Plum Island – Want To buy A Former Animal disease Center?

If you left mainland Southold, New York and took Gardiner Bay out to sea, you’d find Plum Island near the east end of Long Island’s North Fork coast. The legend of the island grew immensely when the animal disease center “Lab 257″ was established during the Cold War. When Lab 257 was fully operational, access was limited only to select scientists and special guests. Speculation was that bizarre animal experiments were conducted there. Legend has it that Lab 257 is even the birthplace of the mystical Montauk Monster. But sadly, reality is catching up to the myths. Plum Island is up for sale, reports local WCBS TV.

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Plum Island , what can we do with you?

General Services Administration is listening to the public at large as to what should happen to legendary Plum Island. Some feel it should be made into a federal park and nature preserve, as many different bird species nest on the island. However, the security of the former chemical facility at Lab 257 has Homeland Security’s bells ringing. Pathogens that could potentially kill humans – and destroy scores of livestock – were once produced there. Furthermore, the island is not well-protected. Thus, some have argued that Lab 257 should be moved to Kansas and reopened for biological experimentation. Yet, as U.S. Rep. Timothy Bishop (whose district includes Plum Island) told local media, the sale of Plum Island would garner $ 50 million to $ 60 million. It has been said that the total costs of relocating Lab 257 to Kansas would could as much as $ 650 million. Installment loans would definitely come into play. Rather than taking on such tremendous cost for New York taxpayers, Bishop suggests that Plum Island should be the place where Lab 257 should stay, and that greater security should be added.

The Montauk Monster – a product of Lab 257?

This Lab 257 yarn has filled the days of New York and New jersey fishermen with no shortage of good humor. The Montauk Monster is likely just a decayed seal carcass or perhaps a large deceased raccoon, but the stories swirling around Plum Island and Lab 257 sound much more fun. One set of fishermen allegedly found the beast and gave it a proper Viking funeral, complete with at-sea immolation and the Montauk Monster secured in a child’s flotation device. The truth only serves to spoil the radiance of the stories. This kind of storytelling, full of local color, is no small part of what made America great. Stories of Plum Island and Lab 257 take the truth of infectious disease research and carry it into glorious new worlds of mystery. That’s enough to entertain generations of kids around the campfire on a summer evening.

Additional information at these websites

WCBS TV

http://wcbstv.com/local/plum.island.animal.2.1705004.html

Plum Island Animal Disease Center

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