Castle Hill MR - Revision history

J. Malcolm at 01:00, 14 December 2024

2024-12-14T01:00:47Z

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	Loc. 137 Castle Hill was a WWII Fire Control site in Ipswitch MA.		Loc. 137 Castle Hill was a WWII Fire Control site in Ipswitch MA.

	'''This page is being re-written. Excuse our mess.'''~~[[File:Castle Hill FCS Plan.jpg\|Castle Hill FCS Plan J.P. Wysong\|left\|frameless]]~~Completed in 1944 on the Crane Estate and designated Location 137, this two-story station was built to look like a beach cottage from the sea. A pump house disguised as a garage was also built behind the station with a large tank inside. The side-by-side station was used for [[Fort Dearborn]] (Battery 103/Seamen) in Rye NH and [[Fort Ruckman]] (Battery 104/Murphy) in Nahant. This was the most Northern Station in the Boston Harbor Defense Command. An Anti-Aircraft deck was located on the roof. for Portsmouth Harbor Defenses Command. After the Army left in 1948 the station was destroyed by Mrs. Crane in 1949. The entire property was transferred to the Trustees of Reservation in 1949 and they maintain the site today. There are no remains or known photographs of the station aside from a plan shown below. The pump house may remain, but I am not sure yet.		'''This page is being re-written. Excuse our mess.'''

			Completed in 1944 on the Crane Estate and designated Location 137, this two-story station was built to look like a beach cottage from the sea. A pump house disguised as a garage was also built behind the station with a large tank inside. The side-by-side station was used for [[Fort Dearborn]] (Battery 103/Seamen) in Rye NH and [[Fort Ruckman]] (Battery 104/Murphy) in Nahant. This was the most Northern Station in the Boston Harbor Defense Command. An Anti-Aircraft deck was located on the roof. for Portsmouth Harbor Defenses Command. After the Army left in 1948 the station was destroyed by Mrs. Crane in 1949. The entire property was transferred to the Trustees of Reservation in 1949 and they maintain the site today. There are no remains or known photographs of the station aside from a plan shown below. The pump house may remain, but I am not sure yet.
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]]

J. Malcolm: This page is being re-written. Excuse our mess.

2024-12-08T01:37:22Z

This page is being re-written. Excuse our mess.

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	[[File:Castle Hill FCS Plan.jpg\|Castle Hill FCS Plan J.P. Wysong\|left\|frameless]]Completed in 1944 on the Crane Estate and designated Location 137, this two-story station was built to look like a beach cottage from the sea. A pump house disguised as a garage was also built behind the station with a large tank inside. The side-by-side station was used for [[Fort Dearborn]] (Battery 103/Seamen) in Rye NH and [[Fort Ruckman]] (Battery 104/Murphy) in Nahant. This was the most Northern Station in the Boston Harbor Defense Command. An Anti-Aircraft deck was located on the roof. for Portsmouth Harbor Defenses Command. After the Army left in 1948 the station was destroyed by Mrs. Crane in 1949. The entire property was transferred to the Trustees of Reservation in 1949 and they maintain the site today. There are no remains or known photographs of the station aside from a plan shown below. The pump house may remain, but I am not sure yet.		Loc. 137 Castle Hill was a WWII Fire Control site in Ipswitch MA.

			'''This page is being re-written. Excuse our mess.'''[[File:Castle Hill FCS Plan.jpg\|Castle Hill FCS Plan J.P. Wysong\|left\|frameless]]Completed in 1944 on the Crane Estate and designated Location 137, this two-story station was built to look like a beach cottage from the sea. A pump house disguised as a garage was also built behind the station with a large tank inside. The side-by-side station was used for [[Fort Dearborn]] (Battery 103/Seamen) in Rye NH and [[Fort Ruckman]] (Battery 104/Murphy) in Nahant. This was the most Northern Station in the Boston Harbor Defense Command. An Anti-Aircraft deck was located on the roof. for Portsmouth Harbor Defenses Command. After the Army left in 1948 the station was destroyed by Mrs. Crane in 1949. The entire property was transferred to the Trustees of Reservation in 1949 and they maintain the site today. There are no remains or known photographs of the station aside from a plan shown below. The pump house may remain, but I am not sure yet.
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]]

J. Malcolm: Added sources

2024-06-10T21:41:20Z

Added sources

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	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]]
	~~Sources:~~

			=== SOURCES and REFERENCES ===
	[https://northamericanforts.com/East/New_Hampshire/Towers/Castle_Hill.html North American Forts]		[https://northamericanforts.com/East/New_Hampshire/Towers/Castle_Hill.html North American Forts]

J. Malcolm at 18:34, 18 November 2023

2023-11-18T18:34:32Z

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	Completed in 1944 on the Crane Estate and designated Location 137, this two-story station was built to look like a beach cottage from the sea. A pump house disguised as a garage was also built behind the station with a large tank inside. The side-by-side station was used for [[Fort Dearborn]] (Battery 103/Seamen) in Rye NH and [[Fort Ruckman]] (Battery 104/Murphy) in Nahant. This was the most Northern Station in the Boston Harbor Defense Command. An Anti-Aircraft deck was located on the roof. for Portsmouth Harbor Defenses Command. After the Army left in 1948 the station was destroyed by Mrs. Crane in 1949. The entire property was transferred to the Trustees of Reservation in 1949 and they maintain the site today. There are no remains or known photographs of the station aside from a plan shown below. The pump house may remain, but I am not sure yet.		[[File:Castle Hill FCS Plan.jpg\|Castle Hill FCS Plan J.P. Wysong\|left\|frameless]]Completed in 1944 on the Crane Estate and designated Location 137, this two-story station was built to look like a beach cottage from the sea. A pump house disguised as a garage was also built behind the station with a large tank inside. The side-by-side station was used for [[Fort Dearborn]] (Battery 103/Seamen) in Rye NH and [[Fort Ruckman]] (Battery 104/Murphy) in Nahant. This was the most Northern Station in the Boston Harbor Defense Command. An Anti-Aircraft deck was located on the roof. for Portsmouth Harbor Defenses Command. After the Army left in 1948 the station was destroyed by Mrs. Crane in 1949. The entire property was transferred to the Trustees of Reservation in 1949 and they maintain the site today. There are no remains or known photographs of the station aside from a plan shown below. The pump house may remain, but I am not sure yet.
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]]
	~~[[File:Castle Hill FCS Plan.jpg\|center\|thumb\|Castle Hill FCS Plan J.P. Wysong]]~~Sources:		Sources:

	[https://northamericanforts.com/East/New_Hampshire/Towers/Castle_Hill.html North American Forts]		[https://northamericanforts.com/East/New_Hampshire/Towers/Castle_Hill.html North American Forts]

J. Malcolm: J. Malcolm moved page Castle Hill Fire Control Station to Castle Hill MR: Incorrect Title

2023-08-15T00:08:14Z

J. Malcolm moved page Castle Hill Fire Control Station to Castle Hill MR: Incorrect Title

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J. Malcolm at 15:50, 19 July 2023

2023-07-19T15:50:27Z

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	Completed in 1944 on the Crane Estate this two story station was built to look like a beach cottage from the sea. A pump house disguised as a garage was also built behind the station with a large tank inside. The side by side station was used for [[Fort Dearborn]] (Battery 103/Seamen) in Rye NH and [[Fort Ruckman]] (Battery 104/Murphy) in Nahant. An Anti Aircraft deck was located on the roof. for Portsmouth Harbor Defenses Command. After the Army left in 1948 the station was destroyed by Mrs. Crane in 1949. The entire property was transferred to the Trustees of Reservation in 1949 and they maintain the site today. There are no remains or known photographs of the station aside from a plan shown below. The pump house may remain but I am not sure yet.		Completed in 1944 on the Crane Estate and designated Location 137, this two-story station was built to look like a beach cottage from the sea. A pump house disguised as a garage was also built behind the station with a large tank inside. The side-by-side station was used for [[Fort Dearborn]] (Battery 103/Seamen) in Rye NH and [[Fort Ruckman]] (Battery 104/Murphy) in Nahant. This was the most Northern Station in the Boston Harbor Defense Command. An Anti-Aircraft deck was located on the roof. for Portsmouth Harbor Defenses Command. After the Army left in 1948 the station was destroyed by Mrs. Crane in 1949. The entire property was transferred to the Trustees of Reservation in 1949 and they maintain the site today. There are no remains or known photographs of the station aside from a plan shown below. The pump house may remain, but I am not sure yet.
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]]

J. Malcolm: Added Battery

2023-07-04T02:26:38Z

Added Battery

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	Completed in 1944 on the Crane Estate this two story station was built to look like a beach cottage from the sea. A pump house disguised as a garage was also built behind the station with a large tank inside. The side by side station was used for [[Fort Dearborn]] in Rye NH and [[Fort Ruckman]] in Nahant. An Anti Aircraft deck was located on the roof. for Portsmouth Harbor Defenses Command. After the Army left in 1948 the station was destroyed by Mrs. Crane in 1949. The entire property was transferred to the Trustees of Reservation in 1949 and they maintain the site today. There are no remains or known photographs of the station aside from a plan shown below. The pump house may remain but I am not sure yet.		Completed in 1944 on the Crane Estate this two story station was built to look like a beach cottage from the sea. A pump house disguised as a garage was also built behind the station with a large tank inside. The side by side station was used for [[Fort Dearborn]] (Battery 103/Seamen) in Rye NH and [[Fort Ruckman]] (Battery 104/Murphy) in Nahant. An Anti Aircraft deck was located on the roof. for Portsmouth Harbor Defenses Command. After the Army left in 1948 the station was destroyed by Mrs. Crane in 1949. The entire property was transferred to the Trustees of Reservation in 1949 and they maintain the site today. There are no remains or known photographs of the station aside from a plan shown below. The pump house may remain but I am not sure yet.
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]]

J. Malcolm at 00:31, 27 January 2023

2023-01-27T00:31:05Z

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	Jack P. Wysong		Jack P. Wysong

			[https://geodesy.noaa.gov/NGSDataExplorer/ NOAA]

J. Malcolm at 18:47, 21 November 2022

2022-11-21T18:47:53Z

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			Completed in 1944 on the Crane Estate this two story station was built to look like a beach cottage from the sea. A pump house disguised as a garage was also built behind the station with a large tank inside. The side by side station was used for [[Fort Dearborn]] in Rye NH and [[Fort Ruckman]] in Nahant. An Anti Aircraft deck was located on the roof. for Portsmouth Harbor Defenses Command. After the Army left in 1948 the station was destroyed by Mrs. Crane in 1949. The entire property was transferred to the Trustees of Reservation in 1949 and they maintain the site today. There are no remains or known photographs of the station aside from a plan shown below. The pump house may remain but I am not sure yet.
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]]
	[[File:Castle Hill FCS Plan.jpg\|center\|thumb\|Castle Hill FCS Plan J.P. Wysong]]		[[File:Castle Hill FCS Plan.jpg\|center\|thumb\|Castle Hill FCS Plan J.P. Wysong]]Sources:

			[https://northamericanforts.com/East/New_Hampshire/Towers/Castle_Hill.html North American Forts]

			Jack P. Wysong

J. Malcolm at 14:16, 4 November 2022

2022-11-04T14:16:13Z

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	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]]
			[[File:Castle Hill FCS Plan.jpg\|center\|thumb\|Castle Hill FCS Plan J.P. Wysong]]