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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.
 
Open 1943This list is of all the WWII (or used during WWII) Fire Control Stations (FCS) in New England. Included here are Base-End Stations, Spotting Stations, and Group Observation Stations (Mines, Gun Groups, Groupement's). I have not decided to include Battery Commanders Stations or Command Posts unless it is a combined station. This table can be searched by using Control+F (PC) or Command+F (Mac) Please [[Contact Us|contact me]] with any questions or corrections.
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!Batteries Served
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!Style
!Characteristics
!Construction Date
!Features
!Notes
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|align="center"| [[Fort Baldwin|Fort Baldwin ME]]
| align="center" | [[Fort Baldwin|Loc. 170]] Fort Baldwin
|align="center"|[[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
| align="center" |[[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
|Square Tower
|1943 Square Tower - Five Stories
|align="center"|1942
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|align="right"|Anti Aircraft Observation Post
* Most Northern FC station in New England
|Most northern FC structure in Portland
* Anti-Aircraft OP 10
Open occasionally
 
 
|Fort Baldwin State Historic Site - Open occasionally
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|[[Small Point MR|Small Point ME]]
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|[[Small Point MR|Loc. 169]] Small Point
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* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper


* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens]]-Lower
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens]]-Lower
|Square Tower
|1943 Square Tower - Six Stories
|1942
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|Anti-Aircraft Observation Post
* Anti-Aircraft OP 9
Fire Control Switchboard
* Fire Control Switchboard
 
* A temporary station was built here for the 155mm battery at Fort Baldwin
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]]
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|[[Bailey Island MR|Bailey Island ME]]
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|<u>Site 1C:</u>
|[[Bailey Island MR|Loc. 168]] Bailey Island - Site 1B
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
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* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Craven]]<nowiki/>s-Lower
<u>Site 1B:</u>
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Foote]]-Upper
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Foote]]-Upper
* [[Jewell Island MR|Battery 202]]-Lower
* [[Jewell Island MR|Battery 202]]-Lower
|Both Square Towers
|1943 Square Tower - Six Stories
|1943
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|Site 1C housed a radar for Battery Steele and Anti-Aircraft Observation Post
* Windows boarded up
|Private Property
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|[[File:Bailey Island FC 1C 4-4.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Bailey Island MR|Loc. 168]] Bailey Island - Site 1C
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*[[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Craven]]<nowiki/>s-Lower
|1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories
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* SCR 296 Radar for [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]] on roof
* Anti-Aircraft OP 8
|Private Property
|Private Property
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|[[Jewell Island MR|Jewell Island ME]]
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|<u>Site 1D:</u>
|[[Jewell Island MR|Loc. 167]] Jewell Island - Site 1B
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
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* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens]]-Middle
* [[Jewell Island MR|Battery 202]]-Lower
 
<u>Site 1B:</u>
 
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Foote]]-Upper
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Foote]]-Upper
* [[Cape Elizabeth MR|Battery 201]]-Middle
* [[Cape Elizabeth MR|Battery 201]]-Middle
* Gun-Group 7 Command-Lower
* Gun-Group 7 Command-Lower
|One square tower and one disguised as a castle tower
|1934 Disguised as castle tower - Four Stories
|Site-1D: 1943
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Site: 1B: 1934
* One of two Fire Control Stations built for Battery Foote pre-WWII. It also served Battery Bowdoin at Fort Levett and Battery Ingalls when first built.
|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.  
* Anti-Aircraft OP 7
|Public Park
|State Park
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|[[Long Island MR|Long Island ME]]
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|[[Jewell Island MR|Loc.  167]] Jewell Island - Site 1D
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*[[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens]]-Middle
* [[Jewell Island MR|Battery 202]]-Lower
|1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories
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|State Park
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|[[File:166 1A FCT view.jpg|center|thumb|321x321px|Loc. 166 Site 1A]]
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|[[Long Island MR|Loc. 166]] Long Island
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* Secondary Mine II OP-upper
* Secondary Mine II OP-upper
* [[Fort McKinley|Battery Carpenter]]-Middle
* [[Fort McKinley|Battery Carpenter]]-Middle
* Gun-Group 6 Command-Lower
* Gun-Group 6 Command-Lower
|Circular tower disguised as a standpipe
|1943 Circular Tower disguised as a standpipe - Seven Stories
|1943
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|Radar located on the roof for Battery Carpenter and backup for Battery Ferguson.
* Radar located on the roof for Battery Carpenter and backup for Battery Ferguson.
Operations and generator building converted to homes.
* Operations and generator building converted to homes.
* Anti-Aircraft OP 6
|Partially restored-Private Property
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|[[Peaks Island MR|Loc. 163]] Peaks Island - Site 1G
|Mines II CP
|1943 Cottage Side-by-Side - Three Stories
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* Converted to residence
|Private Property
|Private Property
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|[[Fort McKinley|Great Diamond Island ME]]
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|[[Fort McKinley|Battery Carpenter]]-Upper
|[[Peaks Island MR|Loc. 163]] Peaks Island - Site 1H
|Square tower
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|1943
*[[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
|New Battery Commanders (BC) and CRF station for Battery Carpenter at Fort McKinley which was modified in WWII.
 
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens BC]]-Middle
* Gun-Group 2 Command-Lower
|1943 Square Tower - Six Stories
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|Peaks Island Land Preserve
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|[[Peaks Island MR|Loc. 163]] Peaks Island - Site 1I
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*Primary Mines II OP-Upper
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens]]-Middle
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele BC]]-Lower
|1943 Square Tower - Six Stories
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|Peaks Island Land Preserve
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|[[Peaks Island MR|Loc. 163]] Peaks Island - Site 1J
|Groupement 1 Command Post
|1909 Stucco Side-by-Side - One Story
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* Used for mortar batteries originally
|Ruins - Peaks Island Land Preserve
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|[[Peaks Island MR|Loc. 163]] Peaks Island - Site 2A
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* Secondary Mines II OP
|1943 Square Tower - One Story
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|Private Property
|Private Property
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|[[File:Levett (79) 48.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 161 Site 1B]]
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|[[Peaks Island MR|Peaks Island ME]]
|[[Fort Levett|Loc. 161]] Fort Levett - Site 1B
|<u>Site 1G:</u>Mines II command post
|Secondary Mines I OP-Upper
BC?
|1920-1942 Square Tower - Two Stories
<u>Site 1H:</u>[[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
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* Built on Battery Daniels 1920 CRF Station.
[[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens BC]]-Middle
* DPF pedestal remained on upper floor-now at McKinley
Gun-Group 2 Command-Lower
|Cushing Island Conservation Corporation - Island Residents Only
<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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|[[File:Levett (79) 15.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 161 Site 1E]]
File:Fort Levetts 03.jpg|G-1 Post
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|[[Fort Levett|Loc. 161]] Fort Levett - Site 1E
|[[Fort Levett|Cushings Island ME]]
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|<u>Site 1B:</u>Secondary Mines I OP-Upper
*[[Fort Levett|Battery Foote]]-Upper
[[Fort Levett|BC AMTB 962]]?-Lower
<u>Site 1E:</u>[[Fort Levett|Battery Foote]]-Upper


[[Cape Elizabeth MR|Battery 201]]-Middle
* [[Cape Elizabeth MR|Battery 201]]-Middle
[[Fort Levett|Battery Ferguson]]-Lower
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Ferguson]]-Lower
<u>Site 1F:</u>
|1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories
[[Fort Levett|BC Battery Foote]]-Upper
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<u>Site 1H:</u>
* Many original windows remaining.
[[Jewell Island MR|Battery 202]]-Upper
|Cushing Island Conservation Corporation - Island Residents Only
[[Fort McKinley|Battery Carpenter]]-Middle
Gun-Group 5 Command-Lower
<u>Site 1J:</u>
Gun-Group 1 Command-Upper
|<u>Site 1B:</u>Square tower
<u>Site 1E:</u>
Square Tower
<u>Site 1F:</u>
Square single-story
<u>Site 1H:</u>
Square Tower
<u>Site 1J:</u>
Rectangular base w/ square tower**
|<u>Site 1B:</u>1944
<u>Site 1E:</u>
1944
<u>Site 1F:</u>
1921*, raised 1944
<u>Site 1H:</u>
1944
<u>Site 1J:</u>
1944
|<u>Site 1B:</u>Built on Battery Daniels 1920 CRF Station.
<u>Site 1E:</u>
Many original windows remaining.
<u>Site 1F:</u>
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Built on top of the Battery Foote 1921 BC Station when casemented in 1944.
<u>Site 1H:</u>
Anti-Aircraft Observation Crows nest hanging off the back of the tower.
<u>Site 1J:</u>
<nowiki>**</nowiki>Base of the station houses the G-1 Command Post which is larger than the station sitting atop it.
DPF bolts drilled off.
|Cushings Island is private
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|[[File:161 Site 1H rear.jpg|center|thumb|321x321px|Loc. 161 Site 1H rear]]
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|[[Fort Levett|Loc. 161]] Fort Levett - Site 1H
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*[[Jewell Island MR|Battery 202]]-Upper
* [[Fort McKinley|Battery Carpenter]]-Middle
* Gun-Group 5 Command-Lower
|1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories
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* Anti-Aircraft OP 5 hanging off the back of the tower.
|Cushing Island Conservation Corporation - Island Residents Only
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|[[File:Fort Levett17.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 161 Site 1J]]
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|[[Fort Levett|Loc. 161]] Fort Levett - Site 1J
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* Gun-Group 1 Command-Upper
|1943 Rectangular base w/ square tower - Two Stories
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* Base of the station houses the G-1 Command Post which is larger than the station sitting atop it.
* DPF mounting bolts drilled off.
|Cushing Island Conservation Corporation - Island Residents Only
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|[[File:L159 1A reverse from approach.jpg|none|thumb|285x285px|Loc. 159 Site 1A]]
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|[[Trundy Point MR|Loc. 159]] Trundy Point - Site 1A
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* [[Fort Levett|Battery Foote]]
|1922 Steel Tower with concrete cab
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*Only remaining steel tower North of New Jersey
* Disguised as Fire Tower seen on mountains
* One of two originally for Battery Foote
|Hazardous condition-Private Property
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|[[File:L159 1B front.jpg|none|thumb|286x286px|Loc. 159 Site 1B]]
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|[[Trundy Point MR|Loc. 159]] Trundy Point - Site 1B
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* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens]]-Upper
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Ferguson]]-Lower
|1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories
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* Sixth floor ladder removed
|Private Property
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|[[File:Cape Elizabeth MR 15.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 158 Site 1B]]
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|[[Cape Elizabeth MR|Loc. 158]] Cape Elizabeth - Site 1B
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*[[Cape Elizabeth MR|Battery 201]]-Upper
* Unused-Middle
* [[Cape Elizabeth MR|Battery 201]] BC-Lower
|1943 Cylindrical Tower to simulate silo - Six Stories
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*Nearly identical to the station at [[Emerson Point MR]]
* Wooden ladders rotted
|Closed to public-Two Lights State Park
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|[[File:L158 2A FC Lighthouse.jpg|none|thumb|285x285px|Loc. 158 Site 2A]]
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|[[Cape Elizabeth MR|Loc. 158]] Cape Elizabeth - Site 2A
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* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery 203]]-Upper
* [[Jewell Island MR|Battery 202]]-Lower
|1874-1942 Built atop old lighthouse to simulate water tower - Two Stories
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* Built atop the Cape Elizabeth West Light
* SCR 296 for Battery 201 on roof
* Earlier 1925 station for Battery Kearny-Chase
* Anti-Aircraft OP 4
|Restored 1985-Private Property
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|[[File:Loc. 157 Prouts Neck Roger.tif|none|thumb|312x312px|Loc. 157 Site 1A 1990s]]
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|[[Prouts Neck MR|Loc. 157]] Prouts Neck
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* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-7th
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Foote]]-6th
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens]]-5th
* [[Cape Elizabeth MR|Battery 201]]-4th
|1943 Square Tower w/ chamfered corners- Seven Stories
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* Four observation levels
* 6th floor balcony
* Anti-Aircraft OP 3
|Razed 2004-Private Property
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|[[File:Fletchers Neck FCT.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 156 Site 1A 1940s]]
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|[[Fletchers Neck MR|Loc. 156]] Fletchers Neck
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* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Foote]]-Middle
* [[Cape Elizabeth MR|Battery 201]]-Lower
|1943 Square Tower - Six Stories w/ Two Story cottage surrounding.
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* Disguised as church or school
* Location of the station is still evident by depression in the ground
* Anti-Aircraft OP 2
|Razed pre 1954-Private Property
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|[[File:1942CapePorpoise.jpg|none|thumb|314x314px|Loc. 155 Site 1A 1945]]
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|[[Cape Porpoise MR|Loc. 155]] Cape Porpoise
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* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
* Spare-Lower
|1942 Cylindrical Tower - Eight Stories
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* Disguised as windmill?
* Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD Portland
|Razed 1949-Private Property
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|[[File:Great Hill FCT Final.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 154 Site 1A 1946]]
|[[File:Gelaspus Point FCS RCW 1943 2-2.jpg|center|frameless|277x277px]]
|[[Gelaspus Point MR|Loc. 154]] Gelaspus Point
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* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Upper
* Spare-Lower
|1943 Square Tower with chamfered top level - Five Stories w/ 1 1/2 Story wooden cottage
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* Disguised as belltower or church?
* Anti-Aircraft OP 13
|Razed 1949-Private Property
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|[[File:Moody Beach MR 10.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 153 Site 1A]]
|[[File:Loc. 153 Moody Point RCW plan.jpg|center|frameless|325x325px]]
|[[Moody Point MR|Loc. 153]] Moody Point
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* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Upper
|1943 Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage.
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* Disguised as cottage
* Anti-Aircraft OP 12
* Wooden cottage replaced 1960s
|Private Property
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|[[File:Bald Head Cliff MR.jpeg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 152 Site 1A 1963]]
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|[[Bald Head Cliff MR|Loc. 152]] Bald Head Cliff
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* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Upper
|1943 Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage.
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* Disguised as cottage
* Building disguised as garage had a well and tank
* Anti-Aircraft OP 11
|Razed 1964-Overbuilt
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|[[File:Cape Neddick Station 2022.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 151 Site 1A]]
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|[[Cape Neddick MR|Loc. 151]] Cape Neddick
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* [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Lower
|1943 Square Tower - Two Stories w/ One Story wooden cottage
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* Disguised as cottage
* Building disguised as garage had FC switchboard
* Anti-Aircraft OP 10
|Heavily altered 2001-Private Property
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|[[File:Seal Head Point Station 1970s RD.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 150 Site 1A 1970s]]
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|[[Seal Head MR|Loc. 150]] Seal Head Point
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* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery 204]]-Upper
* [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]]-Middle
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Lower
|1943 Square Tower - Three Stories w/ a 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage
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* Disguised as large seaside home
* Anti-Aircraft OP 9
|Razed 1979-Private Property
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|[[File:Loc. 149 Sisters Point 1940s.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 149 Site 1A 1940s GSA]]
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|[[Sisters Point MR|Loc. 149]] Sisters Point
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* [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]] 1942 HD OPS 3 1944-Upper
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery 204]]-Middle
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Lower
|1943 Square Tower - Five Stories
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* Anti-Aircraft OP 8 in a rear balcony
* SCR 296 for [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]] nearby on steel girder tower
|Razed 2004-Private Property
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|[[File:Fort Foster .5.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 148 Site 2B]]
|[[File:Foster Mine Station RCW 1942.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Fort Foster|Loc. 148]] Fort Foster
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* Secondary Mines I OP-West
* Mine Group I OP-East
|1942 Rectangular Tower - Three Stories
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* MG1 Command Post on second floor
|Fort Foster Park - Converted to restrooms 1970s
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|[[File:Appledore Island MR 04.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 141 Site 1A]]
|[[File:Appledore Island FCS RCW 1945 4-4.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Appledore Island MR|Loc. 141]] Appledore Island
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* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Upper
* [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]]-Middle
* [[Fort Dearborn]]-Lower
|1944 Square Tower - Seven Stories
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* Anti-Aircraft OP 6
* SCR 296 for [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]] on roof. Operations and generators on first two floors
|Joint UNH Cornell Radio Tower - No access
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|[[File:ConstitutionFt 39.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 147 Site 1B]]
|[[File:Fort Constitution FC Station on Farnsowrth RCW 1943 2-2.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Fort Constitution|Loc. 147]] Fort Constitution
|Mines I-Upper
|1942 Square Tower - Two Stories
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* Mines I Plotting room on first floor
* HD OPS 2 from 1942-44
* Built on Battery Farnsworth
|Off Limits -University of New Hampshire
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|[[File:145 HECP front 5-24-25.jpg|center|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 145 HECP]]
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|[[Fort Stark|Loc. 145]] Fort Stark
|HD OPS 2-Upper
|1943 Unusual design "modernistic building"-Three Stories
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* Combined with the HECP/HDCP built on Battery Kirk
|Off Limits - Fort Stark State Historic Site
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|[[File:Loc 144 BC Seaman - Gun Group 1 OP.jpg|center|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 144 Site 1B]]
|[[File:Combined G-1 BC Station RCW 1943 2-2.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Fort Dearborn|Loc. 144]] Frost Point - Fort Dearborn
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* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]] BC-North
* Gun Group 1 OP-South
|1943 Rectangular Side-By-Side - One Story
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* Atop [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]
* Not combined with G1 Command Post
|Odiorne Point State Park
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|[[Pulpit Rock Camp|Loc. 142]] Pulpit Rock - Site 1A
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* [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]]-Upper
* Harbor Defense Command 1-Lower
|1942 Steel girder tower with two story cab
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|Razed 1953-Private Property
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|[[File:Loc. 142 Site 2A Pulpit Rock Aerial Image.jpg|center|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 142 Site 2A]]
|[[File:Pulpit Rock FCT RCW 1943 2-2.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Pulpit Rock Camp|Loc. 142]] Pulpit Rock - Site 2A
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* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery 204]]-Lower
|1943 Cylindrical Tower - Eight Stories
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* Anti-Aircraft OP 7
* Manned through WWII
* Used by Navy Post War and Fish and Game
|Open by appointment or occasional open house[https://friendsofpulpitrocktower.org FOPRT]
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|[[File:Loc. 139 Rye Ledge FCT 1987 Roger.tif|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 139 Site 1A 1987]]
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|[[Rye Ledge MR|Loc. 139]] Rye Ledge
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* [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Middle
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery 204]]-Lower
|1943 Square Tower - Three Stories w/ a 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage
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* Anti-Aircraft OP 5
* Heavily renovated 1967
|Razed 2007-Private Property
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|[[File:Loc. 138 Great Boars Head 2021.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 138 Site 1A]]
|[[File:Great Boars Head FCS RCW 1943 2-2.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Great Boars Head MR|Loc. 138]] Great Boars Head
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* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery 204]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Lower
|1943 Square Tower with slightly chamfered edges - Six Stories
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* Anti-Aircraft OP 4
* Used by MIT Lincoln Labs for SAGE in the 50s-60s
|Private Property
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|[[File:Loc 137B Salisbury Beach Site 1A 1954.jpg|center|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 137B Site 1A 1954]]
|[[File:Salisbury Beach FCS RCW 1943 2-2.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Salisbury Beach MR|Loc. 137B]] Salisbury Beach
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* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Upper
|1943 Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage.
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* Disguised as cottage
* Anti-Aircraft OP 3
|Razed 1958 - Public Beach
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|[[File:Plum Island Station.jpg|none|thumb|202x202px|Loc. 137A Site 1A 1950s]]
|[[File:Plum Island FCS RCW 1943 2-2.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Plum Island MR|Loc. 137A]] Plum Island
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* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]
|1943 Square Tower on legs - One Story
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* Anti-Aircraft OP 2
* Leased from Fish and Wildlife Service 1942
* Used to store explosives by Mass National Guard 1950s
* Concrete debris remains
|Razed 1953 - section of dunes where the station was is off limits
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|[[File:Loc. 137 Castle Hill RCW 4-6 1944.png|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Castle Hill MR|Loc. 137]] Castle Hill
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* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]
* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]
|1944 Two Story Cottage
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* Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD Portsmouth
* Well shelter built behind station
|Razed 1948 - Trustees of Reservations park
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|[[File:Halibut Point Base-End Station 44.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 136 Site 1A]]
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|[[Halibut Point MR|Loc. 136]] Halibut Point
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* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Upper
* Groupement 2 OP 4-Middle
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Lower
|1943 Square Tower with chamfered top level - Five Stories w/ 1 1/2 Story wooden cottage
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* Anti-Aircraft OP 18
* Used by MIT Lincoln Labs for SAGE 1950s-60s
* Became State Park HQ 1980
|Halibut Point State Park - Open on Weekends
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|[[File:Emerson Point FCT TW 13.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 135 Site 1A]]
|[[File:Emerson Point Plan.jpg|center|frameless|278x278px]]
|[[Emerson Point MR|Loc. 135]] Emerson Point
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* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-Upper
* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Middle
* Groupement 2 OP 3-Lower
|1943 Cylindrical Tower - Six Stories
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* Anti-Aircraft OP 17
|Private Property
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|[[Eastern Point MR|Loc. 134A]] Eastern Point
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* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-East
* [[Fort Dawes]]-West
|1943 Rectangular Tower - Three Stories w/ Two Story wooden cottage
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* Anti-Aircraft OP 16
* Converted to residence
|Private Property
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|[[File:Coolidge Point FCT RCW 1943 2-2.png|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Coolidge Point MR|Loc. 134]] Coolidge Point
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* [[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-Upper
* [[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]]-Middle
* Spare-Lower
|1943 Square Tower - Five Stories
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* Anti-Aircraft OP 15
* Barracks combined with house to make residence 1974
|Razed 2025 - Private Property
|-
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|[[Gales Point MR|Loc. 133]] Gales Point
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* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]\
* [[East Point MR|Battery 206]]
|1944 Square Tower with top two levels chamfered - Ten Stories
|
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* Anti-Aircraft OP 14
* SCR 296 on roof [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]
* Converted to upscale residence 1970s and 90s
|Private Property
|-
|-
|[[File:Marblehead Neck 1A 2024.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 132 Site 1A]]
|[[File:Marblehead Neck Site 1A RCW Plan.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Marblehead Neck MR|Loc. 132]] Marblehead Neck - Site 1A
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*[[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]-Upper
*[[East Point MR|Battery 206]]-Middle
*[[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Lower
|1943 Square Tower w/ Peaked roof - Five Stories
|
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*Excellent condition w/ functional light system
|Private Property
|-
|[[File:Marblehead Neck Site 2A.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 132 Site 2A]]
|[[File:Marblehead Neck Site 3A RCW.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Marblehead Neck MR|Loc. 132]] Marblehead Neck - Site 2A
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*[[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-Upper
*[[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]]-Lower
|1941 Wooden Cottage - Three Stories
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|
*Converted to private residence
*Anti-Aircraft OP 13
*No concrete was used in this structure
|Private Property
|-
|[[File:Marblehead Neck Site 3A 1940s.jpg|none|thumb|306x306px|Loc. 132 Site 3A 1940s]]
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|[[Marblehead Neck MR|Loc. 132]] Marblehead Neck - Site 3A
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*[[Fort Dawes|Battery 207]]-Upper
*[[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-Middle
*Groupement 2 OP 2-Lower
|1943 Square Tower - Six Stories
|
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* SCR 296 for [[East Point MR|Battery 206]] on steel tower nearby
|Razed 195? - Private Property
|-
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|[[File:East Point FC Station 1A RCW 1945 5-5.jpg|center|frameless|277x277px]]
|[[East Point MR|Loc. 131]] East Point - Site 1A
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* [[East Point MR|Battery 206]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-Midde
* Gun Group 6 OP & CP
|1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories<br />
|
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* Anti-Aircraft OP 12
|Private property
|-
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|[[File:East Point FC Station 2A RCW 1945 5-5.jpg|center|frameless|277x277px]]
|[[East Point MR|Loc. 131]] East Point - Site 2A
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*[[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Upper
* [[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]]-Middle
* [[East Point MR|Battery 206]] BC-Lower
|1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories
|
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* Identical to 1A
|Private Property
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|[[File:East Point SCR 296 4A RCW 1945 4-4.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[East Point MR|Loc. 131]] East Point - Site 4A
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*[[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-Upper
* [[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]-Middle
* Gun Group 7 OP & CP
|1943 Square Tower - Six Stories
|
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*SCR 296 for [[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]] on roof
* Attached to private home
|Private Property
|-
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|[[East Point MR|Loc. 131]] East Point - Site 5A
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*[[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]] BC-South
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 207]]-North
|1943 Cottage - Two Stories
|
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|Razed 195? - Private Property
|-
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|[[File:Fort Ruckman FC Station 1A RCW 1945 8-7.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Fort Ruckman|Loc. 130]] Fort Ruckman
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* [[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]] BC-Upper
* [[Fort Andrews|Battery McCook]]-Middle
* [[Fort Standish|Battery Whipple]]-Lower
|1942 Square Tower - Six Stories w/ a Single Story cottage at the rear
|
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* Groupement 2 CP in wooden cottage
* Private Residence
|Private Property
|-
|[[File:Loc 129 Fort Heath Site 1A FC Station 1940s.jpg|center|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 129 Site 1A 1940s]]
|[[File:Fort Heath Combined Station Splinterproofing RCW 1944 2-2.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Fort Heath|Loc. 129]] Fort Heath
|[[Fort Andrews|Battery McCook]]
|1901-1907 Three Station Endicott Side-by-Side Station splinter proofed 1943 - One Story
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* Modernized Endicott station
* Anti-Aircraft OP 11 in sandbagged position front of station
|Razed 1950s - Fort Heath Park
|-
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|[[File:FC Station 1C Form 2 and Plan 1924.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Fort Dawes|Loc. 127]] Fort Dawes - Site 1C
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* [[Fort Andrews|Battery McCook]]
|1924 Manhole Station - One Story
|
* Served [[Fort Banks|Battery Kellog]] until WWII
|Razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
|-
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|[[Fort Dawes|Loc. 127]] Fort Dawes - Site 1D
|[[Fort Dawes|Battery 207]] BC
|1924 Manhole Station - One Story
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 10
|Razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
|-
|[[File:Loc. 127 Fort Dawes Site 1E HECP 1945.jpg|center|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 127 Site 1E ca. 1945]]
|[[File:Fort Dawes HECP RCW 1942 2-2.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Fort Dawes|Loc. 127]] Fort Dawes - Site 1E
|Gun Group 4 OP & CP
|1942 Rectangular Station w/ Semi-Circle front
|
* In HECP
|Razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
|-
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|[[File:FC Station 1G Form 2 and Plan 1924.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Fort Dawes|Loc. 127]] Fort Dawes - Site 1G
|[[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]] BC
|1924 Manhole Station - One Story
|
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* Served [[Fort Banks|Battery Lincoln]] until  WWII
|Razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
|-
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|[[File:FC Station 1H Form 2 and Plan 1921.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Fort Dawes|Loc. 127]] Fort Dawes - Site 1H
|[[Fort Dawes|Battery 207]]
|1924 Manhole Station - One Story
|
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* Served [[Fort Heath|Battery Winthrop]] until 1943
|Razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
|-
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|[[File:FC Station 1I RCW 1944 2-2.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Fort Dawes|Loc. 127]] Fort Dawes - Site 1I
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*[[Fort Standish|Battery Whipple]]
* Mines II Primary Station
* Groupement 2 OP 1
|1907 - rebuilt 1943 Side-by-side w/ earth berm - One Story
|
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* New concrete station built on foundation of 1907 station 1944
|Razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
|-
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|[[File:Battery 209 Jewell BC Station RCW 1944 2-3.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Outer Brewster MR|Loc. 126]] Outer Brewster
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* [[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]-South[[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]] BC -North
|1943 Rectangular Side-By-Side Manhole Station - One Story
|
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* Built atop [[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]
* Anti-Aircraft OP 9
|Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
|-
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|[[File:Great Brewster Mine Station RCW 1945 3-3.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Great Brewster MR|Loc. 124]] Great Brewster
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* Mines II Secondary Station
|1944 Manhole Station -One Story
|
* Toppled by Navy Ordnance crew
|Toppled 1970s & no remains - Boston Harbor Islands National Park
|-
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|[[Fort Standish|Loc. 123]] Fort Standish
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* [[Fort Standish|Battery Whipple]]
|1943 Square Tower on legs - One Story
|
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|Boston Harbor Islands National Park - No access
|-
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|[[File:Fort Strong Combined Mine Station Form 2 and Plan 1921.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Fort Strong|Loc. 122]] Fort Strong
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* Mines II Battery Command Station
|1906 Side-by-Side split level station - classic Endicott design - One Story
|
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* Located next to Battery Drum
* Built inside the former double mine op and in 1938 MBC 2 and plotting rooms
|Razed 1960s - Closed to public
|-
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|[[File:Fort Warren Signal Station to H Station Conversion RCW 1945 3-3.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Fort Warren|Loc. 121]] Fort Warren - Site 1A
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*Gun Group 5 OP & CP
|1903 Square Tower - Two Stories
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*Originally for [[Fort Warren|Battery Adams]] then converted to the Fort Signal Station ca. 1920
*Anti-Aircraft OP 8
*Signal Station on first floor
*Gun Group 5 was for the mines
|Closed to public
|-
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|[[Fort Warren|Loc. 121]] Fort Warren - Site 1B
|
*Mines I OP
* Mines I Primary
|1942 Square Tower - One Story
|
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* Built on the site of a 1908 double mine station
|Open to public
|-
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|[[File:Point Allerton Site 2A RCW 1945 7-7.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Point Allerton MR|Loc. 120]] Point Allerton - Site 1B
|
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*[[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]]-Upper
*[[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]] BC - West Middle
*Groupement 1 OP 3 - East Middle
*Harbor Defense Observation Post & Groupement 1 CP - West Lower
*[[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-East Lower
|1926 large Cottage modernized 1942 - Four Stories
|
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*Replaced and earlier station after fire
*SCR 682 on roof
|Razed 1978 - Private Property
|-
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|[[File:Point Allerton Site 3A RCW 1945 4-4.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Point Allerton MR|Loc. 120]] Point Allerton - Site 1C
|
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*[[East Point MR|Battery 206]]-North
*[[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-South
|1943 Rectangular Side-By-Side - One Story
|
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*Garage design
|Razed 1978 - Private Property
|-
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|[[File:Point Allerton Site 1D RCW 1943 2-2.jpg|center|frameless|353x353px]]
|[[Point Allerton MR|Loc. 120]] Point Allerton - Site 1D
|
*[[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Upper
*[[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]-Middle
*[[Fort Dawes|Battery 207]]-Lower
|1943 Square Tower with top two levels chamfered - Seven Stories
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 7
|Private Property
|-
|[[File:Loc 119 Site 1C front.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Site 1C]]
|[[File:Fort Revere M2 Station Splinterproofing RCW 1944 4-4.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Fort Revere|Loc. 119]] Fort Revere
|
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* Mines I Secondary Station
|1920 Manhole Station with rear entrance - One Story
|
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* Camouflage paint still on exterior
* Used by Navy postwar
|Open to public - Fort Revere Park
|-
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|[[Fort Andrews|Loc. 117]] Fort Andrews
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* [[Fort Andrews|Battery McCook]]
|1944 Square Tower - One Story
|
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* Very good condition-hard to locate
|Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
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|[[File:Strawberry Hill FC Station RCW 1944 4-4.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Strawberry Hill MR|Loc. 116]] Strawberry Hill
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* [[Fort Standish|Battery Whipple]]
|1943 Square Tower on legs - One story
|
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|}
* Built in berm of 1907 station
* Anti-Aircraft OP 6
|Razed ca. 1951 - Private Property
|-
|[[File:Loc. 115 Site 1A.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 115 Site 1A]]
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|[[Strawberry Point MR|Loc. 115]] Strawberry Point - Site 1A
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* [[East Point MR|Battery 206]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 207]]-Middle
* Spare-Lower
|1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories


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


Fort Levett Fire Control Towers (Four)--Mine OP--Gun Group OP--Two FCT's--Private Property--[[Fort Levett]]
|
* Sealed with concrete
* Anti-Aircraft OP


Trundy Point/Blue Hill Towers (Two)--One open to the public--[[Trundy Point MR]]
|Private Property
|-
|[[File:Loc. 115 Site 1B.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 115 Site 1B]]
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|[[Strawberry Point MR|Loc. 115]] Strawberry Point - Site 1B
|
*[[Fourth Cliff MR|Battery 208]]-Upper
* Gun Group 2 OP-North
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-South
|1944 Cottage - Three Stories
|
*Converted to Residence
* Groupement 2 CP
|Private Property
|-
|[[File:Loc 115 Site 1C 1945.tif|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 115 Site 1C]]
|
|[[Strawberry Point MR|Loc. 115]] Strawberry Point - Site 1C
|
*[[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-Upper
* [[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]]-Lower
|1941 Steel Tower - Two Story Cab
|
*Dismantled 1948
* Had Anti-Aircraft OP until 1943
|Dismantled 1948 - Private Property
|-
|[[File:Loc 115 Site 1D.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 115 Site 1D]]
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|[[Strawberry Point MR|Loc. 115]] Strawberry Point - Site 1D
|
*[[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Upper
* [[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]-North Lower
* Groupement 1 OP 2-South Lower
|1943 Cottage - Two Stories
|
* Converted to Residence
|Private Property
|-
|[[File:114 Site 1A front elevation.jpg|none|thumb|271x271px|Loc. 114 Site 1A]]
|[[File:Fourth Cliff FC Station 1A RCW 1943 2-2.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Fourth Cliff MR|Loc. 114]] Fourth Cliff - Site 1A
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*[[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Upper
*Gun Group 1 OP-North Lower
*[[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]-South Lower
|1943 Cottage - Three Stories
|
* Gun Group 1 CP on first floor
* Restored 2020


Cape Elizabeth (Two)--One sealed & One on private property into an old lighthouse--[[Cape Elizabeth MR]]


Prouts Neck Tower--Razed 2004--Private Property--[[Prouts Neck MR]]
|No access - Hanscom Recreation Area
 
|-
Biddeford Pool Tower--Razed 195?--On a Golf Course--[[Biddeford Pool MR]]
|
 
|[[File:Battery 208 BC Station RCW 1943.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
Cape Porpoise Tower--Razed 1949 by USACE--Private Property--[[Cape Porpoise MR]]
|[[Fourth Cliff MR|Loc. 114]] Fourth Cliff - Site 1B
 
|
Great Hill/Gelaspus Point--Razed 1949--Private Property--[[Gelaspus Point MR]]
*[[Fourth Cliff MR|Battery 208]] BC-North
 
*[[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-South
Moody Point Station--Partially Razed 1965--Garnsey Brothers Real Estate--[[Moody Point MR]]
|1943 Manhole - One Story w/ One Story wooden cottage on roof
 
|
Bald Head Station--Razed 1964--Bald Head Cliff Hotel--[[Bald Head Cliff MR]]
*Built atop Battery 208
 
* Wooden cottage removed
York Cliffs Station--Altered 2001--Private Property--[[Cape Neddick MR]]
|No access - Hanscom Recreation Area
 
|-
Seal Head Station--Razed 1979--Private Property--[[Seal Head Point MR]]
|[[File:114 Site 1C from 208.jpg|none|thumb|271x271px|Loc. 114 Site 1C]]
 
|[[File:Fourth Cliff FC Station 1D RCW 1943 2-2.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
Sisters Point Tower--Razed 2004--Private Property--[[Sisters Point MR]]
|[[Fourth Cliff MR|Loc. 114]] Fourth Cliff - Site 1C
 
|
Sewards Point Station (Battery Bohlen)--Private Property--[[Fort Foster B" Station]]
*[[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-Upper
 
*[[Fourth Cliff MR|Battery 208]]-Middle
Fort Foster Towers (Two)--Double Mine OP & Battery Commanders Tower--Sealed--[[Fort Foster]]
*Spare-Lower
 
|1943 Square Tower - Five Stories w/ One Story wooden cottage attached
Appledore Island Tower--Closed to public--[[Appledore Island MR]]
|
 
* Wooden cottage removed 1990s
=== NEW HAMPSHIRE ===
* Interior steps in poor shape
Fort Constitution Tower--Mine OP--Fenced Off--[[Fort Constitution]]
|No access - Hanscom Recreation Area
 
|-
Wentworth Stations (Two)--Hotel Copula & Concrete Station (Razed 1998)--Private Property--[[Fort Stark B" Station]]
|
 
|[[File:Brant Rock FC Station RCW 1943.jpg|center|frameless|273x273px]]
Fort Dearborn Station--Gun Group 1 Station--Built into 103 BC Station--Open to public--[[Fort Dearborn]]
|[[Brant Rock MR|Loc. 112]] - Brant Rock
 
|
Pulpit Rock Tower--Open occasionally--[[Pulpit Rock Camp]]
* [[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-Upper
 
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-Middle
Rye Ledge Station--Razed 2007-Private Property--[[Rye Ledge MR]]
* [[Fourth Cliff MR|Battery 208]]-Lower
 
|1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories
Great Boars Head/Hampton Beach Tower--Private Property--[[Great Boars Head MR]]
|
 
* Anti-Aircraft OP 3
=== MASSACHUSETTS ===
* Converted to residence 1970s - now being restored
Plum Island Station--Razed 1950s--Closed to public--[[Plum Island MR]]
|Private Property
 
|-
Salisbury Beach Station--Collapsed 1958--Public beach--[[Salisbury Beach MR]]
|[[File:Gurnet Point Fire Control Station 01.jpg|none|thumb|304x304px|Site 1A ca. 1995]]
 
|[[File:Gurnet Point Elevation Drawings.jpg|frameless|273x273px]]
Crane Estate/Castle Hill Station--Razed 1948--Open to public--[[Castle Hill MR]]
|[[Gurnet Point MR|Loc. 111]] - Gurnet Point
 
|
Halibut Point Tower--Altered 1996 & 2018--Open on weekends--[[Halibut Point MR]]
* [[Fourth Cliff MR|Battery 208]]-Upper
 
* Groupement 1 OP 1
Emerson Point Tower--Private Property--[[Emerson Point MR]]
|1943 Square Tower with attached generator room - three Stories
 
|
Eastern Point Station--Altered?--Private Property--[[Eastern Point MR]]
* Anti-Aircraft OP 2 HD Boston
 
* Middle level used for USCG observation
Coolidge Point Tower--Altered 1974--Private Property--[[Coolidge Point MR]]
* Located atop a rampart of old Fort Andrew
 
|Razed 1998 - Gurnet Light Station
Smith/Gales Point Station--Altered 1976--Private Property--[[Gales Point MR]]
|-
 
|
Marblehead Neck Towers (Three)--One 5 story razed 1950s, One Cottage slightly altered & One 5 Story--All Private Property--[[Marblehead Neck MR]]
|
 
|[[Gayhead MR|Loc. 59]] Gayhead - Site 1A
Nahant Towers (Five)--Two 8 story, Two 6 story & One cottage razed 1950s--All Private Property--[[Fort Ruckman]], [[East Point MR]]
|
 
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]
Deer Island Stations (Amount Undetermined)--All Stations razed 1988-92--No access--[[Fort Dawes]]
|1942 Manhole Station - One Story
 
|
Lovells Island Stations (Two)--Mine OP & FCS--Open to public--[[Fort Standish]]
* Station buried to roof w/ viewing platform built around
 
|Aquinnah Cliffs - Buried w/ no access
Great Brewster Island Mine OP (pushed off bluff 197? for safety)--[[Great Brewster MR]]
|-
 
|
Outer Brewster Island Station--Atop Battery Jewell--Open to public--[[Outer Brewster Island MR]]
|
 
|[[Gayhead MR|Loc. 59]] Gayhead - Site 2
Georges Island (Two)--Mine OP--Repurposed Endicott tower for Gun Group 5--Open to public--[[Fort Warren]]
|
 
* [[Fort Church|Battery Gray]]
Point Allerton Stations (Three WWII)--One 7 story FCT--One 4 story FCS (Razed 1978)--One 1 story FCS (Razed 1978)--All Private Property--[[Point Allerton MR]]
|1942 Manhole Station - One Story
 
|
Strawberry Hill Station--Razed 195? --located in front of 1907 station (now home)--Private Property--[[Strawberry Hill MR]]
* Fell to beach 1970s
 
|Aquinnah Cliffs - Could be rubble by now
Minot Stations (Four)--One 8 story FCT--One 5 story steel FCT (Dismantled 194?)--Two 2 story stations altered for residence--Private Property--[[Strawberry Point MR]]
|-
 
|
Fourth Cliff Stations (Three)--One 5 story FCT--One 3 story FCS--One 1 story station--Private Property--[[Fourth Cliff MR]]
|
 
|[[Naushon Island MR|Loc. 58]] Naushon Island - Site 1A
Gurnet Point Station--Razed 1998--Open to public--[[Gurnet Point MR]]
|
 
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]
Elizabeths Islands Stations (Ten)--Five on Cuttyhunk Is., Three on Naushon Is. & Two on Martha's Vineyard (One in surf and one buried)--All open to public--[[Elizabeth Islands MR]]
|1942 Manhole Station - One Story
 
|
West Island Tower--Sealed--Public Beach--[[Rocky Point MR]]
* Anti-Aircraft OP 6
 
* Barracks foundation adjacent to station
Round Hill Station--Razed 2008--Private Property--[[Round Hill MR]]
|Private Property
 
|-
Gooseberry Neck Towers (Three)--One razed 1978--Sealed--[[Gooseberry Neck MR]]
|
 
|
=== RHODE ISLAND ===
|[[Naushon Island MR|Loc. 58]] Naushon Island - Site 2A
Warren Point Stations (Two)--One razed 1970 & other razed 2019--Private Property--[[Warren Point MR]]
|
 
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]
Sauchest Point Stations (Three)--All razed 197?--Open to public--[[Sauchest Point MR]]
|1942 Manhole Station - One Story
 
|
Beavertail Station--HECP w/ FC Stations--Private Property--[[Fort Burnside]]
* Support building foundations remain nearby
 
|Private Property
Conanicut Battery Stations (Six)--All built in 1921 but used thru WWII--All sealed--Public Park--[[Prospect Hill MR]]
|-
 
|
The Bonnet Station--Mine OP--Private Property--[[Bonnet Point MR]]
|
 
|[[Naushon Island MR|Loc. 58]] Naushon Island - Site 2B
Camp Varnum Stations (Four)--Slightly altered--Active National Guard Base--[[Fort Varnum]]
|
 
* [[Fort Rodman|Battery Milliken]]
Point Judith Stations (Five)--Two Stations razed 1979--Two Stations damaged in storms--One tower part of Fishermans Visitors Center--Private Property--[[Fort Nathanael Greene]]
|1942 Manhole Station - One Story
 
|
Green Hill Stations (Three)--All razed before 1963--Private Property--[[Green Hill MR]]
* Support building foundations remain nearby
 
|Private Property
Charleston Station--Altered 2000--Private Property--[[Quonochontaug Neck MR]]
|-
 
|
Block Island Stations (Eight)--Four towers & Four cottages--Two razed between 1970-85 & Two razed between 1980-85--Private Property--[[Block Island MR]]
|
 
|[[Cuttyhunk Island MR|Loc. 57]] Cuttyhunk Island - Site 1A
Noyes Neck Towers (Two)--Razed before 1963--Private Property--[[Noyes Neck MR]]
|
 
* Spare
Watch Hill Stations (Two)--One Cottage & One Tower--Razed immediately after WWII--[[Watch Hill MR]]
|Manhole Station - One Story - Not built?
 
|
'''<u>This list is subject to change as more pre-WWII Stations are added</u>'''
* It is unknown to the author if this station was actually built
|Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Open to public
|-
|
|
|[[Cuttyhunk Island MR|Loc. 57]] Cuttyhunk Island - Site 1B
|
* [[Fort Church|Battery 212]]
|1942 Manhole Station - One Story
|
|Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Sealed 2021
|-
|
|
|[[Cuttyhunk Island MR|Loc. 57]] Cuttyhunk Island - Site 1C
|
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]
|1942 Manhole Station - One Story
|
|Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Sealed 2021
|-
|
|
|[[Cuttyhunk Island MR|Loc. 57]] Cuttyhunk Island - Site 1D
|
* [[Fort Church|Battery Gray]]
|1942 Manhole Station - One Story
|
|Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Sealed 2021
|-
|
|
|[[Cuttyhunk Island MR|Loc. 57]] Cuttyhunk Island - Site 1E
|
* [[Fort Church|Battery Reilly]]
|1942 Manhole Station - One Story
|
|Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Sealed 2021
|-
|
|
|[[Cuttyhunk Island MR|Loc. 57]] Cuttyhunk Island - Site 2A
|
* [[Fort Rodman|Battery Milliken]]
|1942 Manhole Station - One Story
|
*Anti-Aircraft OP 5
* Still has DPF pedestal
* Switchboard and powerhouse nearby
* Observation deck built on roof
|Sealed and overbuilt 2025 - Lookout Park
|-
|
|
|[[West Island MR|Loc. 58A]] West Island
|
* [[Fort Rodman|Battery Milliken]]-Upper
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]-Lower
|1943 Square Tower - Not separated by floors until top
|
* Sealed up
* Disguised as lighthouse
* Anti-Aircraft OP 3
|Sealed - West Island Town Beach
|-
|
|
|[[Fort Rodman|Loc. 55]] Fort Rodman
|
* Harbor Defense Observation Station & Gun Group 2 OP
|1943 Manhole - One Story
|
* On top of Battery Milliken
|Sealed - Fort Taber Park
|-
|
|
|[[Round Hill MR|Loc. 51]] Round Hill
|
* [[Fort Rodman|Battery Milliken]]-Upper
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]-Lower
|1943 Cottage
|
* One level incorporated into a home
* Anti-Aircraft OP 2
|Demolished 2008 - Private Property
|-
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|[[Gooseberry Neck MR|Loc. 51]] Gooseberry Island - Site 1B
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* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery 109]]-Upper
* [[Fort Church|Battery Reilly]]-Lower
|1942 Cottage - Three Stories
|
|Sealed - Gooseberry Neck Reservation
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|[[Gooseberry Neck MR|Loc. 51]] Gooseberry Island - Site 1D
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*Spare-Upper
* [[Fort Church|Battery Gray]]-Middle
* [[Fort Church|Battery 212]]-Lower
|1942 Square Tower - Not separated by floors until top
|
*Disguised as lighthouse
* Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD New Bedford
|Sealed - Gooseberry Neck Reservation
|-
|[[File:Loc. 50 Site 1E 1962.jpg|none|thumb|280x280px|Loc. 50 Site 1E 1962]]
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|[[Gooseberry Neck MR|Loc. 51]] Gooseberry Island - Site 1E
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* [[Fort Rodman|Battery Milliken]]-Upper
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]-Lower
|1943 Cottage - Three Stories
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|Razed 1978 - Gooseberry Neck Reservation
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|[[Warren Point MR|Loc. 49]] Warren Point - Site 1A
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* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery Hamilton]]-West Upper
* [[Fort Church|Battery 212]]-East Upper
* Gun Group 5 OP & CP-West Lower
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery 109]]-East Lower
|1943 Cottage - Two Stories
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* Gun Group 3 OP & CP in 1943
* Razed 2019
* SCR 296 on a steel tower for [[Fort Church|Battery 212]] nearby
|Razed 2019 - Private Property
|-
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|[[Warren Point MR|Loc. 49]] Warren Point - Site 1B
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*[[Fort Church|Battery Gray]]-Upper
* [[Fort Church|Battery Reilly]]-West Lower
* Groupement 3 OP - Center Lower
* [[Fort Church|Battery 212]]-East Lower
|1942 Cottage - Three Stories
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*Originally Groupement 2 OP & CP
* Groupement 3 CP on first floor
* Anti-Aircraft OP ?
|Razed 1970 - Private Property
|-
|[[File:1976 Sachuest Farmhouse Station.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 46 Site 1A 1976]]
|[[File:Sachuest Point 1A RCW 1944 1-2.png|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Sachuest Point MR|Loc. 46]] Sauchest Point - Site 1A
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* Spare-Upper
* [[Fort Burnside|Battery 213]]-Lower
|1943 Cottage - Three Stories
|
* Disguised as farmhouse
|Razed ca. 1981 Sachuest Point Refuge -Open to public
|-
|[[File:Sachuest Site 1B 1974.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 46 Site 1B 1974]]
|[[File:Sachuest Point 1B RCW 1942 1-2.png|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Sachuest Point MR|Loc. 46]] Sauchest Point - Site 1B
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*[[Fort Church|Battery Gray]]-Upper
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery Hamilton]]-
|1942 Barn - Three Stories
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* Anti-Aircraft OP ?
|Razed ca. 1980 Sachuest Point Refuge -Open to public
|-
|[[File:Preparing for Demolition.jpg|none|thumb|330x330px|Loc. 46 Site 1C 1981]]
|[[File:Sachuest Point 1C RCW 1942.png|center|frameless|273x273px]]
|[[Sachuest Point MR|Loc. 46]] Sauchest Point - Site 1C
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*[[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery 109]]-Upper
* [[Fort Church|Battery Reilly]]-Middle
* [[Fort Church|Battery 212]]-Lower
|1942 Cylindrical Tower - Four Stories
|
* Disguised as silo
|Razed ca. 1981 Sachuest Point Refuge -Open to public
|-
|[[File:Loc. 43 Fort Wetherill Site 1D.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 43 Site 1D]]
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|[[Fort Wetherill|Loc. 43]] Fort Wetherill - Site 1D
|Mines I Primary OP
|1922 Manhole - One Story
|
* Originally B' Battery Dickenson
|Open to public - Fort Wetherill State Park
|-
|[[File:Loc. 43 Fort Wetherill Site 1E 1991.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 43 Site 1E 1991]]
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|[[Fort Wetherill|Loc. 43]] Fort Wetherill - Site 1E
|Mines II Secondary OP
|1909 Side-by-Side split level station - classic Endicott design - One Story
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* Originally Double Mine Primary
* Instrument pillars remain
|Burned 1996 - Fort Wetherill State Park
|-
|[[File:Loc. 41 Fort Burnside Site 1C HECP.jpg|none|thumb|273x273px|Loc. 41 Site 1C]]
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|[[Fort Burnside|Loc. 41]] Fort Burnside - Site 1C
|
* Gun Group 3 OP, Gun Group 4 OP, Groupement 2 OP, [[Fort Burnside|Battery 213]] BC - Upper
* HECP HDOP - Lower
|1943 Seaside Farmhouse - Three Stories
|
* HECP Facility
* G4 CP
* G3 CP
* C2 CP
|Closed to public - Beavertail State Park
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|
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|[[Prospect Hill MR|Loc. 40]] Prospect Hill - Site 1A
|
* Mines I and Mines II Command Post
|1922 Manhole - One Story
|
* Observation slit reinforced with steel beams 2023
* Originally C2 CP
* Converted to H station 1938
|Sealed up - Conanicut Battery Park
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|[[Prospect Hill MR|Loc. 40]] Prospect Hill - Site 1C
|
* Mines II Secondary OP
|1922 Manhole Side by side - One Story
|
* Observation slit reinforced with steel beams 2023
* Originally [[Fort Getty|Battery Tousard]] and [[Fort Greble|Battery Sedgwick]] BC and B1
* 1938 Mines I Primary and plotting room
|Sealed up - Conanicut Battery Park
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|[[Bonnet Point MR|Loc. 36]] The Bonnet
|
* Mines I Primary OP
|1942 Manhole - One Story
|
|Private Property
|-
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|[[Fort Varnum|Loc. 35]] Fort Varnum - Site 1A
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*[[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery 109]]-Upper
* [[Fort Burnside|Battery 213]]-West Lower
* Gun Group 2 OP and CP-East Lower
|1943 Cottage - Three Stories
|
* Some faux windows have been converted to the real thing
|Camp Varnum RI National Guard
|-
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|[[Fort Varnum|Loc. 35]] Fort Varnum - Site 1B
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*[[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery Hamilton]]-West
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery 211]]-East
|1942 Cottage - Two Stories
|
* Some faux windows have been converted to the real thing
|Camp Varnum RI National Guard
|-
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|[[Fort Varnum|Loc. 35]] Fort Varnum - Site 1C
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*[[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery Hamilton]]-Upper
* [[Fort Church|Battery 212]]-East Lower
* [[Fort Church|Battery Reilly]]-West Lower
|1942 Cottage - Three Stories
|
* Some faux windows have been converted to the real thing
|Camp Varnum RI National Guard
|-
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|[[Fort Varnum|Loc. 35]] Fort Varnum - Site 1D
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*[[Fort Varnum|Battery House]]-Upper
* [[Fort Wetherill|Battery Dickenson]]-Lower
|1943 Cottage - Three Stories
|
* Largely in original condition
* Plotting Room for Battery House
* FC Switchboard Room
|Camp Varnum RI National Guard
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|[[Fort Nathanael Greene|Loc. 34]] Fort Greene - Site 2C
|
* [[Fort Varnum|Battery House]]-North Upper
* [[Fort Church|Battery Reilly]]-South Upper
* [[Fort Wetherill|Battery Dickenson]]-North Lower
* Spare-South Lower
|1942 Cottage - Two Stories
|
* Wooden cottage removed in the 1960s
|Behind a private home
|-
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|[[Fort Nathanael Greene|Loc. 33]] Fort Greene - Site 1B
|
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery Hamilton]]-North Upper
* Spare-South Upper
* Gun Group 1 OP-North Lower
* Groupement 1 OP-South Lower
|1942 Cottage - Three Stories
|
* C1 CP in basement
* G1 CP
|Camp Cronin
|-
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|[[Fort Nathanael Greene|Loc. 33]] Fort Greene - Site 1C
|
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery 211]] BC-North Upper
* [[Fort Church|Battery Gray]]-South Upper
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery 109]]-North Lower
* Spare-South Lower
|1942 Cottage - Two Stories
|
|Razed 1979 - Camp Cronin
|-
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|[[Fort Nathanael Greene|Loc. 33]] Fort Greene - Site 1D
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* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery 211]]-Upper
* [[Fort Burnside|Battery 213]]-Middle
* [[Fort Church|Battery 212]]-Lower
|1942 Cottage - Three Stories
|
|Razed 1979 - Camp Cronin
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|[[Green Hill MR|Loc. 32]] Green Hill - Site 1A
|
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery Hamilton]]-Upper
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery 109]]-Lower
|1942 Steel Tower - Two Story Cab
|
|Dismantled 1960s - Private Property
|-
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|[[Green Hill MR|Loc. 32]] Green Hill - Site 1B
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* Battery 111-Upper
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery 211]]-Lower
|1943 Steel Tower - Two Story Cab
|
|Dismantled 1960s - Private Property
|-
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|[[Green Hill MR|Loc. 32]] Green Hill - Site 1C
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* [[Fort Church|Battery Gray]]-Upper
* Spare-Middle
* [[Fort Burnside|Battery 213]]-Lower
|1943 Steel Tower - Three Story Cab
|
|Dismantled 1960s - Private Property
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|[[Charlestown MR|Loc. 31]] Charlestown
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* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery 211]]-Upper
* Battery 111-East Upper
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery Hamilton]]-West Lower
|1943 Cottage - Three Stories
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* Heavily renovated 2000
* Very far back from the ocean
|Private Residence
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|[[Noyes Point MR|Loc. 29]] Noyes Point - Site 1A
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* Spare-Upper
* Battery 215-Lower
|1943 Steel Tower - Two Story Cab
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* Not used for HD Narragansett Bay
|Dismantled mid 1960s - Private Property
|-
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|[[Noyes Point MR|Loc. 29]] Noyes Point - Site 1B
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* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery Hamilton]]-Upper
* Battery 111-Lower
|1943 Steel Tower - Two Story Cab
|
|Dismantled mid 1960s - Private Property
|-
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|[[Watch Hill MR|Loc. 27]] Watch Hill - Site 2B
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* Battery 215-Upper
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery Hamilton]]-Middle
* Battery 111-Lower
|1944 Square Tower - Six Stories?
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* Behind Lighthouse
|Razed 1940s - Watch Hill Light
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|[[Watch Hill MR|Loc. 27]] Watch Hill - Site 2A
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* Battery 214-East
* Battery 216-West
|1944 Cottage - One Story
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* Gasproofed Fire Control Switchboard
* In front of lighthouse
|Razed 1940s - Watch Hill Light
|}
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Latest revision as of 10:30, 16 January 2026


Open 1943This list is of all the WWII (or used during WWII) Fire Control Stations (FCS) in New England. Included here are Base-End Stations, Spotting Stations, and Group Observation Stations (Mines, Gun Groups, Groupement's). I have not decided to include Battery Commanders Stations or Command Posts unless it is a combined station. This table can be searched by using Control+F (PC) or Command+F (Mac) Please contact me with any questions or corrections.

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 Plan Location Batteries Served Characteristics Notes Accesibility
Loc. 170 Fort Baldwin Battery Steele-Upper 1943 Square Tower - Five Stories
  • Most Northern FC station in New England
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 10


 Fort Baldwin State Historic Site - Open occasionally
Loc. 169 Small Point 1943 Square Tower - Six Stories
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 9
  • Fire Control Switchboard
  • A temporary station was built here for the 155mm battery at Fort Baldwin
 Private Property
Loc. 168 Bailey Island - Site 1B 1943 Square Tower - Six Stories
  • Windows boarded up
 Private Property
Loc. 168 Bailey Island - Site 1C 1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories Private Property
Loc. 167 Jewell Island - Site 1B 1934 Disguised as castle tower - Four Stories
  • One of two Fire Control Stations built for Battery Foote pre-WWII. It also served Battery Bowdoin at Fort Levett and Battery Ingalls when first built.
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 7
 State Park
Loc. 167 Jewell Island - Site 1D 1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories State Park
Loc. 166 Site 1A
 Loc. 166 Long Island 1943 Circular Tower disguised as a standpipe - Seven Stories
  • Radar located on the roof for Battery Carpenter and backup for Battery Ferguson.
  • Operations and generator building converted to homes.
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 6
 Partially restored-Private Property
Loc. 163 Peaks Island - Site 1G Mines II CP 1943 Cottage Side-by-Side - Three Stories
  • Converted to residence
 Private Property
Loc. 163 Peaks Island - Site 1H 1943 Square Tower - Six Stories Peaks Island Land Preserve
Loc. 163 Peaks Island - Site 1I 1943 Square Tower - Six Stories Peaks Island Land Preserve
Loc. 163 Peaks Island - Site 1J Groupement 1 Command Post 1909 Stucco Side-by-Side - One Story
  • Used for mortar batteries originally
 Ruins - Peaks Island Land Preserve
Loc. 163 Peaks Island - Site 2A
  • Secondary Mines II OP
 1943 Square Tower - One Story Private Property
Loc. 161 Site 1B
 Loc. 161 Fort Levett - Site 1B Secondary Mines I OP-Upper 1920-1942 Square Tower - Two Stories
  • Built on Battery Daniels 1920 CRF Station.
  • DPF pedestal remained on upper floor-now at McKinley
 Cushing Island Conservation Corporation - Island Residents Only
Loc. 161 Site 1E
 Loc. 161 Fort Levett - Site 1E 1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories
  • Many original windows remaining.
 Cushing Island Conservation Corporation - Island Residents Only
Loc. 161 Site 1H rear
 Loc. 161 Fort Levett - Site 1H 1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 5 hanging off the back of the tower.
 Cushing Island Conservation Corporation - Island Residents Only
Loc. 161 Site 1J
 Loc. 161 Fort Levett - Site 1J
  • Gun-Group 1 Command-Upper
 1943 Rectangular base w/ square tower - Two Stories
  • Base of the station houses the G-1 Command Post which is larger than the station sitting atop it.
  • DPF mounting bolts drilled off.
 Cushing Island Conservation Corporation - Island Residents Only
Loc. 159 Site 1A
 Loc. 159 Trundy Point - Site 1A 1922 Steel Tower with concrete cab
  • Only remaining steel tower North of New Jersey
  • Disguised as Fire Tower seen on mountains
  • One of two originally for Battery Foote
 Hazardous condition-Private Property
Loc. 159 Site 1B
 Loc. 159 Trundy Point - Site 1B 1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories
  • Sixth floor ladder removed
 Private Property
Loc. 158 Site 1B
 Loc. 158 Cape Elizabeth - Site 1B 1943 Cylindrical Tower to simulate silo - Six Stories Closed to public-Two Lights State Park
Loc. 158 Site 2A
 Loc. 158 Cape Elizabeth - Site 2A 1874-1942 Built atop old lighthouse to simulate water tower - Two Stories
  • Built atop the Cape Elizabeth West Light
  • SCR 296 for Battery 201 on roof
  • Earlier 1925 station for Battery Kearny-Chase
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 4
 Restored 1985-Private Property
Loc. 157 Site 1A 1990s
 Loc. 157 Prouts Neck 1943 Square Tower w/ chamfered corners- Seven Stories
  • Four observation levels
  • 6th floor balcony
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 3
 Razed 2004-Private Property
Loc. 156 Site 1A 1940s
 Loc. 156 Fletchers Neck 1943 Square Tower - Six Stories w/ Two Story cottage surrounding.
  • Disguised as church or school
  • Location of the station is still evident by depression in the ground
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 2
 Razed pre 1954-Private Property
Loc. 155 Site 1A 1945
 Loc. 155 Cape Porpoise 1942 Cylindrical Tower - Eight Stories
  • Disguised as windmill?
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD Portland
 Razed 1949-Private Property
Loc. 154 Site 1A 1946
Loc. 154 Gelaspus Point 1943 Square Tower with chamfered top level - Five Stories w/ 1 1/2 Story wooden cottage
  • Disguised as belltower or church?
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 13
 Razed 1949-Private Property
Loc. 153 Site 1A
Loc. 153 Moody Point 1943 Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage.
  • Disguised as cottage
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 12
  • Wooden cottage replaced 1960s
 Private Property
Loc. 152 Site 1A 1963
 Loc. 152 Bald Head Cliff 1943 Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage.
  • Disguised as cottage
  • Building disguised as garage had a well and tank
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 11
 Razed 1964-Overbuilt
Loc. 151 Site 1A
 Loc. 151 Cape Neddick 1943 Square Tower - Two Stories w/ One Story wooden cottage
  • Disguised as cottage
  • Building disguised as garage had FC switchboard
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 10
 Heavily altered 2001-Private Property
Loc. 150 Site 1A 1970s
 Loc. 150 Seal Head Point 1943 Square Tower - Three Stories w/ a 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage
  • Disguised as large seaside home
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 9
 Razed 1979-Private Property
Loc. 149 Site 1A 1940s GSA
 Loc. 149 Sisters Point 1943 Square Tower - Five Stories
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 8 in a rear balcony
  • SCR 296 for Battery 205 nearby on steel girder tower
 Razed 2004-Private Property
Loc. 148 Site 2B
Loc. 148 Fort Foster
  • Secondary Mines I OP-West
  • Mine Group I OP-East
 1942 Rectangular Tower - Three Stories
  • MG1 Command Post on second floor
 Fort Foster Park - Converted to restrooms 1970s
Loc. 141 Site 1A
Loc. 141 Appledore Island 1944 Square Tower - Seven Stories
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 6
  • SCR 296 for Battery Seaman on roof. Operations and generators on first two floors
 Joint UNH Cornell Radio Tower - No access
Loc. 147 Site 1B
Loc. 147 Fort Constitution Mines I-Upper 1942 Square Tower - Two Stories
  • Mines I Plotting room on first floor
  • HD OPS 2 from 1942-44
  • Built on Battery Farnsworth
 Off Limits -University of New Hampshire
Loc. 145 HECP
 Loc. 145 Fort Stark HD OPS 2-Upper 1943 Unusual design "modernistic building"-Three Stories
  • Combined with the HECP/HDCP built on Battery Kirk
 Off Limits - Fort Stark State Historic Site
Loc. 144 Site 1B
Loc. 144 Frost Point - Fort Dearborn 1943 Rectangular Side-By-Side - One Story Odiorne Point State Park
Loc. 142 Pulpit Rock - Site 1A 1942 Steel girder tower with two story cab Razed 1953-Private Property
Loc. 142 Site 2A
Loc. 142 Pulpit Rock - Site 2A 1943 Cylindrical Tower - Eight Stories
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 7
  • Manned through WWII
  • Used by Navy Post War and Fish and Game
 Open by appointment or occasional open houseFOPRT
Loc. 139 Site 1A 1987
 Loc. 139 Rye Ledge 1943 Square Tower - Three Stories w/ a 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 5
  • Heavily renovated 1967
 Razed 2007-Private Property
Loc. 138 Site 1A
Loc. 138 Great Boars Head 1943 Square Tower with slightly chamfered edges - Six Stories
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 4
  • Used by MIT Lincoln Labs for SAGE in the 50s-60s
 Private Property
Loc. 137B Site 1A 1954
Loc. 137B Salisbury Beach 1943 Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage.
  • Disguised as cottage
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 3
 Razed 1958 - Public Beach
Loc. 137A Site 1A 1950s
Loc. 137A Plum Island 1943 Square Tower on legs - One Story
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 2
  • Leased from Fish and Wildlife Service 1942
  • Used to store explosives by Mass National Guard 1950s
  • Concrete debris remains
 Razed 1953 - section of dunes where the station was is off limits
Loc. 137 Castle Hill 1944 Two Story Cottage
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD Portsmouth
  • Well shelter built behind station
 Razed 1948 - Trustees of Reservations park
Loc. 136 Site 1A
 Loc. 136 Halibut Point 1943 Square Tower with chamfered top level - Five Stories w/ 1 1/2 Story wooden cottage
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 18
  • Used by MIT Lincoln Labs for SAGE 1950s-60s
  • Became State Park HQ 1980
 Halibut Point State Park - Open on Weekends
Loc. 135 Site 1A
Loc. 135 Emerson Point 1943 Cylindrical Tower - Six Stories
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 17
 Private Property
Loc. 134A Eastern Point 1943 Rectangular Tower - Three Stories w/ Two Story wooden cottage
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 16
  • Converted to residence
 Private Property
Loc. 134 Coolidge Point 1943 Square Tower - Five Stories
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 15
  • Barracks combined with house to make residence 1974
 Razed 2025 - Private Property
Loc. 133 Gales Point 1944 Square Tower with top two levels chamfered - Ten Stories
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 14
  • SCR 296 on roof Battery Murphy
  • Converted to upscale residence 1970s and 90s
 Private Property
Loc. 132 Site 1A
Loc. 132 Marblehead Neck - Site 1A 1943 Square Tower w/ Peaked roof - Five Stories
  • Excellent condition w/ functional light system
 Private Property
Loc. 132 Site 2A
Loc. 132 Marblehead Neck - Site 2A 1941 Wooden Cottage - Three Stories
  • Converted to private residence
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 13
  • No concrete was used in this structure
 Private Property
Loc. 132 Site 3A 1940s
 Loc. 132 Marblehead Neck - Site 3A 1943 Square Tower - Six Stories Razed 195? - Private Property
Loc. 131 East Point - Site 1A 1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 12
 Private property
Loc. 131 East Point - Site 2A 1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories
  • Identical to 1A
 Private Property
Loc. 131 East Point - Site 4A 1943 Square Tower - Six Stories Private Property
Loc. 131 East Point - Site 5A 1943 Cottage - Two Stories Razed 195? - Private Property
Loc. 130 Fort Ruckman 1942 Square Tower - Six Stories w/ a Single Story cottage at the rear
  • Groupement 2 CP in wooden cottage
  • Private Residence
 Private Property
Loc. 129 Site 1A 1940s
Loc. 129 Fort Heath Battery McCook 1901-1907 Three Station Endicott Side-by-Side Station splinter proofed 1943 - One Story
  • Modernized Endicott station
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 11 in sandbagged position front of station
 Razed 1950s - Fort Heath Park
Loc. 127 Fort Dawes - Site 1C 1924 Manhole Station - One Story Razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
Loc. 127 Fort Dawes - Site 1D Battery 207 BC 1924 Manhole Station - One Story
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 10
 Razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
Loc. 127 Site 1E ca. 1945
Loc. 127 Fort Dawes - Site 1E Gun Group 4 OP & CP 1942 Rectangular Station w/ Semi-Circle front
  • In HECP
 Razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
Loc. 127 Fort Dawes - Site 1G Battery 105 BC 1924 Manhole Station - One Story Razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
Loc. 127 Fort Dawes - Site 1H Battery 207 1924 Manhole Station - One Story Razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
Loc. 127 Fort Dawes - Site 1I 1907 - rebuilt 1943 Side-by-side w/ earth berm - One Story
  • New concrete station built on foundation of 1907 station 1944
 Razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
Loc. 126 Outer Brewster 1943 Rectangular Side-By-Side Manhole Station - One Story Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
Loc. 124 Great Brewster
  • Mines II Secondary Station
 1944 Manhole Station -One Story
  • Toppled by Navy Ordnance crew
 Toppled 1970s & no remains - Boston Harbor Islands National Park
Loc. 123 Fort Standish 1943 Square Tower on legs - One Story Boston Harbor Islands National Park - No access
Loc. 122 Fort Strong
  • Mines II Battery Command Station
 1906 Side-by-Side split level station - classic Endicott design - One Story
  • Located next to Battery Drum
  • Built inside the former double mine op and in 1938 MBC 2 and plotting rooms
 Razed 1960s - Closed to public
Loc. 121 Fort Warren - Site 1A
  • Gun Group 5 OP & CP
 1903 Square Tower - Two Stories
  • Originally for Battery Adams then converted to the Fort Signal Station ca. 1920
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 8
  • Signal Station on first floor
  • Gun Group 5 was for the mines
 Closed to public
Loc. 121 Fort Warren - Site 1B
  • Mines I OP
  • Mines I Primary
 1942 Square Tower - One Story
  • Built on the site of a 1908 double mine station
 Open to public
Loc. 120 Point Allerton - Site 1B 1926 large Cottage modernized 1942 - Four Stories
  • Replaced and earlier station after fire
  • SCR 682 on roof
 Razed 1978 - Private Property
Loc. 120 Point Allerton - Site 1C 1943 Rectangular Side-By-Side - One Story
  • Garage design
 Razed 1978 - Private Property
Loc. 120 Point Allerton - Site 1D 1943 Square Tower with top two levels chamfered - Seven Stories
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 7
 Private Property
Site 1C
Loc. 119 Fort Revere
  • Mines I Secondary Station
 1920 Manhole Station with rear entrance - One Story
  • Camouflage paint still on exterior
  • Used by Navy postwar
 Open to public - Fort Revere Park
Loc. 117 Fort Andrews 1944 Square Tower - One Story
  • Very good condition-hard to locate
 Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
Loc. 116 Strawberry Hill 1943 Square Tower on legs - One story
  • Built in berm of 1907 station
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 6
 Razed ca. 1951 - Private Property
Loc. 115 Site 1A
 Loc. 115 Strawberry Point - Site 1A 1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories


  • Sealed with concrete
  • Anti-Aircraft OP
 Private Property
Loc. 115 Site 1B
 Loc. 115 Strawberry Point - Site 1B 1944 Cottage - Three Stories
  • Converted to Residence
  • Groupement 2 CP
 Private Property
Loc. 115 Site 1C
 Loc. 115 Strawberry Point - Site 1C 1941 Steel Tower - Two Story Cab
  • Dismantled 1948
  • Had Anti-Aircraft OP until 1943
 Dismantled 1948 - Private Property
Loc. 115 Site 1D
 Loc. 115 Strawberry Point - Site 1D 1943 Cottage - Two Stories
  • Converted to Residence
 Private Property
Loc. 114 Site 1A
Loc. 114 Fourth Cliff - Site 1A 1943 Cottage - Three Stories
  • Gun Group 1 CP on first floor
  • Restored 2020


 No access - Hanscom Recreation Area
Loc. 114 Fourth Cliff - Site 1B 1943 Manhole - One Story w/ One Story wooden cottage on roof
  • Built atop Battery 208
  • Wooden cottage removed
 No access - Hanscom Recreation Area
Loc. 114 Site 1C
Loc. 114 Fourth Cliff - Site 1C 1943 Square Tower - Five Stories w/ One Story wooden cottage attached
  • Wooden cottage removed 1990s
  • Interior steps in poor shape
 No access - Hanscom Recreation Area
Loc. 112 - Brant Rock 1943 Square Tower - Eight Stories
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 3
  • Converted to residence 1970s - now being restored
 Private Property
Site 1A ca. 1995
 Loc. 111 - Gurnet Point 1943 Square Tower with attached generator room - three Stories
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 2 HD Boston
  • Middle level used for USCG observation
  • Located atop a rampart of old Fort Andrew
 Razed 1998 - Gurnet Light Station
Loc. 59 Gayhead - Site 1A 1942 Manhole Station - One Story
  • Station buried to roof w/ viewing platform built around
 Aquinnah Cliffs - Buried w/ no access
Loc. 59 Gayhead - Site 2 1942 Manhole Station - One Story
  • Fell to beach 1970s
 Aquinnah Cliffs - Could be rubble by now
Loc. 58 Naushon Island - Site 1A 1942 Manhole Station - One Story
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 6
  • Barracks foundation adjacent to station
 Private Property
Loc. 58 Naushon Island - Site 2A 1942 Manhole Station - One Story
  • Support building foundations remain nearby
 Private Property
Loc. 58 Naushon Island - Site 2B 1942 Manhole Station - One Story
  • Support building foundations remain nearby
 Private Property
Loc. 57 Cuttyhunk Island - Site 1A
  • Spare
 Manhole Station - One Story - Not built?
  • It is unknown to the author if this station was actually built
 Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Open to public
Loc. 57 Cuttyhunk Island - Site 1B 1942 Manhole Station - One Story Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Sealed 2021
Loc. 57 Cuttyhunk Island - Site 1C 1942 Manhole Station - One Story Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Sealed 2021
Loc. 57 Cuttyhunk Island - Site 1D 1942 Manhole Station - One Story Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Sealed 2021
Loc. 57 Cuttyhunk Island - Site 1E 1942 Manhole Station - One Story Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Sealed 2021
Loc. 57 Cuttyhunk Island - Site 2A 1942 Manhole Station - One Story
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 5
  • Still has DPF pedestal
  • Switchboard and powerhouse nearby
  • Observation deck built on roof
 Sealed and overbuilt 2025 - Lookout Park
Loc. 58A West Island 1943 Square Tower - Not separated by floors until top
  • Sealed up
  • Disguised as lighthouse
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 3
 Sealed - West Island Town Beach
Loc. 55 Fort Rodman
  • Harbor Defense Observation Station & Gun Group 2 OP
 1943 Manhole - One Story
  • On top of Battery Milliken
 Sealed - Fort Taber Park
Loc. 51 Round Hill 1943 Cottage
  • One level incorporated into a home
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 2
 Demolished 2008 - Private Property
Loc. 51 Gooseberry Island - Site 1B 1942 Cottage - Three Stories Sealed - Gooseberry Neck Reservation
Loc. 51 Gooseberry Island - Site 1D 1942 Square Tower - Not separated by floors until top
  • Disguised as lighthouse
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD New Bedford
 Sealed - Gooseberry Neck Reservation
Loc. 50 Site 1E 1962
 Loc. 51 Gooseberry Island - Site 1E 1943 Cottage - Three Stories Razed 1978 - Gooseberry Neck Reservation
Loc. 49 Warren Point - Site 1A 1943 Cottage - Two Stories
  • Gun Group 3 OP & CP in 1943
  • Razed 2019
  • SCR 296 on a steel tower for Battery 212 nearby
 Razed 2019 - Private Property
Loc. 49 Warren Point - Site 1B 1942 Cottage - Three Stories
  • Originally Groupement 2 OP & CP
  • Groupement 3 CP on first floor
  • Anti-Aircraft OP ?
 Razed 1970 - Private Property
Loc. 46 Site 1A 1976
Loc. 46 Sauchest Point - Site 1A 1943 Cottage - Three Stories
  • Disguised as farmhouse
 Razed ca. 1981 Sachuest Point Refuge -Open to public
Loc. 46 Site 1B 1974
Loc. 46 Sauchest Point - Site 1B 1942 Barn - Three Stories
  • Anti-Aircraft OP ?
 Razed ca. 1980 Sachuest Point Refuge -Open to public
Loc. 46 Site 1C 1981
Loc. 46 Sauchest Point - Site 1C 1942 Cylindrical Tower - Four Stories
  • Disguised as silo
 Razed ca. 1981 Sachuest Point Refuge -Open to public
Loc. 43 Site 1D
 Loc. 43 Fort Wetherill - Site 1D Mines I Primary OP 1922 Manhole - One Story
  • Originally B' Battery Dickenson
 Open to public - Fort Wetherill State Park
Loc. 43 Site 1E 1991
 Loc. 43 Fort Wetherill - Site 1E Mines II Secondary OP 1909 Side-by-Side split level station - classic Endicott design - One Story
  • Originally Double Mine Primary
  • Instrument pillars remain
 Burned 1996 - Fort Wetherill State Park
Loc. 41 Site 1C
 Loc. 41 Fort Burnside - Site 1C
  • Gun Group 3 OP, Gun Group 4 OP, Groupement 2 OP, Battery 213 BC - Upper
  • HECP HDOP - Lower
 1943 Seaside Farmhouse - Three Stories
  • HECP Facility
  • G4 CP
  • G3 CP
  • C2 CP
 Closed to public - Beavertail State Park
Loc. 40 Prospect Hill - Site 1A
  • Mines I and Mines II Command Post
 1922 Manhole - One Story
  • Observation slit reinforced with steel beams 2023
  • Originally C2 CP
  • Converted to H station 1938
 Sealed up - Conanicut Battery Park
Loc. 40 Prospect Hill - Site 1C
  • Mines II Secondary OP
 1922 Manhole Side by side - One Story Sealed up - Conanicut Battery Park
Loc. 36 The Bonnet
  • Mines I Primary OP
 1942 Manhole - One Story Private Property
Loc. 35 Fort Varnum - Site 1A 1943 Cottage - Three Stories
  • Some faux windows have been converted to the real thing
 Camp Varnum RI National Guard
Loc. 35 Fort Varnum - Site 1B 1942 Cottage - Two Stories
  • Some faux windows have been converted to the real thing
 Camp Varnum RI National Guard
Loc. 35 Fort Varnum - Site 1C 1942 Cottage - Three Stories
  • Some faux windows have been converted to the real thing
 Camp Varnum RI National Guard
Loc. 35 Fort Varnum - Site 1D 1943 Cottage - Three Stories
  • Largely in original condition
  • Plotting Room for Battery House
  • FC Switchboard Room
 Camp Varnum RI National Guard
Loc. 34 Fort Greene - Site 2C 1942 Cottage - Two Stories
  • Wooden cottage removed in the 1960s
 Behind a private home
Loc. 33 Fort Greene - Site 1B
  • Battery Hamilton-North Upper
  • Spare-South Upper
  • Gun Group 1 OP-North Lower
  • Groupement 1 OP-South Lower
 1942 Cottage - Three Stories
  • C1 CP in basement
  • G1 CP
 Camp Cronin
Loc. 33 Fort Greene - Site 1C 1942 Cottage - Two Stories Razed 1979 - Camp Cronin
Loc. 33 Fort Greene - Site 1D 1942 Cottage - Three Stories Razed 1979 - Camp Cronin
Loc. 32 Green Hill - Site 1A 1942 Steel Tower - Two Story Cab Dismantled 1960s - Private Property
Loc. 32 Green Hill - Site 1B 1943 Steel Tower - Two Story Cab Dismantled 1960s - Private Property
Loc. 32 Green Hill - Site 1C 1943 Steel Tower - Three Story Cab Dismantled 1960s - Private Property
Loc. 31 Charlestown 1943 Cottage - Three Stories
  • Heavily renovated 2000
  • Very far back from the ocean
 Private Residence
Loc. 29 Noyes Point - Site 1A
  • Spare-Upper
  • Battery 215-Lower
 1943 Steel Tower - Two Story Cab
  • Not used for HD Narragansett Bay
 Dismantled mid 1960s - Private Property
Loc. 29 Noyes Point - Site 1B 1943 Steel Tower - Two Story Cab Dismantled mid 1960s - Private Property
Loc. 27 Watch Hill - Site 2B 1944 Square Tower - Six Stories?
  • Behind Lighthouse
 Razed 1940s - Watch Hill Light
Loc. 27 Watch Hill - Site 2A
  • Battery 214-East
  • Battery 216-West
 1944 Cottage - One Story
  • Gasproofed Fire Control Switchboard
  • In front of lighthouse
 Razed 1940s - Watch Hill Light
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