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[[File:Pulpit Rock NRHP 01.png|center|frameless|109x109px|Reservation Map]]
Pulpit Rock Camp was a military reservation for the Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth. The site included an eight story Fire control Tower. A steel Fire Control Tower and AMTB Battery 951. This reservation was designated Location 142.
Pulpit Rock Camp was a military reservation for the Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth. The site included an eight story Fire control Tower. A steel Fire Control Tower and AMTB Battery 951. This reservation was designated Location 142.


== Eight Story FCT ==
== Eight Story FCT ==
In 1942 construction started on an eight story Fire Control Tower for [[Fort Dearborn]] nearby. The seventh story level DPF was designated for Battery 103/Seamen and the eight level DPF was for Battery 204. The roof was used as an Anti Aircraft Spotting station AAIS OP 7. The tower was completed in 1943 on a government owned .44 acre tract. The navy had control over the tower from 1954-1971. The fish and game department has owned the tower since 1974. It was suggested for the national register of historic Places in the 1970s but was not accepted and finally made the list in 2010 after being on the seven to save list in New Hampshire. In 2008 the Friends of Pulpit Rock Tower was formed to preserve the tower. The tower officially opened in 2009 on some holidays and continues to do so. The tower has been under restoration for many years and is still as of 2022. I visited on Memorial day 2023 and the tower is nice on the inside with many displays but I noticed that the DPF mount on the seventh floor is missing! I think it was probably drilled out in the 1970s.<center><gallery>
In 1942 construction started on an eight story Fire Control Tower for [[Fort Dearborn]] nearby. The seventh story level DPF was designated for Battery 103/Seamen and the eight level DPF was for Battery 204. The roof was used as an Anti-Aircraft Spotting station AAIS OP 7. The tower was completed in 1943 on a government owned .44-acre tract. The navy had control over the tower from 1954-1971. The fish and game department has owned the tower since 1974. It was suggested for the national register of historic Places in the 1970s but was not accepted and finally made the list in 2010 after being on the seven to save list in New Hampshire. In 2008 the Friends of Pulpit Rock Tower was formed to preserve the tower. The tower officially opened in 2009 on some holidays and continues to do so. The tower has been under restoration for many years and is still as of 2022. I visited on Memorial Day 2023 and the tower is nice on the inside with many displays, but I noticed that the DPF mount on the seventh floor is missing! I think it was probably drilled out in the 1970s.<center><gallery mode="nolines" widths="120" heights="120">
File:Pulpit Rock FCT.jpg|Tower from the Highway
File:Pulpit Rock FCT.jpg|Tower from the Highway
File:Pulpit Rock MR From Street.jpg|Tower from AMTB 9451
File:Pulpit Rock MR From Street.jpg|Tower from AMTB 9451
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File:PRMRINT (42) 17.jpg|Ladder to the crows nest
File:PRMRINT (42) 17.jpg|Ladder to the crows nest
File:PRMRINT (42) 26.jpg|The tower from the parking area
File:PRMRINT (42) 26.jpg|The tower from the parking area
File:Pulpit Rock NRHP 04.png|Images from the National Register of Historic Places Listing
File:Pulpit Rock NRHP 05.png|Entrance
File:Pulpit Rock NRHP 06.png|Sixth Floor
File:Pulpit Rock NRHP 08.png|Sixth Floor ladder
File:Pulpit Rock NRHP 09.png|Seventh Floor
File:Pulpit Rock NRHP 07.png|Eighth Floor
File:Pulpit Rock NRHP 10.png|AAIS Post
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== Steel FCT ==
== Steel FCT ==
In 1942 on a separate tract of land a steel FCT was built near the main tower and used for Battery 205 and the Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth. This tower was dismantled around 1953 and the cab was built of corrugated aluminum.
In 1942 on a separate tract of land a steel FCT was built near the main tower and used for Battery 205 and the Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth. This tower was dismantled around 1953 and the cab was built of corrugated aluminum.
[[File:PR MR (24).jpg|center|thumb|124x124px|Steel FCT Locale]]
[[File:PR_MR_(24).jpg|left|frameless|325x325px|Steel FCT Locale]]
[[File:Pulpit Rock NRHP 03.png|right|frameless|Steel FCT Map]]


== Battery AMTB 951 ==
== Battery AMTB 951 ==
Built in 1942, AMTB Battery 951 was operated as part of Fort Dearborn nearby. The battery was deactivated in 1946 and abandon. Around 1962 the Coastal roadway was expanded which would cover the second AMTB emplacement so it was destroyed and disposed of near the other remaining emplacement. Its remains can still be found on the beach. The area where emplacement one is located became a parking lot and the mounting screws for the guns were grinded down. Over the years emplacement one has been damaged by cars driving over it. Emplacement two is in rubble in the general area the mounting ring is in.<center><gallery>
Built in 1942, AMTB Battery 951 was operated as part of Fort Dearborn nearby. The battery was deactivated in 1946 and abandon. Around 1962 the Coastal roadway was expanded which would cover the second AMTB emplacement, so it was destroyed and disposed of near the other remaining emplacement. Its remains can still be found on the beach. The area where emplacement one is located became a parking lot and the mounting screws for the guns were grinded down. Over the years emplacement one has been damaged by cars driving over it. Emplacement two is in rubble in the general area the mounting ring is in.<center><gallery mode="nolines">
File:AMTB 951 Emplacement 1.jpg|AMTB 951 Emplacement #1 2022
File:AMTB 951 Emplacement 1.jpg|AMTB 951 Emplacement #1 2022
File:PR MR (25).jpg|AMTB Emplacement #1 2023
File:PR MR (25).jpg|AMTB Emplacement #1 2023

Revision as of 20:30, 2 October 2023

Reservation Map
Reservation Map

Pulpit Rock Camp was a military reservation for the Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth. The site included an eight story Fire control Tower. A steel Fire Control Tower and AMTB Battery 951. This reservation was designated Location 142.

Eight Story FCT

In 1942 construction started on an eight story Fire Control Tower for Fort Dearborn nearby. The seventh story level DPF was designated for Battery 103/Seamen and the eight level DPF was for Battery 204. The roof was used as an Anti-Aircraft Spotting station AAIS OP 7. The tower was completed in 1943 on a government owned .44-acre tract. The navy had control over the tower from 1954-1971. The fish and game department has owned the tower since 1974. It was suggested for the national register of historic Places in the 1970s but was not accepted and finally made the list in 2010 after being on the seven to save list in New Hampshire. In 2008 the Friends of Pulpit Rock Tower was formed to preserve the tower. The tower officially opened in 2009 on some holidays and continues to do so. The tower has been under restoration for many years and is still as of 2022. I visited on Memorial Day 2023 and the tower is nice on the inside with many displays, but I noticed that the DPF mount on the seventh floor is missing! I think it was probably drilled out in the 1970s.

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Steel FCT

In 1942 on a separate tract of land a steel FCT was built near the main tower and used for Battery 205 and the Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth. This tower was dismantled around 1953 and the cab was built of corrugated aluminum.

Steel FCT Locale
Steel FCT Locale
Steel FCT Map
Steel FCT Map

Battery AMTB 951

Built in 1942, AMTB Battery 951 was operated as part of Fort Dearborn nearby. The battery was deactivated in 1946 and abandon. Around 1962 the Coastal roadway was expanded which would cover the second AMTB emplacement, so it was destroyed and disposed of near the other remaining emplacement. Its remains can still be found on the beach. The area where emplacement one is located became a parking lot and the mounting screws for the guns were grinded down. Over the years emplacement one has been damaged by cars driving over it. Emplacement two is in rubble in the general area the mounting ring is in.

  • AMTB 951 Emplacement #1 2022
    AMTB 951 Emplacement #1 2022
  • AMTB Emplacement #1 2023
    AMTB Emplacement #1 2023
  • Emplacement #1 Ammo Storage 2023
    Emplacement #1 Ammo Storage 2023
  • AMTB 951 Emplacement #2 Remains 2022
    AMTB 951 Emplacement #2 Remains 2022
  • Emplacement #2 Mounting Ring
    Emplacement #2 Mounting Ring
  • Emplacement #2 Remains
    Emplacement #2 Remains
  • Emplacement #2 Screw Detail
    Emplacement #2 Screw Detail
  • More of Emplacement #2
    More of Emplacement #2

Battery AMTB 351

Built with two temporary 37mm guns in 1942. There are no visible remains today.

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