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This reservation included a FC Station and a searchlight near the tower.


== FC Station ==
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 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.


[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]
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<gallery widths="300" heights="200">
File:Moody Beach MR 12.jpg|Moody Beach Station now Garnsey Bros. Real Estate
File:Moody Beach MR 10.jpg|The tower now disguised as a lighthoue.
File:Moody Beach MR 07.jpg|The 1965 cottage and tower.
File:Moody Beach MR 02.jpg|The Tower Today.
File:Moody Beach MR 01.jpg|The Tower Today.
File:Moody Beach Observation Slot.jpg|Original Window on tower.
</gallery>

Revision as of 18:37, 9 October 2022

This reservation included a FC Station and a searchlight near the tower.

FC Station

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 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.