Gelaspus Point MR - Revision history

J. Malcolm: Updated items

2025-05-08T21:02:05Z

Updated items

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	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]
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	[[File:Great Hill FCT Final.jpg\|~~left\|frameless~~\|Gelaspus Point FCT]]		[[File:Great Hill FCT Final.jpg\|1946 view Brick Store Museum\|alt=Gelaspus Point FCT\|thumb]]
	[[File:Gelaspus Point FCS RCW 1943 2-2.jpg~~\|right~~\|frameless\|239x239px]]		[[File:Gelaspus Point FCS RCW 1943 2-2.jpg\|frameless\|239x239px\|left]]

	Completed in 1943 for $16.514, this station was the most northern FC station for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth\|HD Portsmouth]]. It served only one gun battery, Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] with a DPF operated by 6 men. The tower was supposed to have a second observation level which was designed for the never built [[Cape Elizabeth MR\|Battery 101]]. AAIS-OP 13 was inside a faux wooden steeple on the roof. A wooden cottage surrounded the first two stories of the tower to aid in camouflage and provide barracks for the crew manning the tower (and searchlights). The reinforced concrete walls were 10" thick and were splinter proof. This station was very similar in design to the one at [[Halibut Point MR]]. This station was demolished on October 8th, 1949 shortly after the Army's lease was up.		Completed in 1943 for $16.514, this station was the most northern FC station for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth\|HD Portsmouth]]. It served only one gun battery, Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] with a DPF operated by 6 men. The tower was supposed to have a second observation level which was designed for the never built [[Cape Elizabeth MR\|Battery 101]]. AAIS-OP 13 was inside a faux wooden steeple on the roof. A wooden cottage surrounded the first two stories of the tower to aid in camouflage and provide barracks for the crew manning the tower (and searchlights). The reinforced concrete walls were 10" thick and were splinter proof. This station was very similar in design to the one at [[Halibut Point MR]]. This station was demolished on October 8th, 1949, shortly after the Army's lease was up.

	=== SOURCES and REFERENCES ===		=== SOURCES and REFERENCES ===

J. Malcolm at 12:19, 24 April 2025

2025-04-24T12:19:47Z

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	[[File:Gelaspus Point FCS RCW 1943 2-2.jpg\|right\|frameless\|239x239px]]		[[File:Gelaspus Point FCS RCW 1943 2-2.jpg\|right\|frameless\|239x239px]]

	Completed in 1943 for $16.514, this station was the most northern FC station for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth\|HD Portsmouth]]. It served only one gun battery, Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] with a DPF operated by 6 men. The tower ~~had~~ a second observation level which was designed for the never built [[Cape Elizabeth MR\|Battery 101]]. AAIS-OP 13 was inside a faux wooden steeple on the roof. A wooden cottage surrounded the first two stories of the tower to aid in camouflage and provide barracks for the crew manning the tower (and searchlights). The reinforced concrete walls were 10" thick and were splinter proof. This station was very similar in design to the one at [[Halibut Point MR]]. This station was demolished on October 8th, 1949 shortly after the Army's lease was up.		Completed in 1943 for $16.514, this station was the most northern FC station for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth\|HD Portsmouth]]. It served only one gun battery, Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] with a DPF operated by 6 men. The tower was supposed to have a second observation level which was designed for the never built [[Cape Elizabeth MR\|Battery 101]]. AAIS-OP 13 was inside a faux wooden steeple on the roof. A wooden cottage surrounded the first two stories of the tower to aid in camouflage and provide barracks for the crew manning the tower (and searchlights). The reinforced concrete walls were 10" thick and were splinter proof. This station was very similar in design to the one at [[Halibut Point MR]]. This station was demolished on October 8th, 1949 shortly after the Army's lease was up.

	=== SOURCES and REFERENCES ===		=== SOURCES and REFERENCES ===

J. Malcolm: Specific demolition date

2025-04-24T12:14:53Z

Specific demolition date

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	[[File:Gelaspus Point FCS RCW 1943 2-2.jpg\|right\|frameless\|239x239px]]		[[File:Gelaspus Point FCS RCW 1943 2-2.jpg\|right\|frameless\|239x239px]]

	Completed in 1943 for $16.514, this station was the most northern FC station for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth\|HD Portsmouth]]. It served only one gun battery, Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] with a DPF operated by 6 men. The tower had a second observation level which was designed for the never built [[Cape Elizabeth MR\|Battery 101]]. AAIS-OP 13 was inside a faux wooden steeple on the roof. A wooden cottage surrounded the first two stories of the tower to aid in camouflage and provide barracks for the crew manning the tower (and searchlights). The reinforced concrete walls were 10" thick and were splinter proof. This station was very similar in design to the one at [[Halibut Point MR]]. This station was demolished in 1949 shortly after the Army's lease was up.		Completed in 1943 for $16.514, this station was the most northern FC station for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth\|HD Portsmouth]]. It served only one gun battery, Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] with a DPF operated by 6 men. The tower had a second observation level which was designed for the never built [[Cape Elizabeth MR\|Battery 101]]. AAIS-OP 13 was inside a faux wooden steeple on the roof. A wooden cottage surrounded the first two stories of the tower to aid in camouflage and provide barracks for the crew manning the tower (and searchlights). The reinforced concrete walls were 10" thick and were splinter proof. This station was very similar in design to the one at [[Halibut Point MR]]. This station was demolished on October 8th, 1949 shortly after the Army's lease was up.

	=== SOURCES and REFERENCES ===		=== SOURCES and REFERENCES ===

J. Malcolm at 02:01, 8 December 2024

2024-12-08T02:01:33Z

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	[[File:Gelaspus Point Locale 2024.jpg\|left\|thumb\|155x155px\|Tower Locale 2024]]		Loc. 154 was a WWII Fire Control Site in Kennebunk ME.[[File:Gelaspus Point Locale 2024.jpg\|left\|thumb\|155x155px\|Tower Locale 2024]]
	~~Loc. 154 was a WWII Fire Control Site in Kennebunk ME.~~
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland]]
	[[File:Great Hill FCT Final.jpg\|left\|frameless\|Gelaspus Point FCT]]		[[File:Great Hill FCT Final.jpg\|left\|frameless\|Gelaspus Point FCT]]
	[[File:Gelaspus Point FCS RCW 1943 2-2.jpg\|right\|frameless\|239x239px]]		[[File:Gelaspus Point FCS RCW 1943 2-2.jpg\|right\|frameless\|239x239px]]


	Completed in 1943 for $16.514, this station was the most northern FC station for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth\|HD Portsmouth]]. It served only one gun battery, Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] with a DPF operated by 6 men. The tower had a second observation level which was designed for the never built [[Cape Elizabeth MR\|Battery 101]]. AAIS-OP 13 was inside a faux wooden steeple on the roof. A wooden cottage surrounded the first two stories of the tower to aid in camouflage and provide barracks for the crew manning the tower (and searchlights). The reinforced concrete walls were 10" thick and were splinter proof. This station was very similar in design to the one at [[Halibut Point MR]]. This station was demolished in 1949 shortly after the Army's lease was up.		Completed in 1943 for $16.514, this station was the most northern FC station for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth\|HD Portsmouth]]. It served only one gun battery, Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] with a DPF operated by 6 men. The tower had a second observation level which was designed for the never built [[Cape Elizabeth MR\|Battery 101]]. AAIS-OP 13 was inside a faux wooden steeple on the roof. A wooden cottage surrounded the first two stories of the tower to aid in camouflage and provide barracks for the crew manning the tower (and searchlights). The reinforced concrete walls were 10" thick and were splinter proof. This station was very similar in design to the one at [[Halibut Point MR]]. This station was demolished in 1949 shortly after the Army's lease was up.

J. Malcolm: Updated information

2024-12-08T02:00:34Z

Updated information

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	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland]]
	[[File:Great Hill FCT Final.jpg\|left\|frameless\|Gelaspus Point FCT]]		[[File:Great Hill FCT Final.jpg\|left\|frameless\|Gelaspus Point FCT]]
	~~[[File:Gelaspus Point FCS RCW 1943 1-2.jpg\|right\|frameless\|219x219px]]~~
	[[File:Gelaspus Point FCS RCW 1943 2-2.jpg\|right\|frameless\|239x239px]]		[[File:Gelaspus Point FCS RCW 1943 2-2.jpg\|right\|frameless\|239x239px]]
	~~Construction began~~ in 1943 ~~on this five-story concrete tower on Great Hill in Kennebunk Maine~~. ~~Originally~~ this station ~~would have been for Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] and for Battery 101 which was to be built at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]] but was terminated early in the war. This tower~~ was the most northern ~~tower~~ for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth\|~~Harbor Defenses of~~ Portsmouth]] ~~and would have been the most southern tower for the~~ [[~~:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland\|Harbor Defenses of Portland~~]] ([[Cape ~~Porpoise~~ MR]] is the ~~official southernmost FCT~~ for ~~Portland~~). This ~~site~~ was ~~designated Location 154. This tower is~~ very similar in design to the ~~tower~~ at [[Halibut Point MR]] ~~which is the most southern tower for Portsmouth~~. ~~There are a few differences from the tower at Halibut Point such as the design of the barracks and the one less observation floor than at Halibut. The tower~~ was demolished in 1949 by the ~~landowners~~.

			Completed in 1943 for $16.514, this station was the most northern FC station for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth\|HD Portsmouth]]. It served only one gun battery, Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] with a DPF operated by 6 men. The tower had a second observation level which was designed for the never built [[Cape Elizabeth MR\|Battery 101]]. AAIS-OP 13 was inside a faux wooden steeple on the roof. A wooden cottage surrounded the first two stories of the tower to aid in camouflage and provide barracks for the crew manning the tower (and searchlights). The reinforced concrete walls were 10" thick and were splinter proof. This station was very similar in design to the one at [[Halibut Point MR]]. This station was demolished in 1949 shortly after the Army's lease was up.

	=== SOURCES and REFERENCES ===		=== SOURCES and REFERENCES ===

J. Malcolm: Added modern image

2024-11-29T22:04:50Z

Added modern image

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			[[File:Gelaspus Point Locale 2024.jpg\|left\|thumb\|155x155px\|Tower Locale 2024]]
	Loc. 154 was a WWII Fire Control Site in Kennebunk ME.		Loc. 154 was a WWII Fire Control Site in Kennebunk ME.
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]

J. Malcolm: Updated page with RCWs

2024-11-26T01:05:27Z

Updated page with RCWs

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			Loc. 154 was a WWII Fire Control Site in Kennebunk ME.
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland]]
	[[File:Great Hill FCT Final.jpg\|left\|frameless\|Gelaspus Point FCT]]		[[File:Great Hill FCT Final.jpg\|left\|frameless\|Gelaspus Point FCT]]
	Construction began in 1943 on this five-story concrete tower on Great Hill in Kennebunk Maine. Originally this station would have been for Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] and for Battery 101 which was to be built at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]] but was terminated early in the war. This tower was the most northern tower for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth\|Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]] and would have been the most southern tower for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland\|Harbor Defenses of Portland]] ([[Cape Porpoise MR]] is the official southernmost FCT for Portland). This site was designated Location 154. This tower is very similar in design to the tower at [[Halibut Point MR]] which is the most southern tower for Portsmouth. There are a few differences from the tower at Halibut Point such as the design of the barracks and the one less observation floor than at Halibut. The tower was demolished in 1949 by the landowners~~. There are no remains of the site and only two known photos of the tower~~.		[[File:Gelaspus Point FCS RCW 1943 1-2.jpg\|right\|frameless\|219x219px]]
			[[File:Gelaspus Point FCS RCW 1943 2-2.jpg\|right\|frameless\|239x239px]]
			Construction began in 1943 on this five-story concrete tower on Great Hill in Kennebunk Maine. Originally this station would have been for Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] and for Battery 101 which was to be built at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]] but was terminated early in the war. This tower was the most northern tower for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth\|Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]] and would have been the most southern tower for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland\|Harbor Defenses of Portland]] ([[Cape Porpoise MR]] is the official southernmost FCT for Portland). This site was designated Location 154. This tower is very similar in design to the tower at [[Halibut Point MR]] which is the most southern tower for Portsmouth. There are a few differences from the tower at Halibut Point such as the design of the barracks and the one less observation floor than at Halibut. The tower was demolished in 1949 by the landowners.

	=== SOURCES and REFERENCES ===		=== SOURCES and REFERENCES ===
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	[https://www.cdsg.org Coast Defense Study Group]		[https://www.cdsg.org Coast Defense Study Group]

	~~Report of Completed Works~~		[https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=8fa099aba657ed2dJmltdHM9MTcxNzk3NzYwMCZpZ3VpZD0xYjBlYTBjYi04OTI0LTY0ZmItM2NiNC1iNGEwODgwNDY1ZDkmaW5zaWQ9NTcxMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=1b0ea0cb-8924-64fb-3cb4-b4a0880465d9&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20vYWxpbmsvbGluaz91cmw9aHR0cHMlM2ElMmYlMmZicmlja3N0b3JlbXVzZXVtLm9yZyUyZiZzb3VyY2U9c2VycC1sb2NhbCZoPU5kU0N3YnJ5RDdOaGdCWGVrNmxyakFRRSUyYjlLZVR3ZUZ1bHkzWWFjVnhtQSUzZCZwPWx3X2xzdHAmaWc9QTA3MjUzOUM2NDUyNEY5OUJFMkEzM0ZGMDRCNzFFRUMmeXBpZD1ZTjg3M3gxMzI0ODk2NTY&ntb=1 Brick Store Museum]

	[https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=8fa099aba657ed2dJmltdHM9MTcxNzk3NzYwMCZpZ3VpZD0xYjBlYTBjYi04OTI0LTY0ZmItM2NiNC1iNGEwODgwNDY1ZDkmaW5zaWQ9NTcxMA&ptn=3&ver=2&hsh=3&fclid=1b0ea0cb-8924-64fb-3cb4-b4a0880465d9&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20vYWxpbmsvbGluaz91cmw9aHR0cHMlM2ElMmYlMmZicmlja3N0b3JlbXVzZXVtLm9yZyUyZiZzb3VyY2U9c2VycC1sb2NhbCZoPU5kU0N3YnJ5RDdOaGdCWGVrNmxyakFRRSUyYjlLZVR3ZUZ1bHkzWWFjVnhtQSUzZCZwPWx3X2xzdHAmaWc9QTA3MjUzOUM2NDUyNEY5OUJFMkEzM0ZGMDRCNzFFRUMmeXBpZD1ZTjg3M3gxMzI0ODk2NTY&ntb=1 Brick Store Museum]		HD Portsmouth Annex 1945

			1943 Report of Completed Works

J. Malcolm: Added sources

2024-06-10T21:39:01Z

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 [[File:Great Hill FCT Final.jpg|left|frameless|Gelaspus Point FCT]]
-Construction began in 1943 on this five story concrete tower on Great Hill in Kennebunk Maine. Originally this station would have been for Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] and for Battery 101 which was to be built at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]] but was terminated early in the war. This tower was the most northern tower for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth|Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]] and would have been the most southern tower for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland|Harbor Defenses of Portland]] ([[Cape Porpoise MR]] is the official southern most FCT for Portland). This site was designated Location 154. This tower is very similar in design to the tower at [[Halibut Point MR]] which is the most southern tower for Portsmouth. There are a few differences from the tower at Halibut Point such as the design of the barracks and the one less observation floor than at Halibut. The tower was demolished in 1949 by the landowners. There are no remains of the site and only two known photos of the tower.
+Construction began in 1943 on this five-story concrete tower on Great Hill in Kennebunk Maine. Originally this station would have been for Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] and for Battery 101 which was to be built at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]] but was terminated early in the war. This tower was the most northern tower for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth|Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]] and would have been the most southern tower for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland|Harbor Defenses of Portland]] ([[Cape Porpoise MR]] is the official southernmost FCT for Portland). This site was designated Location 154. This tower is very similar in design to the tower at [[Halibut Point MR]] which is the most southern tower for Portsmouth. There are a few differences from the tower at Halibut Point such as the design of the barracks and the one less observation floor than at Halibut. The tower was demolished in 1949 by the landowners. There are no remains of the site and only two known photos of the tower.

J. Malcolm: Completed Page

2023-09-07T01:29:26Z

Completed Page

New page

[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]
[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland]]
[[File:Great Hill FCT Final.jpg|left|frameless|Gelaspus Point FCT]]
Construction began in 1943 on this five story concrete tower on Great Hill in Kennebunk Maine. Originally this station would have been for Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] and for Battery 101 which was to be built at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]] but was terminated early in the war. This tower was the most northern tower for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth|Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]] and would have been the most southern tower for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland|Harbor Defenses of Portland]] ([[Cape Porpoise MR]] is the official southern most FCT for Portland). This site was designated Location 154. This tower is very similar in design to the tower at [[Halibut Point MR]] which is the most southern tower for Portsmouth. There are a few differences from the tower at Halibut Point such as the design of the barracks and the one less observation floor than at Halibut. The tower was demolished in 1949 by the landowners. There are no remains of the site and only two known photos of the tower.