Prouts Neck MR
Loc. 157 Prout's Neck was a WWII Fire Control site on Prout's Neck in Scarborough ME.
A seven story Fire Control Tower was built in 1943 on a .23-acre government owned parcel with four base-end stations for Battery Steele (DPF), Battery Foote (DPF), Battery Cravens (DPF), and Battery 201 (DPF). On the roof was AAIS OP 3. The tower was disguised as a lighthouse and is one of the more unique stations built in the country. A barracks for the crew was built behind the tower and on the shore was Searchlight #3. After the war the tower was sold off. The tower sat unused until 2004 when the property changed hands. The new owner wanted to demolish the tower and adjacent house. Despite the best efforts of the town, the tower was demolished later that year.
Article About the Towers Demolition
SOURCES and REFERENCES
Prouts Neck Historical Society
Portland Projects 1944 Annex