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<gallery | Loc. 135 Emerson Point was a WWII Fire Control site in Rockport MA. | ||
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Built in 1943 on a leased site for the Boston Harbor Defense Command in Rockport MA the six-story tower was built for Battery 105 at [[Fort Dawes]] (DPF), Battery 104 at [[East Point MR]] (DPF) and the fourth-floor level was for OP3 Gun Group at Nahant (Azimuth). A fire control switchboard was located on the first floor. This reservation was designated Location 135. It was disguised as a water standpipe from the sea. After the war the tower was abandoned, and the property was returned to private hands. During our visit we were able to find a lot of original fixtures inside the tower from WW2. Because of the sea exposure a lot of the metal handrails and wiring are deteriorated. Aside from these factors the tower in in good condition compared to others on private property. The current owner who was kind enough to let us explore the tower had replaced the wooden ladders in the tower and put a new hatch on the Anti-Aircraft crow's nest. Today the tower can be viewed from the street and is on PRIVATE PROPERTY. Please respect the owners by viewing the tower from a distance. <gallery mode="nolines" heights="75" caption="Tower images."> | |||
File:Emerson Point 1945.jpg|1945 View | |||
File:Emerson Point 1988.jpg|1980 View | |||
File:Emerson Point Plan.jpg|1943 RCW | |||
File:Emerson Point Levels.jpg|alt= | |||
File:Emerson Point Site Plan.jpg|Site Map | |||
File:Emerson Point.jpg|1941 Site Map | |||
File:Emerson Point RCW2.jpg|1944 RCW | |||
File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 31.jpg | File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 31.jpg | ||
File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 25.jpg | File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 30.jpg | ||
File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower | File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 25.jpg|Tower Entrance | ||
File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower | File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 14.jpg|Fuse boxes and breakers | ||
File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower | File:Emerson Point FCT 03.jpg|Stove flue | ||
File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 14.jpg | File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 20.jpg|First Floor Ladder | ||
</gallery> | File:Emerson Point FCT TW 09.jpg|Second Floor Ladder | ||
File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 08.jpg|Third Floor Ladder | |||
File:Emerson Point Fire Control Tower 01.jpg|Fourth Floor Observation Level | |||
File:Emerson Point FCT TW 02.jpg|Fourth Floor Azimuth Mount | |||
File:Emerson Point FCT 10.jpg|Fourth Floor Ladder | |||
File:Emerson Point FCT 14.jpg|Communications equipment mounted on every floor | |||
File:Emerson Point FCT 20.jpg|Fifth Floor DPF Mount | |||
File:FCT Emerson Point 13.jpg|Fifth Floor Observation | |||
File:FCT Emerson Point 12.jpg|Fifth Floor Ladder | |||
File:FCT Emerson Point 07.jpg|AAIS Crows Nest | |||
File:FCT Emerson Point 06.jpg|Sixth Floor DPF | |||
File:Emerson Point FCT 24.jpg|Sixth Floor Observation | |||
File:Emerson Point FCT 28.jpg|Crows Nest Ladder | |||
File:FCT Emerson Point 03.jpg|Crows Nest Access | |||
</gallery>Army documents and old photographs courtesy Elisabeth Lilly. | |||
[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]] | [[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:46, 7 December 2024
Loc. 135 Emerson Point was a WWII Fire Control site in Rockport MA.
This page is being re-written. Excuse our mess.
Built in 1943 on a leased site for the Boston Harbor Defense Command in Rockport MA the six-story tower was built for Battery 105 at Fort Dawes (DPF), Battery 104 at East Point MR (DPF) and the fourth-floor level was for OP3 Gun Group at Nahant (Azimuth). A fire control switchboard was located on the first floor. This reservation was designated Location 135. It was disguised as a water standpipe from the sea. After the war the tower was abandoned, and the property was returned to private hands. During our visit we were able to find a lot of original fixtures inside the tower from WW2. Because of the sea exposure a lot of the metal handrails and wiring are deteriorated. Aside from these factors the tower in in good condition compared to others on private property. The current owner who was kind enough to let us explore the tower had replaced the wooden ladders in the tower and put a new hatch on the Anti-Aircraft crow's nest. Today the tower can be viewed from the street and is on PRIVATE PROPERTY. Please respect the owners by viewing the tower from a distance.
- Tower images.
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1945 View -
1980 View -
1943 RCW -
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Site Map -
1941 Site Map -
1944 RCW -
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Tower Entrance -
Fuse boxes and breakers -
Stove flue -
First Floor Ladder -
Second Floor Ladder -
Third Floor Ladder -
Fourth Floor Observation Level -
Fourth Floor Azimuth Mount -
Fourth Floor Ladder -
Communications equipment mounted on every floor -
Fifth Floor DPF Mount -
Fifth Floor Observation -
Fifth Floor Ladder -
AAIS Crows Nest -
Sixth Floor DPF -
Sixth Floor Observation -
Crows Nest Ladder -
Crows Nest Access
Army documents and old photographs courtesy Elisabeth Lilly.