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== 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 mode="nolines" widths="120" heights="120"> | 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 MR FCT.jpg|Eight Story FCT Pulpit Rock | File:Pulpit Rock MR FCT.jpg|Eight Story FCT Pulpit Rock | ||
File:Pulpit Rock MR.jpg|Base of the Tower | File:Pulpit Rock MR.jpg|Base of the Tower | ||
File:Electric Box Pulpit rock MR.jpg|Electric Box | File:Electric Box Pulpit rock MR.jpg|Electric Box | ||
File:Pulpit Rock MR Electric Box.jpg|Electric Box Details | File:Pulpit Rock MR Electric Box.jpg|Electric Box Details | ||
File:Telephone Pole Pulpit Rock MR.jpg|1942 Utility Pole | File:Telephone Pole Pulpit Rock MR.jpg|1942 Utility Pole | ||
File:PRMRINT (42) 03.jpg|2010 National Register of Historic Places Plaque | File:PRMRINT (42) 03.jpg|2010 National Register of Historic Places Plaque | ||
File:PRMRINT (42) 23.jpg|Security Gate and Steel Door to the tower | File:PRMRINT (42) 23.jpg|Security Gate and Steel Door to the tower | ||
File:PRMRINT (42) 05.jpg|Pot Belly Stove for heat | File:PRMRINT (42) 05.jpg|Pot Belly Stove for heat | ||
File:PRMRINT (42) 01.jpg|Communications junction box below the tower | File:PRMRINT (42) 01.jpg|Communications junction box below the tower | ||
File:PRMRINT (42) 06.jpg|Electric Breakers and Fuse Boxes | File:PRMRINT (42) 06.jpg|Electric Breakers and Fuse Boxes | ||
File:PRMRINT (42) 24.jpg|First Floor Steps | File:PRMRINT (42) 24.jpg|First Floor Steps | ||
File:PRMRINT (42) 19.jpg|This tower has the only spiral stairs in Portsmouth Harbor | File:PRMRINT (42) 19.jpg|This tower has the only spiral stairs in Portsmouth Harbor | ||
File:PRMRINT (42) 10.jpg|Chart table | File:PRMRINT (42) 10.jpg|Chart table | ||
File:PRMRINT (42) 07.jpg|Electrical equipment on the sixth floor | File:PRMRINT (42) 07.jpg|Electrical equipment on the sixth floor | ||
File:PRMRINT (42) 18.jpg|Seventh floor ladder | File:PRMRINT (42) 18.jpg|Seventh floor ladder | ||
File:PRMRINT (42) 11.jpg|View out the seventh floor windows | File:PRMRINT (42) 11.jpg|View out the seventh floor windows | ||
File:PRMRINT (42) 14.jpg|Eighth floor observation windows facing Portsmouth Harbor | File:PRMRINT (42) 14.jpg|Eighth floor observation windows facing Portsmouth Harbor | ||
File:PRMRINT (42) 15.jpg | File:PRMRINT (42) 15.jpg | ||
File:PRMRINT (42) 16.jpg|AAIS OP 7 Crows Nest | File:PRMRINT (42) 16.jpg|AAIS OP 7 Crows Nest | ||
File:Pulpit Rock NRHP 04.png|Images from the National Register of Historic Places Listing | 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 05.png|Entrance | ||
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[[File:PR_MR_(24).jpg|left|frameless|325x325px|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]] | [[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 | [[File:AMTB 951 Emplacement 1.jpg|right|frameless|Emplacement #1 2022]] | ||
[[File:AMTB 951 Emplacement 2.jpg|left|frameless|Emplacement #2 remains]] | |||
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></center> | |||
== Battery AMTB 351 == | == Battery AMTB 351 == | ||
Built with two temporary 37mm guns in 1942. There are no visible remains today. | Built with two temporary 37mm guns in 1942. There are no visible remains today. | ||
[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]] | [[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]] | ||
Revision as of 20:22, 17 November 2023
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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Eight Story FCT Pulpit Rock
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Base of the Tower
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Electric Box
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Electric Box Details
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1942 Utility Pole
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2010 National Register of Historic Places Plaque
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Security Gate and Steel Door to the tower
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Pot Belly Stove for heat
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Communications junction box below the tower
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Electric Breakers and Fuse Boxes
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First Floor Steps
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This tower has the only spiral stairs in Portsmouth Harbor
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Chart table
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Electrical equipment on the sixth floor
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Seventh floor ladder
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View out the seventh floor windows
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Eighth floor observation windows facing Portsmouth Harbor
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AAIS OP 7 Crows Nest
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Images from the National Register of Historic Places Listing
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Entrance
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Sixth Floor
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Sixth Floor ladder
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Seventh Floor
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Eighth Floor
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AAIS Post
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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.
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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.
Battery AMTB 351
Built with two temporary 37mm guns in 1942. There are no visible remains today.