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 Loc. 157 Prout's Neck was a WWII Fire Control site on Prout's Neck in Scarborough ME.
+[https://web.archive.org/web/20260510125823/https://www.sunjournal.com/2004/11/01/destruction-begins-wwii-military-tower/ Article About the Towers Demolition]
 === SOURCES and REFERENCES ===

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			Loc. 157 Prout's Neck was a WWII Fire Control site on Prout's Neck in Scarborough ME.


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


	In 1943 construction on a seven-floor tower on the South Side of Prout's Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. This site would become Location 157. The tower had four observation levels and an Anti-Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower*. The seventh floor was used for Battery Steele at [[Peaks Island MR]], the sixth floor was used for Battery Foote at [[Fort Levett]], the fifth floor was used for Battery Cravens at [[Peaks Island MR]] and the fourth floor was used for Battery 201 at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]]. Searchlight #3 was located here. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts, the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one. The site of the tower is on private property and not open to the public.<center><gallery perrow="10">		In 1943 construction on a seven-floor tower on the South Side of Prout's Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. This site would become Location 157. The tower had four observation levels and an Anti-Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower*. The seventh floor was used for Battery Steele at [[Peaks Island MR]], the sixth floor was used for Battery Foote at [[Fort Levett]], the fifth floor was used for Battery Cravens at [[Peaks Island MR]] and the fourth floor was used for Battery 201 at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]]. Searchlight #3 was located here. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts, the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one. The site of the tower is on private property and not open to the public.<center><gallery perrow="10">
	</gallery>All images courtesy Prout's Neck Historical Society.<gallery mode="nolines">		</gallery>All images courtesy Prout's Neck Historical Society.<gallery mode="nolines">

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	All images colorized by J. Malcolm 2022. Except the demolition pictures.		All images colorized by J. Malcolm 2022. Except the demolition pictures.

	~~Research courtesy Prout's~~ Neck Historical Society		[https://www.sunjournal.com/2004/11/01/destruction-begins-wwii-military-tower/ Article About the Towers Demolition]

			=== SOURCES and REFERENCES ===
			[https://proutsneckhistory.org/ Prouts Neck Historical Society]

			Portland Projects 1944 Annex

			[https://www.cdsg.org Coast Defense Study Group]


	~~[https://www.sunjournal.com/2004/11/01/destruction-begins-wwii-military-tower/ Article About the Towers Demolition]~~
	[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland]]		[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland]]

J. Malcolm at 22:42, 3 June 2024

2024-06-03T22:42:10Z

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	In 1943 construction on a seven-floor tower on the South Side of ~~Prouts~~ Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. This site would become Location 157. The tower had four observation levels and an Anti-Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower. The seventh floor was used for Battery Steele at [[Peaks Island MR]], the sixth floor was used for Battery Foote at [[Fort Levett]], the fifth floor was used for Battery Cravens at [[Peaks Island MR]] and the fourth floor was used for Battery 201 at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]]. Searchlight #3 was located here. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts, the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one. The site of the tower is on private property and not open to the public.<center><gallery perrow="10">		In 1943 construction on a seven-floor tower on the South Side of Prout's Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. This site would become Location 157. The tower had four observation levels and an Anti-Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower*. The seventh floor was used for Battery Steele at [[Peaks Island MR]], the sixth floor was used for Battery Foote at [[Fort Levett]], the fifth floor was used for Battery Cravens at [[Peaks Island MR]] and the fourth floor was used for Battery 201 at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]]. Searchlight #3 was located here. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts, the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one. The site of the tower is on private property and not open to the public.<center><gallery perrow="10">
	</gallery>All images courtesy Prout's Neck Historical Society.<gallery mode="nolines">		</gallery>All images courtesy Prout's Neck Historical Society.<gallery mode="nolines">
	File:Prouts Neck Tower Construction 1943.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|1943 Construction		File:Prouts Neck Tower Construction 1943.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|1943 Construction
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	File:1960 Newspaper Clipping Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Newspaper Clipping About The Tower		File:1960 Newspaper Clipping Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Newspaper Clipping About The Tower
	File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Demolition 2004		File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Demolition 2004
	</gallery></center>All images colorized by J. Malcolm 2022. Except the demolition pictures.		</gallery></center>*this installation was the only TOWER to have four observation posts. A few cottage-style FC stations in Narragansett Bay had four observation posts.

			All images colorized by J. Malcolm 2022. Except the demolition pictures.

	Research courtesy Prout's Neck Historical Society		Research courtesy Prout's Neck Historical Society

J. Malcolm at 00:40, 18 November 2023

2023-11-18T00:40:29Z

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	In 1943 construction on a seven-floor tower on the South Side of Prouts Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. This site would become Location 157. The tower had four observation levels and an Anti-Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower. The seventh floor was used for Battery Steele at [[Peaks Island MR]], the sixth floor was used for Battery Foote at [[Fort Levett]], the fifth floor was used for Battery Cravens at [[Peaks Island MR]] and the fourth floor was used for Battery 201 at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]]. Searchlight #3 was located here. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts, the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one. The site of the tower is on private property and not open to the public.<gallery perrow="10">		In 1943 construction on a seven-floor tower on the South Side of Prouts Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. This site would become Location 157. The tower had four observation levels and an Anti-Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower. The seventh floor was used for Battery Steele at [[Peaks Island MR]], the sixth floor was used for Battery Foote at [[Fort Levett]], the fifth floor was used for Battery Cravens at [[Peaks Island MR]] and the fourth floor was used for Battery 201 at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]]. Searchlight #3 was located here. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts, the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one. The site of the tower is on private property and not open to the public.<center><gallery perrow="10">
	</gallery>All images courtesy Prout's Neck Historical Society.<gallery mode="nolines">		</gallery>All images courtesy Prout's Neck Historical Society.<gallery mode="nolines">
	File:Prouts Neck Tower Construction 1943.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|1943 Construction		File:Prouts Neck Tower Construction 1943.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|1943 Construction
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	File:1960 Newspaper Clipping Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Newspaper Clipping About The Tower		File:1960 Newspaper Clipping Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Newspaper Clipping About The Tower
	File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Demolition 2004		File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Demolition 2004
	</gallery>All images colorized by J. Malcolm 2022. Except the demolition pictures.		</gallery></center>All images colorized by J. Malcolm 2022. Except the demolition pictures.

	Research courtesy Prout's Neck Historical Society		Research courtesy Prout's Neck Historical Society

J. Malcolm at 00:39, 18 November 2023

2023-11-18T00:39:57Z

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	In 1943 construction on a seven-floor tower on the South Side of Prouts Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. This site would become Location 157. The tower had four observation levels and an Anti-Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower. The seventh floor was used for Battery Steele at [[Peaks Island MR]], the sixth floor was used for Battery Foote at [[Fort Levett]], the fifth floor was used for Battery Cravens at [[Peaks Island MR]] and the fourth floor was used for Battery 201 at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]]. Searchlight #3 was located here. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts, the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one. The site of the tower is on private property and not open to the public.<gallery perrow="10">		In 1943 construction on a seven-floor tower on the South Side of Prouts Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. This site would become Location 157. The tower had four observation levels and an Anti-Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower. The seventh floor was used for Battery Steele at [[Peaks Island MR]], the sixth floor was used for Battery Foote at [[Fort Levett]], the fifth floor was used for Battery Cravens at [[Peaks Island MR]] and the fourth floor was used for Battery 201 at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]]. Searchlight #3 was located here. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts, the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one. The site of the tower is on private property and not open to the public.<gallery perrow="10">
	</gallery>All images courtesy Prout's Neck Historical Society.<gallery mode="~~packed-hover~~">		</gallery>All images courtesy Prout's Neck Historical Society.<gallery mode="nolines">
	File:Prouts Neck Tower Construction 1943.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|1943 Construction		File:Prouts Neck Tower Construction 1943.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|1943 Construction
	File:View of the tower.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Side Of The Tower		File:View of the tower.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Side Of The Tower
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	File:Anti Aircraft Entrance.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Anti Aircraft Observation		File:Anti Aircraft Entrance.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Anti Aircraft Observation
	File:1960 Newspaper Clipping Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Newspaper Clipping About The Tower		File:1960 Newspaper Clipping Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Newspaper Clipping About The Tower
	File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|~~Beginning Of~~ Demolition 2004		File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Demolition 2004
	~~File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition 2004.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|6th Floor Demolition~~
	~~File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Destroyed.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|5th Floor Demolition~~
	</gallery>All images colorized by J. Malcolm 2022. Except the demolition pictures.		</gallery>All images colorized by J. Malcolm 2022. Except the demolition pictures.

J. Malcolm: Updated page

2023-11-18T00:39:10Z

Updated page

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	In 1943 construction on a seven-floor tower on the South Side of Prouts Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. This site would become Location 157. The tower had four observation levels and an Anti-Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower. The seventh floor was used for Battery Steele at [[Peaks Island MR]], the sixth floor was used for Battery Foote at [[Fort Levett]], the fifth floor was used for Battery Cravens at [[Peaks Island MR]] and the fourth floor was used for Battery 201 at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]]. Searchlight #3 was located here. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts, the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one. ~~Today it~~ is on private property and not open to the public.<gallery perrow="10">		In 1943 construction on a seven-floor tower on the South Side of Prouts Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. This site would become Location 157. The tower had four observation levels and an Anti-Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower. The seventh floor was used for Battery Steele at [[Peaks Island MR]], the sixth floor was used for Battery Foote at [[Fort Levett]], the fifth floor was used for Battery Cravens at [[Peaks Island MR]] and the fourth floor was used for Battery 201 at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]]. Searchlight #3 was located here. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts, the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one. The site of the tower is on private property and not open to the public.<gallery perrow="10">
	</gallery>All images courtesy ~~Prouts~~ Neck Historical Society.<gallery>		</gallery>All images courtesy Prout's Neck Historical Society.<gallery mode="packed-hover">
	File:Prouts Neck Tower Construction 1943.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|1943 Construction		File:Prouts Neck Tower Construction 1943.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|1943 Construction
	File:View of the tower.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Side Of The Tower		File:View of the tower.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Side Of The Tower
	File:Main entrance PN.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Tower Entrance		File:Main entrance PN.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Tower Entrance
	File:Back of Prouts Neck Tower.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Rear Of The Tower		File:Back of Prouts Neck Tower.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Rear Of The Tower
	~~File:Rear of Prouts Neck Tower.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|From the Road~~
	File:1st Floor Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|First Floor		File:1st Floor Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|First Floor
	~~File:Prouts Neck Stairs PN.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Stairs~~
	File:Prouts Neck Stairway.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|The Stairs Built Around The Shape Of The Tower		File:Prouts Neck Stairway.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|The Stairs Built Around The Shape Of The Tower
	~~File:Prouts Neck Stairs.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Another Staircase~~
	~~File:Original Windows Prouts Neck Tower.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Original Windows~~
	File:3rd Floor Ladder Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Wooden Ladder to 4th Floor		File:3rd Floor Ladder Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Wooden Ladder to 4th Floor
	~~File:Instrument Pedestal Prouts Neck Tower.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|DPF Mount~~
	~~File:Wooden Ladder Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Another Wooden Ladder~~
	File:Prouts Neck Observation Level.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Observation Level		File:Prouts Neck Observation Level.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Observation Level
	File:Electric Wiring Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Electrical Wiring		File:Electric Wiring Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Electrical Wiring
	~~File:Balcony Door Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|6th Floor Balcony Door~~
	~~File:Balcony Entrance 6th Floor Prouts Neck.jpg~~
	~~File:Prouts Neck Balcony.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|6th floor Balcony To Woods~~
	~~File:Land from the top of the Prouts Neck Tower Balcony.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Balcony~~
	File:Ocean from the Prouts Neck Balcony.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Balcony View Towards The Ocean		File:Ocean from the Prouts Neck Balcony.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Balcony View Towards The Ocean
	File:6th Floor Balcony PN.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Balcony Entrance 6th Floor		File:6th Floor Balcony PN.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Balcony Entrance 6th Floor
	~~File:Another wooden ladder. Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|4th To 5th Floor Ladders~~
	File:5th Floor Wooden Ladder.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|5th To 6th Floor Ladder		File:5th Floor Wooden Ladder.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|5th To 6th Floor Ladder
	File:Timer Bell Mount PN.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Timer Bell Mount		File:Timer Bell Mount PN.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Timer Bell Mount
	File:6th to 7th floor ladder.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Metal Ladder To The 7th Floor		File:6th to 7th floor ladder.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Metal Ladder To The 7th Floor
	File:Mounting Pedestal PN.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Another DPF Mount		File:Mounting Pedestal PN.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Another DPF Mount
	~~File:Prouts Neck 7th Floor.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|7th Floor Chimney~~
	~~File:Anti Aircraft Post Entrance.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Anti Aircraft Crows Nest~~
	File:Anti Aircraft Entrance.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Anti Aircraft Observation		File:Anti Aircraft Entrance.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Anti Aircraft Observation
	~~File:Chimney Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Top Of The Tower Chimney~~
	File:1960 Newspaper Clipping Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Newspaper Clipping About The Tower		File:1960 Newspaper Clipping Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Newspaper Clipping About The Tower
	File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Beginning Of Demolition 2004		File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Beginning Of Demolition 2004
	File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition 2004.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|6th Floor Demolition		File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition 2004.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|6th Floor Demolition
	File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Destroyed.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|5th Floor Demolition		File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Destroyed.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|5th Floor Demolition
	~~File:Prouts Neck FCT.jpg\|Prouts Neck FCT J.P. Wysong 1996~~
	</gallery>All images colorized by J. Malcolm 2022. Except the demolition pictures.		</gallery>All images colorized by J. Malcolm 2022. Except the demolition pictures.

J. Malcolm at 16:27, 19 July 2023

2023-07-19T16:27:13Z

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	In 1943 construction on a seven-floor tower on the South Side of Prouts Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. The tower had four observation levels and an Anti-Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower. The seventh floor was used for Battery Steele at [[Peaks Island MR]], the sixth floor was used for Battery Foote at [[Fort Levett]], the fifth floor was used for Battery Cravens at [[Peaks Island MR]] and the fourth floor was used for Battery 201 at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]]. Searchlight #3 was located here. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts, the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one. Today it is on private property and not open to the public.<gallery perrow="10">		In 1943 construction on a seven-floor tower on the South Side of Prouts Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. This site would become Location 157. The tower had four observation levels and an Anti-Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower. The seventh floor was used for Battery Steele at [[Peaks Island MR]], the sixth floor was used for Battery Foote at [[Fort Levett]], the fifth floor was used for Battery Cravens at [[Peaks Island MR]] and the fourth floor was used for Battery 201 at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]]. Searchlight #3 was located here. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts, the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one. Today it is on private property and not open to the public.<gallery perrow="10">
	</gallery>All images courtesy Prouts Neck Historical Society.<gallery>		</gallery>All images courtesy Prouts Neck Historical Society.<gallery>
	File:Prouts Neck Tower Construction 1943.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|1943 Construction		File:Prouts Neck Tower Construction 1943.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|1943 Construction

J. Malcolm: Added the gun Batteries

2023-07-05T14:58:13Z

Added the gun Batteries

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:58, 5 July 2023
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	In 1943 construction on a seven floor tower on the South Side of Prouts Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. The tower had four observation levels and a Anti Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower. It was used for ~~the 6 inch gun battery~~ at [[~~Cape Elizabeth~~ MR]] ~~as well as~~ [[Peaks Island MR]] and [[~~Jewell Island~~ MR]]. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one. Today it is on private property and not open to the public.<gallery perrow="10">		In 1943 construction on a seven-floor tower on the South Side of Prouts Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. The tower had four observation levels and an Anti-Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower. The seventh floor was used for Battery Steele at [[Peaks Island MR]], the sixth floor was used for Battery Foote at [[Fort Levett]], the fifth floor was used for Battery Cravens at [[Peaks Island MR]] and the fourth floor was used for Battery 201 at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]]. Searchlight #3 was located here. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts, the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one. Today it is on private property and not open to the public.<gallery perrow="10">
	</gallery>All images courtesy Prouts Neck Historical Society.<gallery>		</gallery>All images courtesy Prouts Neck Historical Society.<gallery>
	File:Prouts Neck Tower Construction 1943.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|1943 Construction		File:Prouts Neck Tower Construction 1943.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|1943 Construction

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	In 1943 construction on a seven-floor tower on the South Side of Prouts Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. This site would become Location 157. The tower had four observation levels and an Anti-Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower. The seventh floor was used for Battery Steele at [[Peaks Island MR]], the sixth floor was used for Battery Foote at [[Fort Levett]], the fifth floor was used for Battery Cravens at [[Peaks Island MR]] and the fourth floor was used for Battery 201 at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]]. Searchlight #3 was located here. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts, the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one. ~~Today it~~ is on private property and not open to the public.<gallery perrow="10">		In 1943 construction on a seven-floor tower on the South Side of Prouts Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. This site would become Location 157. The tower had four observation levels and an Anti-Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower. The seventh floor was used for Battery Steele at [[Peaks Island MR]], the sixth floor was used for Battery Foote at [[Fort Levett]], the fifth floor was used for Battery Cravens at [[Peaks Island MR]] and the fourth floor was used for Battery 201 at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]]. Searchlight #3 was located here. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts, the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one. The site of the tower is on private property and not open to the public.<gallery perrow="10">
	</gallery>All images courtesy ~~Prouts~~ Neck Historical Society.<gallery>		</gallery>All images courtesy Prout's Neck Historical Society.<gallery mode="packed-hover">
	File:Prouts Neck Tower Construction 1943.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|1943 Construction		File:Prouts Neck Tower Construction 1943.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|1943 Construction
	File:View of the tower.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Side Of The Tower		File:View of the tower.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Side Of The Tower
	File:Main entrance PN.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Tower Entrance		File:Main entrance PN.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Tower Entrance
	File:Back of Prouts Neck Tower.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Rear Of The Tower		File:Back of Prouts Neck Tower.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Rear Of The Tower
	~~File:Rear of Prouts Neck Tower.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|From the Road~~
	File:1st Floor Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|First Floor		File:1st Floor Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|First Floor
	~~File:Prouts Neck Stairs PN.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Stairs~~
	File:Prouts Neck Stairway.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|The Stairs Built Around The Shape Of The Tower		File:Prouts Neck Stairway.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|The Stairs Built Around The Shape Of The Tower
	~~File:Prouts Neck Stairs.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Another Staircase~~
	~~File:Original Windows Prouts Neck Tower.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Original Windows~~
	File:3rd Floor Ladder Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Wooden Ladder to 4th Floor		File:3rd Floor Ladder Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Wooden Ladder to 4th Floor
	~~File:Instrument Pedestal Prouts Neck Tower.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|DPF Mount~~
	~~File:Wooden Ladder Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Another Wooden Ladder~~
	File:Prouts Neck Observation Level.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Observation Level		File:Prouts Neck Observation Level.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Observation Level
	File:Electric Wiring Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Electrical Wiring		File:Electric Wiring Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Electrical Wiring
	~~File:Balcony Door Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|6th Floor Balcony Door~~
	~~File:Balcony Entrance 6th Floor Prouts Neck.jpg~~
	~~File:Prouts Neck Balcony.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|6th floor Balcony To Woods~~
	~~File:Land from the top of the Prouts Neck Tower Balcony.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Balcony~~
	File:Ocean from the Prouts Neck Balcony.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Balcony View Towards The Ocean		File:Ocean from the Prouts Neck Balcony.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Balcony View Towards The Ocean
	File:6th Floor Balcony PN.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Balcony Entrance 6th Floor		File:6th Floor Balcony PN.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Balcony Entrance 6th Floor
	~~File:Another wooden ladder. Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|4th To 5th Floor Ladders~~
	File:5th Floor Wooden Ladder.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|5th To 6th Floor Ladder		File:5th Floor Wooden Ladder.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|5th To 6th Floor Ladder
	File:Timer Bell Mount PN.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Timer Bell Mount		File:Timer Bell Mount PN.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Timer Bell Mount
	File:6th to 7th floor ladder.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Metal Ladder To The 7th Floor		File:6th to 7th floor ladder.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Metal Ladder To The 7th Floor
	File:Mounting Pedestal PN.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Another DPF Mount		File:Mounting Pedestal PN.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Another DPF Mount
	~~File:Prouts Neck 7th Floor.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|7th Floor Chimney~~
	~~File:Anti Aircraft Post Entrance.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Anti Aircraft Crows Nest~~
	File:Anti Aircraft Entrance.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Anti Aircraft Observation		File:Anti Aircraft Entrance.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Anti Aircraft Observation
	~~File:Chimney Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Top Of The Tower Chimney~~
	File:1960 Newspaper Clipping Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Newspaper Clipping About The Tower		File:1960 Newspaper Clipping Prouts Neck.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Newspaper Clipping About The Tower
	File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Beginning Of Demolition 2004		File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|Beginning Of Demolition 2004
	File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition 2004.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|6th Floor Demolition		File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition 2004.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|6th Floor Demolition
	File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Destroyed.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|5th Floor Demolition		File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Destroyed.jpg\|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022\|5th Floor Demolition
	~~File:Prouts Neck FCT.jpg\|Prouts Neck FCT J.P. Wysong 1996~~
	</gallery>All images colorized by J. Malcolm 2022. Except the demolition pictures.		</gallery>All images colorized by J. Malcolm 2022. Except the demolition pictures.