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A list of every Fire Control Tower the author knows of in New England. This list does not include towers/stations built in during the Endicott Period 1890-1910 (Yet)
List of all permanent Fire Control positions in New England used during WWII. This list does not include Fire Control Positions for Batteries inactivated during WWII.
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|align="center"| [[Fort Baldwin|Fort Baldwin ME]]
|align="center"| [[Fort Baldwin|Fort Baldwin ME]]
|align="center"|Battery Steele-Upper
|align="center"|[[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
[[Peaks Island MR]]
|Square Tower
|Square Tower
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|align="center"|1942
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|[[Small Point MR|Small Point ME]]
|[[Small Point MR|Small Point ME]]
|Battery Steele-Upper
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Battery Cravens-Lower
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
[[Peaks Island MR]]
 
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens]]-Lower
|Square Tower
|Square Tower
|1942
|1942
|Anti Aircraft Observation Post
|Anti-Aircraft Observation Post
Fire Control Switchboard
Fire Control Switchboard
A temporary station was built here for the 155mm battery at Fort Baldwin
|Private Property
|Private Property
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|[[File:Bailey Island South Temp.jpg|frameless|91x91px]]
|[[Bailey Island MR|Bailey Island ME]]
|[[Bailey Island MR|Bailey Island ME]]
|'''Two Towers:'''
|<u>Site 1C:</u>
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Craven]]<nowiki/>s-Lower
<u>Site 1B:</u>
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Foote]]-Upper
* [[Jewell Island MR|Battery 202]]-Lower
|Both Square Towers
|Both Square Towers
|1943
|1943
|Site 1C housed a radar for Battery Steele and Anti-Aircraft Observation Post
|Private Property
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|[[Jewell Island MR|Jewell Island ME]]
|<u>Site 1D:</u>
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens]]-Middle
* [[Jewell Island MR|Battery 202]]-Lower
<u>Site 1B:</u>
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Foote]]-Upper
* [[Cape Elizabeth MR|Battery 201]]-Middle
* Gun-Group 7 Command-Lower
|One square tower and one disguised as a castle tower
|Site-1D: 1943
Site: 1B: 1934
|Site-1B was one of two Fire Control Stations built for Battery Foote pre WWII. It also served Battery Bowdin at Fort Levett and Battery Ingalls when first built.
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|[[Long Island MR|Long Island ME]]
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* Secondary Mine II OP-upper
* [[Fort McKinley|Battery Carpenter]]-Middle
* Gun-Group 6 Command-Lower
|Circular tower disguised as a standpipe
|1943
|Radar located on the roof for Battery Carpenter and backup for Battery Ferguson.
Operations and generator building converted to homes.
|Private Property
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|[[Fort McKinley|Great Diamond Island ME]]
|[[Fort McKinley|Battery Carpenter]]-Upper
|Square tower
|1943
|New Battery Commanders (BC) and CRF station for Battery Carpenter at Fort McKinley which was modified in WWII.
|Private Property
|Private Property
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|[[Peaks Island MR|Peaks Island ME]]
|<u>Site 1G:</u>Mines II command post
BC?
<u>Site 1H:</u>[[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
[[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens BC]]-Middle
Gun-Group 2 Command-Lower
<u>Site 1I:</u>
Primary Mines II OP-Upper
[[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens]]-Middle
[[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele BC]]-Lower
<u>Site 1J:</u>
Groupement 1 Command Post
<u>Site 2A:</u>
Not Marked on 1945 Map
Abandoned by then?
|<u>Site 1G:</u>Cottage
Side-by-Side
<u>Site 1H:</u>Square Tower
<u>Site 1I:</u>
Square Tower
<u>Site 1J:</u>
Stucco Side-by-Side
<u>Site 2A:</u>
Square Tower
|<u>Site 1G:</u>1942
<u>Site 1H:</u>
1943
<u>Site 1I:</u>
1943
<u>Site 1J:</u>
1909
<u>Site 2A:</u>
1943
|1909 stucco station used for mortar batteries and heavily renovated over time.
Anti-Aircraft Observation Post.
Fire Control Switchboard
Groupement Command Post was situated inside the stucco station from 1909 but supposedly in 1943 a concrete square tower was built?
|All Stations private property or sealed
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Baileys Island Fire Control Towers (Two)--Private Property--[[Bailey Island MR]]
Jewell Island Fire Control Towers (Two)--Open to the public--[[Jewell Island MR]]
Long Island Fire Control Tower--Private Property--[[Long Island MR]]


Peaks Island Fire Control Towers (Four)--Two Mine OP's (Private)& Two FCT's (Public, but sealed)--[[Peaks Island MR]]
Peaks Island Fire Control Towers (Four)--Two Mine OP's (Private)& Two FCT's (Public, but sealed)--[[Peaks Island MR]]
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