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 * The island was used as an area to hold German prisoners who were captured during World War I.
 * Albert Burrage leased Bumpkin Island from Harvard for 500 years.
 * During the time that Burrage transferred ownership to the federal government, fiftty-six (56) facilities were constructed as part of the naval training station. Eventually they graduated 15,000 seamen into the program.
 * To the right of the island is the drumlins of World's End, which is a park by Frederick Law Olmsted that consists of 250 acres.
 * Wild raspberries are an alluring aspect of the island that draw vistors.
 * While the Navy occupied the island during WWI, the pump house, which was once the hospital waiting room, became a source of salt water for the fire hydrants.
 * As the United States entered World War I, German ships were first held captive on Gallop's Island but later were tranferred to Bumpkin Island to remain as refugees.
 * Human presence is still detectable by the existence of both barberry shrubs and apple trees.
 * Soon after Albert Burrage surrendered his lease, the Navy used the hospital as an Administration Building for training.
 * Not until the 19th century did it become known as Bumpkin Island, as it was previously referred to as Round, Pumpkin and Bomkin Island.