What Will Happen to the White Deer at the Seneca Army Depot?
By Peter Muller On Thursday, December 13th 2007 in close to white-out snow-storm-conditions, about 100 Seneca (NY) County residents braved the elements and crowded into the small Varick Town Hall. They were joined there by Rita and Joe Sarnicola from nearby Auburn, NY, Anne and Peter Muller from Wildlife Watch, as well as several other animal protection groups. What brought this large group to a small town in New York State on that day? The answer to that question started about 65 years ago. The US Army needed an ammunitions depot in the area. To establish such a depot, the army seized over10,000 acres of farmland near Seneca Falls by right of eminent domain. During WW II the depot was used to store, maintain and supply ammunition to army units around the world. The exact function of the base after WW II has been subject to much speculation each speculative guess has been neither confirmed nor denied by the Army. Whatever the use of the base, this much is known with certainty: The army
