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This reservation included a FC Station and a searchlight near the tower.
[[File:Moody Beach MR 01.jpg|left|frameless]]
 
This station constructed in late 1943 was originally to be used for Battery 101 at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]] but the battery was never built so it was used for Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] in Rye NH. The station was built on a .32-acre tract of land leased by the government as Location 153 and was originally disguised a beach cottage. In the 1960s the station was purchased by Garnsey Bros. Rentals who added the current structure to the tower and decorated it as a lighthouse. The building has been their office since 1965. The station is closed to the public but can be photographed from the outside.
== FC Station ==
This station constructed in late 1943 was originally to be used for Battery 102 at [[Fort Williams]] but the battery was never built so it was used for Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] in Rye NH. The station was built on a .32 acre tract of land leased by the government and was originally disguised as a beach cottage like many FC Stations. In the 1960s the station was purchased by Garnsey bros. rentals who added the current structure to the tower and decorated it as a lighthouse. The building has been their office since 1965. As of 2022 the station is closed to the public but can be photographed from the outside.<gallery>
File:Moody Beach MR 01.jpg|Moody Beach Station
File:Moody Beach MR 12.jpg|Station today
File:Moody Beach MR 02.jpg|Rear of Tower
File:Moody Beach MR 07.jpg|Side of Tower
File:Moody Beach MR 10.jpg|Observation level
File:Moody Beach Observation Slot.jpg|Original Observation Window 1943
</gallery>
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Latest revision as of 20:11, 17 November 2023

This station constructed in late 1943 was originally to be used for Battery 101 at Cape Elizabeth MR but the battery was never built so it was used for Battery 103 at Fort Dearborn in Rye NH. The station was built on a .32-acre tract of land leased by the government as Location 153 and was originally disguised a beach cottage. In the 1960s the station was purchased by Garnsey Bros. Rentals who added the current structure to the tower and decorated it as a lighthouse. The building has been their office since 1965. The station is closed to the public but can be photographed from the outside.