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This is a list of all the Fire Control Stations used during WWII. Most of these structures were built from 1942-1944 but some were built earlier and they are included because they were used through WWII. This list does not include temporary stations which may have been built before the completion of a permanent tower.


=== MAINE ===
This 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. Please [[Contact Us|contact me]] with any questions or corrections.
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!Style
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!Construction Date
!Construction Date
!Features
!Notes
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!Accesibility
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| align="center" | [[Fort Baldwin|Fort Baldwin ME]]
| align="center" | [[Fort Baldwin|Fort Baldwin ME]]
| align="center" |[[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
| align="center" |[[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
|Square Tower
|Square Tower - Five Stories
| align="center" |1943
| align="center" |1943
| align="right" |Anti Aircraft Observation Post
| align="right" |
|Most northern FC structure in Portland
* Anti-Aircraft OP 10
Open occasionally
* Most Northern FC Station in New England
|Fort Baldwin State Historic Site - Open occasionally
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* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens]]-Lower
* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Cravens]]-Lower
|Square Tower
|Square Tower - Six Stories
|1943
|1943
|Anti-Aircraft Observation Post
|
Fire Control Switchboard
* Anti-Aircraft OP 9
 
* 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
|-
|-
|[[File:Bailey Island South Temp.jpg|frameless|91x91px]]
|
|[[Bailey Island MR|Bailey Island ME]]
|[[Bailey Island MR|Bailey Island ME]]
|<u>Site 1C:</u>  
|<u>Site 1C:</u>  
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* [[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
|<u>Site 1C:</u> Square Tower - Eight Stories
<u>Site 1B:</u> Square Tower - Six Stories
|1943
|1943
|Site 1C housed a radar for Battery Steele and Anti-Aircraft Observation Post
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* Site 1C housed a radar for Battery Steele and Anti-Aircraft OP 8
|Private Property
|Private Property
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* [[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
|<u>Site 1D:</u> Square Tower - Eight Stories
<u>Site 1B:</u>  Disguised as castle tower - Four Stories
|Site-1D: 1943
|Site-1D: 1943
Site: 1B: 1934
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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* 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.  
* Site 1B Anti-Aircraft OP 7
|Public Park
|Public Park
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* [[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
|Circular Tower disguised as a standpipe - Seven Stories
|1943
|1943
|Radar located on the roof for Battery Carpenter and backup for Battery Ferguson.
|
Operations and generator building converted to homes.
* Radar located on the roof for Battery Carpenter and backup for Battery Ferguson.
* Operations and generator building converted to homes.
* Anti-Aircraft OP 6
|Private Property
|Private Property
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* Secondary Mines II OP
* Secondary Mines II OP
|<u>Site 1G:</u>
|<u>Site 1G:</u>
* Cottage
* Cottage Side-by-Side - Three Stories
 
Side-by-Side


<u>Site 1H</u>
<u>Site 1H</u>


* Square Tower
* Square Tower - Six Stories


<u>Site 1I:</u>
<u>Site 1I:</u>


* Square Tower
* Square Tower - Six Stories


<u>Site 1J:</u>
<u>Site 1J:</u>


* Stucco Side-by-Side (1909)
* Stucco Side-by-Side (1909) - One Story


<u>Site 2A:</u>
<u>Site 2A:</u>


* Square Tower
* Square Tower - One Story
|1942-43
|1942-43
|1909 stucco station used for mortar batteries and heavily renovated over time.
|1909 stucco station used for mortar batteries and heavily renovated over time.
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|All Stations private property or sealed
|All Stations private property or sealed
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|[[File:Levett (79) 48.jpg|thumb|99x99px|Site 1B]][[File:Levett (79) 15.jpg|thumb|99x99px|Site 1E]][[File:Levett (79) 08.jpg|thumb|100x100px|Site 1F]][[File:Fort Levett22.jpg|thumb|151x151px|Site 1H]][[File:Fort Levett17.jpg|thumb|102x102px|Site 1J]]
|[[File:Levett (79) 48.jpg|thumb|99x99px|Site 1B]][[File:Levett (79) 15.jpg|thumb|99x99px|Site 1E]][[File:Fort Levett22.jpg|thumb|151x151px|Site 1H]][[File:Fort Levett17.jpg|thumb|102x102px|Site 1J]]
|[[Fort Levett|Cushings Island ME]]
|[[Fort Levett|Cushings Island ME]]
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
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* [[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>
* [[Fort Levett|BC Battery Foote]]-Upper


<u>Site 1H:</u>
<u>Site 1H:</u>
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* Gun-Group 1 Command-Upper
* Gun-Group 1 Command-Upper
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
* Square tower
* Square Tower - Two Stories


<u>Site 1E:</u>
<u>Site 1E:</u>


* Square Tower
* Square Tower - Eight Stories
 
<u>Site 1F:</u>
 
* Square single-story


<u>Site 1H:</u>
<u>Site 1H:</u>


* Square Tower
* Square Tower - Eight Stories


<u>Site 1J:</u>
<u>Site 1J:</u>


* Rectangular base w/ square tower**
* Rectangular base w/ square tower** - Two Stories
|1942-44
|1942-44
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
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* Many original windows remaining.
* 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>
<u>Site 1H:</u>


* Anti-Aircraft Observation crow's nest hanging off the back of the tower.
* Anti-Aircraft OP 5 hanging off the back of the tower.


<u>Site 1J:</u>
<u>Site 1J:</u>
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* [[Fort Levett|Battery Ferguson]]-Lower
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Ferguson]]-Lower
|<u>Site 1A</u>
|<u>Site 1A</u>
* Steel tower with concrete cab
* Steel Tower with concrete cab
<u>Site 1B</u>
<u>Site 1B</u>
* Square tower
* Square Tower - Eight Stories
|<u>Site 1A</u>
|<u>Site 1A</u>
* 1922
* 1922
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* [[Jewell Island MR|Battery 202]]-Lower
* [[Jewell Island MR|Battery 202]]-Lower
|<u>Site 1B</u>
|<u>Site 1B</u>
Cylindrical tower to simulate silo
Cylindrical Tower to simulate silo - Six Stories
 
<u>Site 2A</u>
<u>Site 2A</u>
Built atop old lighthouse to simulate water tower
 
Built atop old lighthouse to simulate water tower - Two Stories
|<u>Site 1B</u>
|<u>Site 1B</u>
1943
1943
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* SCR 296 for Battery 201 on roof
* SCR 296 for Battery 201 on roof
* Earlier 1925 station for Battery Kearny-Chase
* Earlier 1925 station for Battery Kearny-Chase
* Anti-Aircraft OP 4
|Both closed to the public at this time.
|Both closed to the public at this time.
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|[[File:Loc. 157 Prouts Neck Roger.tif|none|thumb|224x224px|Site 1A 1990s]]
|[[Prouts Neck MR|Prouts Neck ME]]
|[[Prouts Neck MR|Prouts Neck ME]]
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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
|Square Tower w/ chamfered corners- Seven Stories
|1943
|
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|1944
* Four observation levels
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* 6th floor balcony
* Anti-Aircraft OP 3
|Razed 2004-Private Property
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|[[File:Fletchers Neck FCT.jpg|none|thumb|180x180px|Site 1A 1940s]]
|[[Fletchers Neck MR|Biddeford Pool ME]]
|[[Fletchers Neck MR|Biddeford Pool ME]]
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* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
* [[Fort Levett|Battery Foote]]-Middle
* [[Cape Elizabeth MR|Battery 201]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Six Stories w/ Two Story cottage surrounding.
|1943
|1943
|
|
* Disguised as church or school
* Location of the station is still evident by depression in the ground
* Anti-Aircraft OP 2
|Razed 195?-Private Property
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|[[File:1942CapePorpoise.jpg|none|thumb|207x207px|Site 1A 1945]]
|[[Cape Porpoise MR|Cape Porpoise ME]]
|[[Cape Porpoise MR|Cape Porpoise ME]]
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* [[Peaks Island MR|Battery Steele]]-Upper
* Spare-Lower
|Cylindrical Tower - Eight Stories
|1942
|1942
|
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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|163x163px|Site 1A 1946]]
|[[Gelaspus Point MR|Gelaspus Point ME]]
|
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|[[Gelaspus Point MR|Gelaspus Point ME]]
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Upper
* Spare-Lower
|Square Tower with chamfered top level - Five Stories w/ 1 1/2 Story wooden cottage
|1943
|
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* Disguised as belltower or church?
* Anti-Aircraft OP 13
|Razed 1949-Private Property
|-
|[[File:Moody Beach MR 10.jpg|none|thumb|181x181px|Site 1A]]
|[[Moody Point MR|Moody Point ME]]
|
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* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Upper
|Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage.
|1943
|1943
|
|
* Disguised as cottage
* Anti-Aircraft OP 12
|Private Property
|-
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|[[File:Bald Head Cliff MR.jpeg|none|thumb|184x184px|Site 1A 1963]]
|[[Bald Head Cliff MR|Bald Head Cliff ME]]
|
|
|[[Moody Point MR|Moody Point ME]]
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Upper
|Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage.
|1943
|
|
* Disguised as cottage
* Building disguised as garage had a well and tank
* Anti-Aircraft OP 11
|Razed 1964-Overbuilt
|-
|[[File:Cape Neddick Station 2022.jpg|none|thumb|199x199px|Site 1A]]
|[[Cape Neddick MR|Cape Neddick ME]]
|
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* [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Two Stories w/ One Story wooden cottage
|1943
|1943
|
|
* Disguised as cottage
* Building disguised as garage had FC switchboard
* Anti-Aircraft OP 10
|Heavily altered 2001-Private Property
|-
|-
|[[File:Seal Head Point Station 1970s RD.jpg|none|thumb|198x198px|Site 1A 1970s]]
|[[Seal Head MR|Seal Head Point ME]]
|
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|[[Bald Head Cliff MR|Bald Head Cliff ME]]
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery 204]]-Upper
* [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]]-Middle
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Three Stories w/ a 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage
|1943
|
|
* Disguised as large seaside home
* Anti-Aircraft OP 9
|Razed 1979-Private Property
|-
|
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|[[Sisters Point MR|Sisters Point ME]]
|
* [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]] 1942 HD OPS 3 1944-Upper
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery 204]]-Middle
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Five Stories
|1943
|1943
|
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 8 in a rear balcony
* SCR 296 for [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]] nearby on steel girder tower
|Razed 2004-Private Property
|-
|-
|[[File:Fort Foster .5.jpg|none|thumb|193x193px|Site 2B]]
|[[Fort Foster|Kittery ME]]
|
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|[[Cape Neddick MR|Cape Neddick ME]]
* Secondary Mines I OP-West
* Mine Group I OP-East
|Rectangular Tower - Three Stories
|1942
|
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* MG1 Command Post on second floor
|Fort Foster Park - Converted to restrooms 1970s
|-
|[[File:Appledore Island MR 04.jpg|none|thumb|193x193px|Site 1A]]
|[[Appledore Island MR|Appledore Island ME]]
|
|
|1943
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Upper
* [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]]-Middle
* [[Fort Dearborn]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Seven Stories
|1944
|
|
* 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
|-
|-
|[[File:ConstitutionFt 39.jpg|none|thumb|195x195px|Site 1B]]
|[[Fort Constitution|New Castle NH]]
|Mines I-Upper
|Square Tower - Two Stories
|1942
|
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|[[Seal Head MR|Seal Head Point ME]]
* Mines I Plotting room on first floor
* HD OPS 2 from 1942-44
* Built on Battery Farnsworth
|Entire battery is UNH storage and fenced off
|-
|[[File:Loc. 145 HECP HD OPS 2 exterior.jpg|none|thumb|197x197px|Site 1D]]
|[[Fort Stark|New Castle NH]]
|<u>Site 1A</u>
HD OPS 2-Upper
|Unusual design "modernistic building"-Three Stories
|1943
|
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* Combined with the HECP/HDCP built on Battery Kirk
|Fort Stark State Historic Site - Fenced off
|-
|[[File:Loc. 144 G1 OP and B 103 BC.jpg|none|thumb|197x197px|Site 1A]]
|[[Fort Dearborn|Frost Point Rye NH]]
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* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]] BC-North
* Gun Group 1 OP-South
|Rectangular Side-By-Side - One Story
|1943
|1943
|
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* Atop [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]
* Not combined with G1 Command Post
|Odiorne Point State Park-Open to public
|-
|-
|[[File:Pulpit Rock Tower.jpg|none|thumb|199x199px|Site 2A]]
|[[Pulpit Rock Camp|Rye NH]]
|
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|[[Sisters Point MR|Sisters Point ME]]
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery 204]]-Lower
|Cylindrical Tower - Eight Stories
|1942
|
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 7
* Manned through WWII
* Used by Navy Post War and Fish and Game
|Open twice a year by [https://friendsofpulpitrocktower.org FOPRT]
|-
|[[File:Loc. 139 Rye Ledge FCT 1987 Roger.tif|none|thumb|200x200px|Site 1A 1987]]
|[[Rye Ledge MR|Rye NH]]
|
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* [[Fort Foster|Battery 205]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Middle
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery 204]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Three Stories w/ a 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage
|1943
|1943
|
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 5
* Heavily renovated 1967
|Razed 2007-Private Property
|-
|-
|[[File:Loc. 138 Great Boars Head 2021.jpg|none|thumb|200x200px|Site 1A]]
|[[Great Boars Head MR|Hampton NH]]
|
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|[[Fort Foster|Kittery ME]]
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery 204]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Lower
|Square Tower with slightly chamfered edges - Six Stroies
|1943
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 4
* Used by MIT Lincoln Labs for SAGE in the 50s-60s
|Private Property
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|[[Salisbury Beach MR|Salisbury MA]]
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* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Upper
|Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage.
|1943
|1943
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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|Site 1A 1950s]]
|[[Plum Island MR|Plum Island MA]]
|
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|[[Appledore Island MR|Appledore Island ME]]
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]
|Square Tower on legs - One Story
|1943
|
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* Anti-Aircraft OP 2
* Leased from Fish and Wildlife Service 1942
* Used to store explosives by Mass National Guard 1950s
|Razed 1953 - section of dunes where the station was is off limits
|-
|[[File:Loc. 137 Castle Hill RCW 4-6 1944.png|none|thumb|202x202px|Site 1A from 1944 RCW]]
|[[Castle Hill MR|Ipswitch MA]]
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* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]
* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]
|Two Story Cottage
|1944
|1944
|
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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|204x204px|Site 1A]]
|[[Halibut Point MR|Rockport MA]]
|
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|[[Fort Constitution|New Castle NH]]
* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Upper
* Groupement 2 OP 4-Middle
* [[Fort Dearborn|Battery Seaman]]-Lower
|Square Tower with chamfered top level - Five Stories w/ 1 1/2 Story wooden cottage
|1943
|
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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
|-
|[[File:Emerson Point FCT TW 13.jpg|none|thumb|206x206px|Site 1A]]
|[[Emerson Point MR|Rockport MA]]
|
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|1942
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-Upper
* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Middle
* Groupement 2 OP 3-Lower
|Cylindrical Tower - Six Stories
|1943
|
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 17
|Private Property
|-
|-
|
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|[[Fort Stark|New Castle NH]]
|[[Eastern Point MR|Gloucester MA]]
|<u>Site 1A</u>
HD OP 1-Upper
|
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* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-East
* [[Fort Dawes]]-West
|Rectangular Tower - Three Stories w/ Two Story wooden cottage
|1943
|1943
|
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* Anti-Aircraft OP 16
* Converted to residence
|Private Property
|-
|-
|
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|[[Fort Dearborn|Frost Point Rye NH]]
|[[Coolidge Point MR|Manchester MA]]
|
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* [[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-Upper
* [[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]]-Middle
* Spare-Lower
|Square Tower - Five Stories
|1943
|1943
|
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 15
* Barracks combined with house to make residence 1974
|Private Property
|-
|-
|
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|[[Pulpit Rock Camp|Rye NH]]
|[[Gales Point MR|Manchester MA]]
|
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* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]\
* [[East Point MR|Battery 206]]
|Square Tower with top two levels chamfered - Ten Stories
|1944
|
|
|1942
* 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|144x144px|Site 1A]][[File:Marblehead Neck Site 2A.jpg|none|thumb|146x146px|Site 2A]][[File:Marblehead Neck Site 3A 1940s.jpg|none|thumb|208x208px|Site 3A 1940s]]
|[[Marblehead Neck MR|Marblehead MA]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
*[[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]-Upper
*[[East Point MR|Battery 206]]-Middle
*[[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Lower
 
<u>Site 2A:</u>
 
*[[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-Upper
*[[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]]-Lower
 
<u>Site 3A:</u>
 
*[[Fort Dawes|Battery 207]]-Upper
*[[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-Middle
*Groupement 2 OP 2-Lower
|<u>Site 1A:</u>Square Tower w/ Peaked roof - Five Stories
 
<u>Site 2A:</u>
 
Wooden Cottage - Three Stories
 
<u>Site 3A:</u>
 
Square Tower - Six Stories
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
 
1943<u>Site 2A:</u>
 
1941
 
<u>Site 3A:</u>
 
1943
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
*Excellent condition w/ functional light system
 
<u>Site 2A:</u>
 
*Converted to private residence
*Anti-Aircraft OP 13
 
<u>Site 3A:</u>
 
* SCR 296 for [[East Point MR|Battery 206]] on steel tower nearby
|No remains at 3A - All Private Property
|-
|
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|[[East Point MR|Nahant MA]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* [[East Point MR|Battery 206]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-Midde
* Gun Group 6 OP & CP
<u>Site 2A:</u>
* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Upper
* [[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]]-Middle
* [[East Point MR|Battery 206]] BC-Lower
<u>Site 4A</u>
* [[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-Upper
* [[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]-Middle
* Gun Group 7 OP & CP
<u>Site 5A:</u>
* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]] BC-South
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 207]]-North
|<u>Site 1A:</u>Square Tower - Eight Stories
<u>Site 2A:</u>
Square Tower - Eight Stories
<u>Site 4A</u>
Square Tower - Six Stories
<u>Site 5A:</u>
Cottage - Two Stories
|1943
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* Anti-Aircraft OP 12
<u>Site 2A:</u>
* Identical to 1A
<u>Site 4A</u>
* SCR 296 for [[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]] on roof
* Attached to private home
<u>Site 5A:</u>
* Disguised as cottage
* Razed 1950s
|All on private property
|-
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|[[Rye Ledge MR|Rye NH]]
|[[Fort Ruckman|Nahant MA]]
|
* [[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]] BC-Upper
* [[Fort Andrews|Battery McCook]]-Middle
* [[Fort Standish|Battery Whipple]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Six Stories w/ a Single Story cottage at the rear
|1942
|
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* Groupement 2 CP in wooden cottage
* Private Residence
|Private Property
|-
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|1943
|[[Fort Heath|Winthrop MA]]
|[[Fort Andrews|Battery McCook]]
|Three Station Endicott Side-by-Side Station - One Story
|1901-1907
Splinterproofed 1943
|
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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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|[[Great Boars Head MR|Hampton NH]]
|[[Fort Dawes|Deer Island, Winthrop MA]]
|<u>Site 1C:</u>
* [[Fort Andrews|Battery McCook]]
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 207]] BC
 
<u>Site 1E:</u>
 
* Gun Group 4 OP & CP
 
<u>Site 1G:</u>
 
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]] BC
 
<u>Site 1H:</u>
 
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 207]]
 
<u>Site 1I:</u>
 
* [[Fort Standish|Battery Whipple]]
* Mines II Primary Station
* Groupement 2 OP 1
|<u>Site 1C:</u>Manhole Station - One Story
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
Manhole Station - One Story
 
<u>Site 1E:</u>
 
Rectangular Station w/ Semi-Circle front
 
<u>Site 1G:</u>
 
Manhole Station - One Story
 
<u>Site 1H:</u>
 
Manhole Station - One Story
 
<u>Site 1I:</u>
 
Side-by-side w/ earth berm - One Story
|<u>Site 1C:</u>1924
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
1924
 
<u>Site 1E:</u>
 
1942
 
<u>Site 1G:</u>
 
1924
 
<u>Site 1H:</u>
 
1924
 
<u>Site 1I:</u>
 
1907 - rebuilt 1943
|<u>Site 1C:</u>
* Served [[Fort Banks|Battery Kellog]] until WWII
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
* Anti-Aircraft OP 10
 
<u>Site 1E:</u>
 
* In HECP
 
<u>Site 1G:</u>
 
* Served [[Fort Banks|Battery Lincoln]] until  WWII
 
<u>Site 1H:</u>
 
* Served [[Fort Heath|Battery Winthrop]] until 1943
 
<u>Site 1I:</u>
 
* New concrete station built on foundation of 1907 station 1944
|All razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
|-
|
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|[[Outer Brewster MR|Outer Brewster Island MA]]
|
|
* [[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]-South[[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]] BC -North
|Rectangular Side-By-Side Manhole Station - One Story
|1943
|1943
|
|
* Built atop [[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]
* Anti-Aircraft OP 9
|Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
|-
|-
|
|
|[[Salisbury Beach MR|Salisbury MA]]
|[[Great Brewster MR|Great Brewster Island MA]]
|
* Mines II Secondary Station
|Manhole Station -One Story
|1944
|
* Toppled by Navy Ordnance crew
|Toppled 1970s - Boston Harbor Islands National Park
|-
|
|
|[[Fort Standish|Lovells Island MA]]
|
|
* [[Fort Standish|Battery Whipple]]
|Square Tower on legs - One Story
|1943
|1943
|
|
|Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
|-
|-
|
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|[[Plum Island MR|Plum Island MA]]
|[[Fort Strong|Long Island MA]]
|
|
* Mines II Battery Command Station
|Side-by-Side split level station - classic Endicott design
|1906?
rebuilt 1940s?
|
|
|1943
* 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
|-
|
|
|[[Fort Warren|Georges Island MA]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
*Gun Group 5 OP & CP
<u>Site 1B:</u>
* Mines I OP
* Mines I Primary
|<u>Site 1A:</u>Square Tower - Two Stories
<u>Site 1B:</u>
Square Tower - One Story
|<u>Site 1A:</u>1903
top level rebuilt 1943
<u>Site 1B:</u>
1942
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
*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
<u>Site 1B:</u>
* Built on the site of a 1908 double mine station
|<u>Site 1A:</u>Closed to public
<u>Site 1B:</u>
Open to public
|-
|-
|
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|[[Castle Hill MR|Ipswitch MA]]
|[[Point Allerton MR|Hull MA]]
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
*[[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
 
<u>Site 1C:</u>
 
*[[East Point MR|Battery 206]]-North
*[[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-South
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
*[[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Upper
*[[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]-Middle
*[[Fort Dawes|Battery 207]]-Lower
|<u>Site 1B:</u>Large Cottage - Four Stories
 
<u>Site 1C:</u>
 
Square Tower with top two levels chamfered
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
Square Tower with top two levels chamfered - Seven Stories
|<u>Site 1B:</u>1926
 
<u>Site 1C:</u>
 
1943
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
1943
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
*Replaced and earlier station after fire
*SCR 682 on roof
*Razed 1978
 
<u>Site 1C:</u>
 
*Garage design
*Razed 1978
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
*Anti-Aircraft OP 7
|All Private Property
|-
|[[File:Loc 119 Site 1C front.jpg|none|thumb|194x194px|Site 1C]]
|[[Fort Revere|Hull MA]]
|
|
* Mines I Secondary Station
|Manhole Station with rear entrance - One Story
|ca. 1920
|
|
|1944
* Camouflage paint still on exterior
|
* Used by Navy postwar
|Private Property but wide open
|-
|-
|
|
|[[Halibut Point MR|Rockport MA]]
|[[Fort Andrews|Peddocks Island MA]]
|
|
* [[Fort Andrews|Battery McCook]]
|Square Tower - One Story
|1944
|
|
|1943
* Very good condition-hard to locate
|
|Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
|-
|-
|
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|[[Emerson Point MR|Rockport MA]]
|[[Strawberry Hill MR|Hull MA]]
|
|
|
* [[Fort Standish|Battery Whipple]]
|Square Tower on legs - One story
|1943
|1943
|
|
|}
* Built in berm of 1907 station
* Anti-Aircraft OP 6
|Razed ca. 1951 - Private Property
|-
|[[File:Loc. 115 Site 1A.jpg|none|thumb|167x167px|Site 1A]][[File:Loc. 115 Site 1B.jpg|none|thumb|171x171px|Site 1B]][[File:Loc 115 Site 1C 1945.tif|none|thumb|170x170px|Site 1C 1945 GSA]][[File:Loc 115 Site 1D.jpg|none|thumb|174x174px|Site 1D]]
|[[Strawberry Point MR|Scituate MA]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* [[East Point MR|Battery 206]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 207]]-Middle
* Spare-Lower
 
<u>Site 1B:</u>
 
* [[Fourth Cliff MR|Battery 208]]-Upper
* Gun Group 2 OP-North
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-South
 
<u>Site 1C:</u>
 
* [[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-Upper
* [[Fort Ruckman|Battery Gardener]]-Lower
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>


Prouts Neck Tower--Razed 2004--Private Property--[[Prouts Neck MR]]
* [[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Upper
* [[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]-North Lower
* Groupement 1 OP 2-South Lower
|<u>Site 1A:</u>Square Tower - Eight Stories


Biddeford Pool Tower--Razed 195?--On a Golf Course--[[Biddeford Pool MR]]
<u>Site 1B:</u>


Cape Porpoise Tower--Razed 1949 by USACE--Private Property--[[Cape Porpoise MR]]
Cottage - Three Stories


Great Hill/Gelaspus Point--Razed 1949--Private Property--[[Gelaspus Point MR]]
<u>Site 1C:</u>


Moody Point Station--Partially Razed 1965--Garnsey Brothers Real Estate--[[Moody Point MR]]
Steel Tower - Two Story Cab


Bald Head Station--Razed 1964--Bald Head Cliff Hotel--[[Bald Head Cliff MR]]
<u>Site 1D:</u>


York Cliffs Station--Altered 2001--Private Property--[[Cape Neddick MR]]
Cottage - Two Stories
|<u>Site 1A:</u>1943


Seal Head Station--Razed 1979--Private Property--[[Seal Head Point MR]]
<u>Site 1B:</u>


Sisters Point Tower--Razed 2004--Private Property--[[Sisters Point MR]]
1944


Fort Foster Towers (Two)--Double Mine OP & Battery Commanders Tower--Sealed--[[Fort Foster]]
<u>Site 1C:</u>


Appledore Island Tower--Closed to public--[[Appledore Island MR]]
1941


=== NEW HAMPSHIRE ===
<u>Site 1D:</u>
Fort Constitution Tower--Mine OP--Fenced Off--[[Fort Constitution]]


Fort Stark HECP--HDOP 1--Fenced Off--[[Fort Stark]]
1943
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* Sealed with concrete
* Anti-Aircraft OP 5


Fort Dearborn Station--Gun Group 1 Station--Built into 103 BC Station--Open to public--[[Fort Dearborn]]
<u>Site 1B:</u>


Pulpit Rock Tower--Open occasionally--[[Pulpit Rock Camp]]
* Private Residence
* Groupement 2 CP


Rye Ledge Station--Razed 2007-Private Property--[[Rye Ledge MR]]
<u>Site 1C:</u>


Great Boars Head/Hampton Beach Tower--Private Property--[[Great Boars Head MR]]
* Dismantled 1948
* Had Anti-Aircraft OP until 1943


=== MASSACHUSETTS ===
<u>Site 1D:</u>
Plum Island Station--Razed 1950s--Closed to public--[[Plum Island MR]]


Salisbury Beach Station--Collapsed 1958--Public beach--[[Salisbury Beach MR]]
* Private Residence
|Private Property
|-
|
|[[Fourth Cliff MR|Scituate MA]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
*[[East Point MR|Battery Murphy]]-Upper
*Gun Group 1 OP-North Lower
*[[Outer Brewster MR|Battery Jewell]]-South Lower


Crane Estate/Castle Hill Station--Razed 1948--Open to public--[[Castle Hill MR]]
<u>Site 1B:</u>


Halibut Point Tower--Altered 1996 & 2018--Open on weekends--[[Halibut Point MR]]
*[[Fourth Cliff MR|Battery 208]] BC-North
*[[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-South


Emerson Point Tower--Private Property--[[Emerson Point MR]]
<u>Site 1C:</u>


Eastern Point Station--Altered?--Private Property--[[Eastern Point MR]]
*[[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-Upper
*[[Fourth Cliff MR|Battery 208]]-Middle
*Spare-Lower
|<u>Site 1A:</u>Cottage - Three Stories


Coolidge Point Tower--Altered 1974--Private Property--[[Coolidge Point MR]]
<u>Site 1B:</u>


Smith/Gales Point Station--Altered 1976--Private Property--[[Gales Point MR]]
Manhole - One Story w/ One Story wooden cottage on roof
 
<u>Site 1C</u>
|
* P 4
* Restored 2020


Marblehead Neck Towers (Three)--One 5 story razed 1950s, One Cottage slightly altered & One 5 Story--All Private Property--[[Marblehead Neck MR]]
<u>Site 1B:</u>


Nahant Towers (Five)--Two 8 story, Two 6 story & One cottage razed 1950s--All Private Property--[[Fort Ruckman]], [[East Point MR]]
* Built atop Battery 208
* Wooden cottage removed


Deer Island Stations (Amount Undetermined)--All Stations razed 1988-92--No access--[[Fort Dawes]]
<u>Site 1C:</u>


Lovells Island Stations (Two)--Mine OP & FCS--Open to public--[[Fort Standish]]
* Wooden cottage removed 1990s
|All Private Property - Hanscom recreation area
|-
|
|[[Brant Rock MR|Marshfield MA]]
|
* [[Fort Duvall|Battery Long]]-Upper
* [[Fort Dawes|Battery 105]]-Middle
* [[Fourth Cliff MR|Battery 208]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Eight Stories
|1943
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 3
* Converted to residence 1970s - now being restored
|Private Property
|-
|[[File:Gurnet Point Fire Control Station 01.jpg|none|thumb|191x191px|Site 1A ca. 1995]]
|[[Gurnet Point MR|Plymouth MA]]
|
* [[Fourth Cliff MR|Battery 208]]-Upper
* Groupement 1 OP 1
|Square Tower with attached generator room - three Stories
|1943
|
* Anti-Aircraft OP 2 HD Boston
* Middle level used for USCG observation
* Located atop a rampart of old Fort Andrew
|Razed 1998 - Open to public
|-
|
|[[Gayhead MR|Aquinnah MA]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]
<u>Site 2:</u>
* [[Fort Church|Battery Gray]]
|Manhole Station - One Story
|1942
|
<u>Site 1A:</u>
* Station buried to roof w/ viewing platform built around
<u>Site 2:</u>
* Fell to beach 1970s
|Aquinnah Cliffs - Open to public
|-
|
|[[Naushon Island MR|Naushon Island MA]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]
<u>Site 2A:</u>
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]
 
<u>Site 2B:</u>
 
* [[Fort Rodman|Battery Milliken]]
|Manhole Station - One Story
|1942
|
* All stations have remnants of barracks nearby
* Site 1A had Anti-Aircraft OP 6
|Private Property
|-
|
|[[Cuttyhunk Island MR|Cuttyhunk Island MA]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* Spare
 
<u>Site 1B:</u>
 
* [[Fort Church|Battery 212]]
<u>Site 1C:</u>
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]
 
<u>Site 1D:</u>
 
* [[Fort Church|Battery Gray]]
 
<u>Site 1E:</u>


Great Brewster Island Mine OP (pushed off bluff 197? for safety)--[[Great Brewster MR]]
* [[Fort Church|Battery Reilly]]
<u>Site 2A:</u>
* [[Fort Rodman|Battery Milliken]]
|Manhole Station - One Story
|1942
|<u>Site 2A:</u>
* Anti-Aircraft OP 5
* Still has DPF pedestal
* Switchboard and powerhouse nearby
* Observation deck built on roof
|Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Open to public
|-
|
|[[West Island MR|West Island MA]]
|
* [[Fort Rodman|Battery Milliken]]-Upper
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]-Lower
|Square Tower - Not separated by floors until top
|1943
|
* Sealed up
* Disguised as lighthouse
* Anti-Aircraft OP 3
|West Island Town Beach - Open to public
|-
|
|[[Fort Rodman|New Bedford MA]]
|
* Harbor Defense Observation Station & Gun Group 2 OP
|Manhole - One Story
|1943
|
* On top of Battery Milliken
|Fort Taber Park - Open to public
|-
|
|[[Round Hill MR|Dartmouth MA]]
|
* [[Fort Rodman|Battery Milliken]]-Upper
* [[Mishuam Point MR|Battery 210]]-Lower
|Cottage
|1943
|
* One level incorporated into a home
* Anti-Aircraft OP 2
|Any remains demolished 2008 - Private Property
|-
|
|[[Gooseberry Neck MR|Fairhaven MA]]
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery 109]]-Upper
* [[Fort Church|Battery Reilly]]-Lower
<u>Site 1D:</u>
* Spare-Upper
* [[Fort Church|Battery Gray]]-Middle
* [[Fort Church|Battery 212]]-Lower


Outer Brewster Island Station--Atop Battery Jewell--Open to public--[[Outer Brewster Island MR]]
<u>Site 1E:</u>


Georges Island (Two)--Mine OP--Repurposed Endicott tower for Gun Group 5--Open to public--[[Fort Warren]]
* [[Fort Rodman|Battery Milliken]]
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
Cottage - Three Stories
<u>Site 1D:</u>
Square Tower - Not separated by floors until top


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]]
<u>Site 1E:</u>


Strawberry Hill Station--Razed 195? --located in front of 1907 station (now home)--Private Property--[[Strawberry Hill MR]]
Cottage - Three Stories
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
1942
<u>Site 1D:</u>
1942


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]]
<u>Site 1E:</u>


Fourth Cliff Stations (Three)--One 5 story FCT--One 3 story FCS--One 1 story station--Private Property--[[Fourth Cliff MR]]
1943
|<u>Site 1B:</u>
<u>Site 1D:</u>


Gurnet Point Station--Razed 1998--Open to public--[[Gurnet Point MR]]
* Disguised as lighthouse
* Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD New Bedford


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]]
<u>Site 1E:</u>


West Island Tower--Sealed--Public Beach--[[Rocky Point MR]]
* Razed 1978
|Gooseberry Neck Reservation - Open to Public
|-
|
|[[Warren Point MR|Little Compton RI]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* [[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<u>Site 1B:</u>
* [[Fort Church|Battery Gray]]-Upper
* [[Fort Church|Battery Reilly]]-West Lower
* Groupement 3 OP - Center Lower
* [[Fort Church|Battery 212]]-East Lower
|<u>Site 1A:</u>Cottage - Two Stories<u>Site 1B:</u>Cottage - Three Stories
|<u>Site 1A:</u>1943<u>Site 1B:</u>1942
|<u>Site 1A:</u>


Round Hill Station--Razed 2008--Private Property--[[Round Hill MR]]
* Gun Group 3 OP & CP in 1943
* Razed 2019
* SCR 296 on a steel tower for [[Fort Church|Battery 212]] nearby


Gooseberry Neck Towers (Three)--One razed 1978--Sealed--[[Gooseberry Neck MR]]
<u>Site 1B:</u>


=== RHODE ISLAND ===
* Razed 1970
Warren Point Stations (Two)--One razed 1970 & other razed 2019--Private Property--[[Warren Point MR]]
* Originally Groupement 2 OP & CP
* Groupement 3 CP on first floor
* Anti-Aircraft OP ?
|Private Property
|-
|[[File:1976 Sachuest Farmhouse Station.jpg|none|thumb|178x178px|Site 1A 1976]][[File:Sachuest Site 1B 1974.jpg|none|thumb|181x181px|Site 1B 1974]][[File:Preparing for Demolition.jpg|none|thumb|155x155px|Site 1C 1981]]
|[[Sachuest Point MR|Middletown RI]]
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* Spare-Upper
* [[Fort Burnside|Battery 213]]-Lower<u>Site 1B:</u>
* [[Fort Church|Battery Gray]]-Upper
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery Hamilton]]-Lower<u>Site 1C:</u>
* [[Fort Nathanael Greene|Battery 109]]-Upper
* [[Fort Church|Battery Reilly]]-Middle
* [[Fort Church|Battery 212]]-Lower
|<u>Site 1A:</u>Cottage - Three Stories<u>Site 1B:</u>Barn - Three Stories<u>Site 1C:</u>Cylindrical Tower - Four Stories
|<u>Site 1A:</u>1943<u>Site 1B:</u>1942<u>Site 1C:</u>1942
|<u>Site 1A:</u>
* Disguised as farmhouse<u>Site 1B:</u>
* Anti-Aircraft OP ?<u>Site 1C:</u>
* Disguised as silo
|Razed ca. 1981 Sachuest Point Refuge -Open to public
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}Warren Point Stations (Two)--One razed 1970 & other razed 2019--Private Property--[[Warren Point MR]]


Sauchest Point Stations (Three)--All razed 197?--Open to public--[[Sauchest Point MR]]
Sauchest Point Stations (Three)--All razed 197?--Open to public--[[Sauchest Point MR]]
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Conanicut Battery Stations (Six)--All built in 1921 but used thru WWII--All sealed--Public Park--[[Prospect Hill MR]]
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]]
The Bonnet Station--Mine OP--Private Property--


Camp Varnum Stations (Four)--Slightly altered--Active National Guard Base--[[Fort Varnum]]
Camp Varnum Stations (Four)--Slightly altered--Active National Guard Base--[[Fort Varnum]]
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Green Hill Stations (Three)--All razed before 1963--Private Property--[[Green Hill MR]]
Green Hill Stations (Three)--All razed before 1963--Private Property--[[Green Hill MR]]


Charleston Station--Altered 2000--Private Property--[[Quonochontaug Neck MR]]
Charleston Station--Altered 2000--Private Property--
 
Block Island Stations (Eight)--Four towers & Four cottages--Two razed between 1970-85 & Two razed between 1980-85--Private Property--[[Block Island MR]]
 
Noyes Neck Towers (Two)--Razed before 1963--Private Property--[[Noyes Neck MR]]


Watch Hill Stations (Two)--One Cottage & One Tower--Razed immediately after WWII--[[Watch Hill MR]]
Block Island Stations (Eight)--Four towers & Four cottages--Two razed between 1970-85 & Two razed between 1980-85--Private Property--


'''<u>This list is subject to change as more pre-WWII Stations are added</u>'''
Noyes Neck Towers (Two)--Razed before 1963--Private Property--Watch Hill Stations (Two)--One Cottage & One Tower--Razed immediately after WWII--[[Watch Hill MR]]

Latest revision as of 10:36, 15 December 2024


This 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. Please contact me with any questions or corrections.

Image
 Location Batteries Served Style Construction Date Notes Accesibility
Fort Baldwin ME Battery Steele-Upper Square Tower - Five Stories 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 10
  • Most Northern FC Station in New England
 Fort Baldwin State Historic Site - Open occasionally
Small Point ME Square Tower - Six Stories 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 9
  • Fire Control Switchboard
  • A temporary station was built here for the 155mm battery at Fort Baldwin
 Private Property
Bailey Island ME Site 1C:

Site 1B:

Site 1C: Square Tower - Eight Stories

Site 1B: Square Tower - Six Stories

1943
  • Site 1C housed a radar for Battery Steele and Anti-Aircraft OP 8
 Private Property
Jewell Island ME Site 1D:

Site 1B:

Site 1D: Square Tower - Eight Stories

Site 1B: Disguised as castle tower - Four Stories

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.
  • Site 1B Anti-Aircraft OP 7
 Public Park
Long Island ME Circular Tower disguised as a standpipe - Seven Stories 1943
  • Radar located on the roof for Battery Carpenter and backup for Battery Ferguson.
  • Operations and generator building converted to homes.
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 6
 Private Property
Peaks Island ME Site 1G:
  • Mines II CP

Site 1H:

Site 1I:

Site 1J:

  • Groupement 1 Command Post

Site 2A:

  • Secondary Mines II OP
 Site 1G:
  • Cottage Side-by-Side - Three Stories

Site 1H

  • Square Tower - Six Stories

Site 1I:

  • Square Tower - Six Stories

Site 1J:

  • Stucco Side-by-Side (1909) - One Story

Site 2A:

  • Square Tower - One Story
 1942-43 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
Site 1B
Site 1E
Site 1H
Site 1J
 Cushings Island ME Site 1B:
  • Secondary Mines I OP-Upper & Lower

Site 1E:

Site 1H:

Site 1J:

  • Gun-Group 1 Command-Upper
 Site 1B:
  • Square Tower - Two Stories

Site 1E:

  • Square Tower - Eight Stories

Site 1H:

  • Square Tower - Eight Stories

Site 1J:

  • Rectangular base w/ square tower** - Two Stories
 1942-44 Site 1B:
  • Built on Battery Daniels 1920 CRF Station.

Site 1E:

  • Many original windows remaining.

Site 1H:

  • Anti-Aircraft OP 5 hanging off the back of the tower.

Site 1J:

  • **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
Site 1A
Site 1B
 Trundy Point ME Site 1A

Site 1B

Site 1A
  • Steel Tower with concrete cab

Site 1B

  • Square Tower - Eight Stories
 Site 1A
  • 1922

Site 1B

  • 1943
 Site 1A
  • Only remaining steel tower North of New Jersey
  • Disguised as Fire Tower seen on mountains
  • One of two originally for Battery Foote
  • Steps to top partially removed for safety

Site 1B

  • Sixth floor ladder removed
 Both towers open to public
Site 1B
Site 2A
 Cape Elizabeth ME Site 1B

Site 2A

Site 1B

Cylindrical Tower to simulate silo - Six Stories

Site 2A

Built atop old lighthouse to simulate water tower - Two Stories

Site 1B

1943

Site 2A

1874-1942

Site 1B

Site 2A

  • 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
 Both closed to the public at this time.
Site 1A 1990s
 Prouts Neck ME Square Tower w/ chamfered corners- Seven Stories 1943
  • Four observation levels
  • 6th floor balcony
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 3
 Razed 2004-Private Property
Site 1A 1940s
 Biddeford Pool ME Square Tower - Six Stories w/ Two Story cottage surrounding. 1943
  • Disguised as church or school
  • Location of the station is still evident by depression in the ground
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 2
 Razed 195?-Private Property
Site 1A 1945
 Cape Porpoise ME Cylindrical Tower - Eight Stories 1942
  • Disguised as windmill?
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD Portland
 Razed 1949-Private Property
Site 1A 1946
 Gelaspus Point ME Square Tower with chamfered top level - Five Stories w/ 1 1/2 Story wooden cottage 1943
  • Disguised as belltower or church?
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 13
 Razed 1949-Private Property
Site 1A
 Moody Point ME Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage. 1943
  • Disguised as cottage
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 12
 Private Property
Site 1A 1963
 Bald Head Cliff ME Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage. 1943
  • Disguised as cottage
  • Building disguised as garage had a well and tank
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 11
 Razed 1964-Overbuilt
Site 1A
 Cape Neddick ME Square Tower - Two Stories w/ One Story wooden cottage 1943
  • Disguised as cottage
  • Building disguised as garage had FC switchboard
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 10
 Heavily altered 2001-Private Property
Site 1A 1970s
 Seal Head Point ME Square Tower - Three Stories w/ a 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage 1943
  • Disguised as large seaside home
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 9
 Razed 1979-Private Property
Sisters Point ME Square Tower - Five Stories 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 8 in a rear balcony
  • SCR 296 for Battery 205 nearby on steel girder tower
 Razed 2004-Private Property
Site 2B
 Kittery ME
  • Secondary Mines I OP-West
  • Mine Group I OP-East
 Rectangular Tower - Three Stories 1942
  • MG1 Command Post on second floor
 Fort Foster Park - Converted to restrooms 1970s
Site 1A
 Appledore Island ME Square Tower - Seven Stories 1944
  • 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
Site 1B
 New Castle NH Mines I-Upper Square Tower - Two Stories 1942
  • Mines I Plotting room on first floor
  • HD OPS 2 from 1942-44
  • Built on Battery Farnsworth
 Entire battery is UNH storage and fenced off
Site 1D
 New Castle NH Site 1A

HD OPS 2-Upper

Unusual design "modernistic building"-Three Stories 1943
  • Combined with the HECP/HDCP built on Battery Kirk
 Fort Stark State Historic Site - Fenced off
Site 1A
 Frost Point Rye NH Rectangular Side-By-Side - One Story 1943 Odiorne Point State Park-Open to public
Site 2A
 Rye NH Cylindrical Tower - Eight Stories 1942
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 7
  • Manned through WWII
  • Used by Navy Post War and Fish and Game
 Open twice a year by FOPRT
Site 1A 1987
 Rye NH Square Tower - Three Stories w/ a 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 5
  • Heavily renovated 1967
 Razed 2007-Private Property
Site 1A
 Hampton NH Square Tower with slightly chamfered edges - Six Stroies 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 4
  • Used by MIT Lincoln Labs for SAGE in the 50s-60s
 Private Property
Salisbury MA Square Tower - Three Stories w/ 2 1/2 Story wooden cottage. 1943
  • Disguised as cottage
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 3
 Razed 1958 - Public Beach
Site 1A 1950s
 Plum Island MA Square Tower on legs - One Story 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 2
  • Leased from Fish and Wildlife Service 1942
  • Used to store explosives by Mass National Guard 1950s
 Razed 1953 - section of dunes where the station was is off limits
Site 1A from 1944 RCW
 Ipswitch MA Two Story Cottage 1944
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD Portsmouth
  • Well shelter built behind station
 Razed 1948 - Trustees of Reservations park
Site 1A
 Rockport MA Square Tower with chamfered top level - Five Stories w/ 1 1/2 Story wooden cottage 1943
  • 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
Site 1A
 Rockport MA Cylindrical Tower - Six Stories 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 17
 Private Property
Gloucester MA Rectangular Tower - Three Stories w/ Two Story wooden cottage 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 16
  • Converted to residence
 Private Property
Manchester MA Square Tower - Five Stories 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 15
  • Barracks combined with house to make residence 1974
 Private Property
Manchester MA Square Tower with top two levels chamfered - Ten Stories 1944
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 14
  • SCR 296 on roof Battery Murphy
  • Converted to upscale residence 1970s and 90s
 Private Property
Site 1A
Site 2A
Site 3A 1940s
 Marblehead MA Site 1A:

Site 2A:

Site 3A:

Site 1A:Square Tower w/ Peaked roof - Five Stories

Site 2A:

Wooden Cottage - Three Stories

Site 3A:

Square Tower - Six Stories

Site 1A:

1943Site 2A:

1941

Site 3A:

1943

Site 1A:
  • Excellent condition w/ functional light system

Site 2A:

  • Converted to private residence
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 13

Site 3A:

No remains at 3A - All Private Property
Nahant MA Site 1A:

Site 2A:

Site 4A

Site 5A:

Site 1A:Square Tower - Eight Stories

Site 2A:

Square Tower - Eight Stories

Site 4A

Square Tower - Six Stories

Site 5A:

Cottage - Two Stories


1943 Site 1A:
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 12

Site 2A:

  • Identical to 1A

Site 4A

Site 5A:

  • Disguised as cottage
  • Razed 1950s
 All on private property
Nahant MA Square Tower - Six Stories w/ a Single Story cottage at the rear 1942
  • Groupement 2 CP in wooden cottage
  • Private Residence
 Private Property
Winthrop MA Battery McCook Three Station Endicott Side-by-Side Station - One Story 1901-1907

Splinterproofed 1943

  • Modernized Endicott station
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 11 in sandbagged position front of station
 Razed 1950s - Fort Heath Park
Deer Island, Winthrop MA Site 1C:

Site 1D:

Site 1E:

  • Gun Group 4 OP & CP

Site 1G:

Site 1H:

Site 1I:

Site 1C:Manhole Station - One Story

Site 1D:

Manhole Station - One Story

Site 1E:

Rectangular Station w/ Semi-Circle front

Site 1G:

Manhole Station - One Story

Site 1H:

Manhole Station - One Story

Site 1I:

Side-by-side w/ earth berm - One Story

Site 1C:1924

Site 1D:

1924

Site 1E:

1942

Site 1G:

1924

Site 1H:

1924

Site 1I:

1907 - rebuilt 1943

Site 1C:

Site 1D:

  • Anti-Aircraft OP 10

Site 1E:

  • In HECP

Site 1G:

Site 1H:

Site 1I:

  • New concrete station built on foundation of 1907 station 1944
 All razed 1988-92 - Overbuilt by MWRA
Outer Brewster Island MA Rectangular Side-By-Side Manhole Station - One Story 1943 Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
Great Brewster Island MA
  • Mines II Secondary Station
 Manhole Station -One Story 1944
  • Toppled by Navy Ordnance crew
 Toppled 1970s - Boston Harbor Islands National Park
Lovells Island MA Square Tower on legs - One Story 1943 Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
Long Island MA
  • Mines II Battery Command Station
 Side-by-Side split level station - classic Endicott design 1906?

rebuilt 1940s?

  • 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
Georges Island MA Site 1A:
  • Gun Group 5 OP & CP

Site 1B:

  • Mines I OP
  • Mines I Primary
 Site 1A:Square Tower - Two Stories

Site 1B:

Square Tower - One Story

Site 1A:1903

top level rebuilt 1943 Site 1B:

1942

Site 1A:
  • 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

Site 1B:

  • Built on the site of a 1908 double mine station
 Site 1A:Closed to public

Site 1B:

Open to public

Hull MA Site 1B:

Site 1C:

Site 1D:

Site 1B:Large Cottage - Four Stories

Site 1C:

Square Tower with top two levels chamfered

Site 1D:

Square Tower with top two levels chamfered - Seven Stories

Site 1B:1926

Site 1C:

1943

Site 1D:

1943

Site 1B:
  • Replaced and earlier station after fire
  • SCR 682 on roof
  • Razed 1978

Site 1C:

  • Garage design
  • Razed 1978

Site 1D:

  • Anti-Aircraft OP 7
 All Private Property
Site 1C
 Hull MA
  • Mines I Secondary Station
 Manhole Station with rear entrance - One Story ca. 1920
  • Camouflage paint still on exterior
  • Used by Navy postwar
 Private Property but wide open
Peddocks Island MA Square Tower - One Story 1944
  • Very good condition-hard to locate
 Boston Harbor Islands National Park - Open to public
Hull MA Square Tower on legs - One story 1943
  • Built in berm of 1907 station
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 6
 Razed ca. 1951 - Private Property
Site 1A
Site 1B
Site 1C 1945 GSA
Site 1D
 Scituate MA Site 1A:

Site 1B:

Site 1C:

Site 1D:

Site 1A:Square Tower - Eight Stories

Site 1B:

Cottage - Three Stories

Site 1C:

Steel Tower - Two Story Cab

Site 1D:

Cottage - Two Stories

Site 1A:1943

Site 1B:

1944

Site 1C:

1941

Site 1D:

1943

Site 1A:
  • Sealed with concrete
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 5

Site 1B:

  • Private Residence
  • Groupement 2 CP

Site 1C:

  • Dismantled 1948
  • Had Anti-Aircraft OP until 1943

Site 1D:

  • Private Residence
 Private Property
Scituate MA Site 1A:

Site 1B:

Site 1C:

Site 1A:Cottage - Three Stories

Site 1B:

Manhole - One Story w/ One Story wooden cottage on roof

Site 1C

  • P 4
  • Restored 2020

Site 1B:

  • Built atop Battery 208
  • Wooden cottage removed

Site 1C:

  • Wooden cottage removed 1990s
 All Private Property - Hanscom recreation area
Marshfield MA Square Tower - Eight Stories 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 3
  • Converted to residence 1970s - now being restored
 Private Property
Site 1A ca. 1995
 Plymouth MA Square Tower with attached generator room - three Stories 1943
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 2 HD Boston
  • Middle level used for USCG observation
  • Located atop a rampart of old Fort Andrew
 Razed 1998 - Open to public
Aquinnah MA Site 1A:

Site 2:

Manhole Station - One Story 1942

Site 1A:

  • Station buried to roof w/ viewing platform built around

Site 2:

  • Fell to beach 1970s
 Aquinnah Cliffs - Open to public
Naushon Island MA Site 1A:

Site 2A:

Site 2B:

Manhole Station - One Story 1942
  • All stations have remnants of barracks nearby
  • Site 1A had Anti-Aircraft OP 6
 Private Property
Cuttyhunk Island MA Site 1A:
  • Spare

Site 1B:

Site 1C:

Site 1D:

Site 1E:

Site 2A:

Manhole Station - One Story 1942 Site 2A:
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 5
  • Still has DPF pedestal
  • Switchboard and powerhouse nearby
  • Observation deck built on roof
 Cuttyhunk Island Town Land - Open to public
West Island MA Square Tower - Not separated by floors until top 1943
  • Sealed up
  • Disguised as lighthouse
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 3
 West Island Town Beach - Open to public
New Bedford MA
  • Harbor Defense Observation Station & Gun Group 2 OP
 Manhole - One Story 1943
  • On top of Battery Milliken
 Fort Taber Park - Open to public
Dartmouth MA Cottage 1943
  • One level incorporated into a home
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 2
 Any remains demolished 2008 - Private Property
Fairhaven MA Site 1B:

Site 1D:

Site 1E:

Site 1B:

Cottage - Three Stories Site 1D: Square Tower - Not separated by floors until top

Site 1E:

Cottage - Three Stories

Site 1B:

1942 Site 1D: 1942

Site 1E:

1943

Site 1B:

Site 1D:

  • Disguised as lighthouse
  • Anti-Aircraft OP 1 HD New Bedford

Site 1E:

  • Razed 1978
 Gooseberry Neck Reservation - Open to Public
Little Compton RI Site 1A: Site 1A:Cottage - Two StoriesSite 1B:Cottage - Three Stories Site 1A:1943Site 1B:1942 Site 1A:
  • Gun Group 3 OP & CP in 1943
  • Razed 2019
  • SCR 296 on a steel tower for Battery 212 nearby

Site 1B:

  • Razed 1970
  • Originally Groupement 2 OP & CP
  • Groupement 3 CP on first floor
  • Anti-Aircraft OP ?
 Private Property
Site 1A 1976
Site 1B 1974
Site 1C 1981
 Middletown RI Site 1A: Site 1A:Cottage - Three StoriesSite 1B:Barn - Three StoriesSite 1C:Cylindrical Tower - Four Stories Site 1A:1943Site 1B:1942Site 1C:1942 Site 1A:
  • Disguised as farmhouseSite 1B:
  • Anti-Aircraft OP ?Site 1C:
  • Disguised as silo
 Razed ca. 1981 Sachuest Point Refuge -Open to public

Warren Point Stations (Two)--One razed 1970 & other razed 2019--Private Property--Warren Point MR

Sauchest Point Stations (Three)--All razed 197?--Open to public--Sauchest Point MR

Beavertail Station--HECP w/ FC Stations--Private Property--Fort Burnside

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--

Camp Varnum Stations (Four)--Slightly altered--Active National Guard Base--Fort Varnum

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

Green Hill Stations (Three)--All razed before 1963--Private Property--Green Hill MR

Charleston Station--Altered 2000--Private Property--

Block Island Stations (Eight)--Four towers & Four cottages--Two razed between 1970-85 & Two razed between 1980-85--Private Property--

Noyes Neck Towers (Two)--Razed before 1963--Private Property--Watch Hill Stations (Two)--One Cottage & One Tower--Razed immediately after WWII--Watch Hill MR

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