian soldiers knew it as a prisoner of war camp during World War II. It even functioned as a backdrop for Martin Scorsese’s 2010 film “Shutter Island.’’

A ghost town haunts Peddocks Island  (Photo courtesy of Tom Sheehan)

 HULL —  Battalions of troops trained on Peddocks Island for World War I. Thousands of Italian soldiers knew it as a prisoner of war camp during World War II. It even functioned as a backdrop for Martin Scorsese’s 2010 film “Shutter Island.’’

Date February 20, 2011

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Tags #Ghost Town    #Peddocks    #Peddocks Island    #Shutter Island   

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